Attempting to set the record for most winery visits in one month, the Bloggers at Swirl Sip Snark have been blasting out a ton of posts on Virginia Wineries over the past few weeks. The writers over there are pretty blunt, so you know you’ll be getting an un-abashed review of the ins and outs [...]
I’m way behind on this one, but news came from across the Atlantic some weeks ago that the British wine trade was impressed by Virginia wines, specifically White Hall Vineyards’ Cuvee des Champs, during the 2009 London International Wine Fair. Dezel from Myvinespot.com has some details and a video reaction from the fair. The Washington [...]
I popped the 2007 Elk Run Viognier with some burgers off the grill. We were lucky enough to be grilling on one of the few nights lately that it didn’t rain. The wine was nice. Good citrus fruit, medium bodied. Lots of acidity that was sort of all over the place. A great wine to [...]
Went on a quick ride out to Frederick and Carroll Counties to visit two wineries this past weekend. First was Elk Run Vineyards, a rustic winery about 15 miles east of Frederick, Maryland. Elk Run was founded over twenty-five years ago making them ancient in terms of Maryland vineyards. All the fruit for the flagship [...]
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. [...]
