You may have already noticed a link at the top of this page for my winery map, and now it is time to make a formal grand opening:
Map.vinotrip.com!
It’s a winery map using Google Maps written in Ruby on Rails. Just bare bones functionality right now: search by region, search by day that the winery [...]
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The people who create AVAs (American Viticultural Area) have ended the hiatus on AVA creation and anointed the Lehigh Valley AVA right up the road in Pennsylvania. Wines and Vines has a report on it, in which I found this blurb:
The Lehigh Valley proposal went through without a single public comment prior to the [...]
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When working in San Francisco I worked in the same building as Crushpad, a custom winemaking facility. This place was the real deal, allowing amateur winemakers to get as involved in the winemaking process as they wanted. Several commercial labels have been launched out of Crushpad and business is still booming. Last I [...]
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My mother forwarded two articles printed on actual paper this week. The first reaches back to September of 2007: Demand for Maryland Wine is outpacing vineyard output. I guess Virginia isn’t the only state that just can’t grow them fast enough. The article glosses over a lot of points which is [...]
Visited the Virginia Wine Showcase on Sunday and had a great time. It was like going on a winery tour but without managing driving and paying tasting room fees everywhere. $25 ticket price got you access to 30-40 wineries and a bunch of other tables selling perfumes, jewelry, olive oil, and cheese. [...]
Got the chance to check out two Virginia Wineries this weekend on a little jaunt with the wife.
Breaux Vineyards
We were surprised to find a Napa-style winery (complete with requisite limo for people on a wine tour) nestled about as far north as you can go in Northern Virginia. Breaux has a big patio [...]
