Virginia Wine: Sippin’ from the Governor’s Cup, part 2
We taste Virginia’s 12 best wines so you don’t have to! The second in our two part series of Sippin’ from the Governor’s Cup.
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Virginia Wine: Sippin’ from the Governor’s Cup
This past February, 45 of the sharpest palates in wine gathered for a blind tasting of 377 Virginia wines. A couple months later, for reasons that remain curious, the Virginia wine powers that be thought it would be a good idea to dump a case on yours truly and see what happened.
Celebrate Mother Earth this Saturday at the Earth Day Festival
It’s a party for Mother Earth this Saturday during the Richmond Earth Day Festival!
Virginia Wine: Off the beaten path in Northern Virginia, part 2
Our journey to Northern Virginia continues as we visit with a couple of the Commonwealth’s most celebrated winemakers.
Food carts return to the VHS, Lamplighter opens new digs, and a new wine bar is on the way
An empty space on Broad Street is getting the vino treatment, food carts return to the Virginia Historical Society (with a slight twist), and a new way to get Lamplighter coffee.
Virginia Wine: Off the beaten path in Northern Virginia, part 1
We go off the beaten path and into the uncharted hinterlands of Northern Virginia to visit some of the Commonwealth’s most acclaimed wineries.
Virginia wine: Meet Norton
Is there such thing as a wine that is indigenous to America (besides Mad Dog 20/20)? Why yes, yes there is.
Barboursville Vineyards named winner of the 2013 Governor’s Cup
A dash of Merlot with a splash of Cabernet Franc (and a few others) and you’ve got Virginia’s best wine.
Virginia Wine: Steve and Jean Case’s Early Mountain
Clearly I’ve been bought off. Why, with so much to cover in the world of Virginia wine, would I dedicate an entire article to a single winery?
Virginia wine: A helpful primer
Wine can be such an overwhelming topic. Here’s a helpful primer on some of the styles you’ll see coming out of Virginia’s best wineries.
