Just in time for Virginia Wine Month (starts tomorrow Saturday 1 October), I received my first shipment from the Virginia Wine of the Month Club! I discovered this convenient service at the Virginia Wine Festival a few weeks ago. They've been delivering monthly shipments of Virginia wine to members for 22 years! Each month they [...]
Wine judging has been a bit of a mystery topic to me topic, but thanks to the Wine Judging Made Simple seminar at Sunday's 36th Annual Virginia Wine Festival, I now have a great understanding of the process! Walter Rachele, a graduate of the American Wine Society Wine Judge Training Program and judge in their commercial [...]
My goal at Sunday's 36th Annual Virginia Wine Festival was two part...1) Buy a few great examples of Virginia wine for my upcoming girls' weekend, and 2) Discover a few new Virginia wineries I haven't tried. Success on both fronts!! The two-day event held in Centreville, Virginia (about 30 miles west of Washington, DC) brought together 40+ [...]