Washingtonian outlined four great winery trips in Virginia and Maryland.
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If you can brave the climb up the long and winding gravel road, Bluemont Vineyard offers one of the nicest views from any winery in the area. But I do mean climb - at times the little hatchback complained mightily at the incline.
You’ll be rewarded at the top with [...]
The Evening Sun put out a terse item today about the Maryland Wine Festival. The Festival is looking for volunteers to run ticketing, glass handouts, etc… Take it from someone who has done it before, volunteering at one of these things is a good way to go. You provide some much needed [...]
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Caught the trailer for Bottle Shock last night when it ran before The Dark Knight. I joke that I’m a wine snob even though I’m not but I am a full-blown movie snob in every sense. Bottle Shock looks good and I’m pumped for it. Alan Rickman, Bill Pullman, and Dennis Farina [...]
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My brain couldn’t keep up with the simple five option tasting menu at St. Michael’s Winery. They were doing a brisk business: every seat in the tasting room was taken, every seat on the deck was taken, and every neuron in my brain was taken trying to decide which flight I was going with.
Shall [...]
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Smelling like sunblock and Atlantic Ocean, The Wife and I dropped in to Delaware’s own Nassau Valley Vineyards in Lewes, DE. Nassau Valley has “Delaware’s First and Only Award Winning Winery” as their marketing slogan, but it is a touch misleading or perhaps in need of a comma or two. They were the first winery [...]
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Notivia Vineyards just opened up in Loudoun County. Catch up on the openings and follow along with their winemaking on their vineyard blog. Dezel already has a through review of Notavia Vineyards posted.
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Well, in my case a picture is probably worth closer to 20 or 30 thirty words because I don’t write that much. No matter, here are a few shots from a recent tasting trip:
The vineyard at Basignani. Cows beware:
A tasting flight all lined up and ready to go:
The six liter of Pegau and [...]
Continue reading about Worth 1000 Words: Boordy and Basignani Photos
Boordy’s winery is every bit as polished as you would expect from a tasting room in Napa. There are huge fields for holding outdoor events, a patio, two rooms with seating inside, a big tasting bar, and wine available by the glass or by the bottle.
Our pourer happened to run Boordy’s shipping program. [...]
New winery opening up in May out in Fauquier County called Barrel Oak Winery. The name is a bit strange, given that “Barrel” and “Oak” are both are used in winemaking sometimes, but not all the time. “Oak” has even become a dirty word in some circles.
No steel fermented Chardonnays, perhaps?
No matter, proprietors [...]
