Doing some reading on Bordeaux wines (even after spending several days there last April, there's still much to digest) and thought I'd share with you one of my great wine resources, The Concise World Atlas of Wine. Now in its sixth edition (published in September 2007), this publication first came out 36 years ago in 1971. [...]
Whole Foods Market is celebrating Bordeaux's 2009 vintage, what most are saying is the best vintage in over 30 years. We visited Bordeaux last Spring... first tastes were coming out of the 2009 wines and everyone was abuzz. This Friday Whole Foods is hosting a Virtual Wine Tasting over Bordeaux wines. Many of their stores [...]
My goal at last weekend's Viginia Wine Expo was to taste wines from many of the wineries I'd heard about (I hit 15 wineries and sampled 88 wines) and find some favorites (I did!). Yesterday's post covered Blenheim Vineyards and DuCard Vineyards. Here are three more favorites. *Afton Mountain Vineyards: On the southeastern slope of [...]
Last weekend I went to the Virginia Wine Expo in Richmond, a 3 day event featuring 350+ wines from 60+ Virginia wineries. I was impressed by the event and all that was on offer. While I have tried many Virginia wines by the glass at restaurants and bought a few I know/like, I have been [...]
And there is a lot of wine to love! Virginia continues to build its reputation in the wine world, with its Old-World Style Reds, Virginia Viognier and Cabernet Francs helping put it on the map. With over 190 wineries across the state, Virginia is 5th in wine production in the United States. I've lived away [...]