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
My latest Virginia winery field trip brought me to The Barns at Hamilton Station, located in tiny Hamilton, Virgnia, just ten miles west of Leesburg. The
I think I’m having a mid-life palate crisis. At my WSET3 class last week, we tasted a Condrieu from the Northern Rhône. Condrieu is widely
If you asked me to pick my favorite white wine, I wouldn’t have to think about it. Riesling. But not that sweet, bulk Riesling that
My latest Virginia winery field trip brought me to Stone Tower Winery in Loudoun County, Virginia. My first impression: Stone Tower is a big place.
A few weeks ago, I attended a master-class seminar on blind tasting at RdV Vineyards here in Virginia. Our guide for the afternoon was Jarad
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
My most recent winery field trip brought me to Greenhill Winery & Vineyards in Middleburg, Virginia. The first and last time I was on this
A continuing series on wine labels, and the wines that wear them, under the macro lens. I love to take photos of pieces of things with my macro lens —
My most recent winery field trip brought me to Casanel Vineyards in Leesburg, Virginia (it’s actually just to the west/northwest of Leesburg proper). My folks
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