Carytown Food & Wine Festival: A Taste of Carytown
Posted on October 19, 2011 - Filed Under Virginia Wine, Wine Expos, Wine Reviews | 2 Comments
Warning: As I stated previously, I am not nearly as kind in my reviews as the Guru is… I lost the ability to sugar coat years ago. That being said: A few weekends ago I had a girlfriend visiting from out of town and since it was a beautiful day outside we thought maybe a [...]
2011 Virginia Governor’s Cup for White Wine
Posted on October 7, 2011 - Filed Under American Wine, Virginia Wine | Comments Off
Wednesday night was the announcement of the 2011 Governor’s Cup winner for white wines. Back in February I was invited to attend the media tasting for the red wines, so I was pleased to see I was invited back for the whites. The entire event was held at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA), [...]
Virginia is for Wine Lovers
Posted on September 20, 2011 - Filed Under American Wine, Virginia Wine | Comments Off
Sure I just spent some time in California, but at the end of the day I live in Virginia, and while I don’t write exclusively about it, I certainly do try to promote it as much as possible because, well I live here. For those that aren’t aware, October is Virginia Wine Month, and with [...]
Day 2 and 3 Recaps of the 2011 North American Wine Bloggers Conference
Posted on July 27, 2011 - Filed Under Red Wine, Virginia Wine, White Wine, Wine Bloggers Conference | Comments Off
So the first day of the Wine Bloggers Conference was insane, I think my first post did a good job of pointing that out. So how were the second and third day? Much like the first, with so much to do and experience. Here’s a recap: Early Morning Speeches I was disappointed in the 9am [...]
First Day Review and Things I Learned at the Wine Bloggers Conference
Posted on July 23, 2011 - Filed Under Virginia Wine, Wine Bloggers Conference | 1 Comment
So I’m sitting here in the morning of the second day of the 2011 North American Wine Bloggers Conference and I’m thinking back on yesterday and thinking about what to say here. It’s honestly a bit overwhelming since there was so much to see, hear, and (of course) drink. So what were my take-aways from [...]
Virginia Viognier Tasting
Posted on July 18, 2011 - Filed Under American Wine, Light Wines, Medium Bodied Wines, viognier, Virginia Wine, White Wine, White Wine Reviews, Wine Bloggers Conference, Wine Reviews, Wine's Under $20, Wine's Under $30 | 2 Comments
On Thursday, as something of a lead up to the 2011 Wine Bloggers Conference, I participated in a tasting of Virginia Viognier along with several other bloggers, all of us sharing our thoughts on Twitter as we tasted. I would, however, be remiss if I didn’t share my thoughts on here as well. We started [...]
