Winery Clubs & Allocations: The Enemy of Variety

Over the past few years, I’ve slowly broken up with all but two of my winery clubs and mailing list allocations. The juice isn’t worth

?Virginia Field Trip: Stone Tower Winery

I’ve visited a ton of Virginia wineries over the years. I’m gradually revisiting favorites, not so favorites, and new wineries so I can share the

Virginia Wine: Chatting with Horton Vineyards

Horton Vineyards was responsible for my very first “Wow! This is serious!” moment about Virginia wine. Back in the early 90s, Horton made a Viognier under their Tower Series

Wine, Words & Wednesday, No. 45

During last month’s Virginia Wine Chat at Rappahannock Cellars, we had a lively discussion about which grape was the most under-utilized grape in Virginia. Not the most under-planted grape,

Field Trip: Barboursville Vineyards

I’ve visited a ton of Virginia wineries over the years. I’m gradually revisiting favorites, not so favorites, and new wineries so I can describe the

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