No sooner did I formally break ties with Virginia than I found myself in the Shenandoah Valley tasting some of the wines that Virginia wineries have to offer. Wisteria Farm & Vineyard is a small operation where our tasting room pourer was also the owner and winemaker. That’s the kind of operation I like. I [...]
I posted a short bit on Wells Discount Liquors and, thus, became a wine blogger. Fortune and Glory ensued. At the time, my goal was to cover Maryland and Virginia Wines as they tried to grow from also-rans into respectable wine regions. Since then I have published 217 posts (and at least 400 typos) about [...]
Fiore 2005 Maryland Merlot. Initially got a lot of excited oak on the nose but it all mellowed over a little bit of time. Nice solid red color. Not a lot of fruit here, some spices, some heat. A finish that wasn’t memorable because I can’t find anything about it in my notes. Not bad [...]
Creative Commons licensed image from Flickr user thegourmetro This past Wednesday, Bin 604 hosted a tasting of six wines in the portfolio of Blank Ankle Vineyards, a new Maryland winery intent on creating Maryland wines with quality comparable to those of more traditional wine regions. In short, they’re trying to run with the big dogs. [...]
