This Wednesday 20th June at 9pm ET I'm guest hosting #Winechat on Twitter! Join us as we explore the Wines of Puglia, Italy! We'll sip, chat & tweet wines from the heel of the boot, the largest producer of wine in Italy. It's one of my new favorite wine regions discovered last year on our week [...]
To celebrate Maryland Wine Week, running through Sunday 17 June, I visited the Annapolis Arts & Crafts Festival on Saturday. The event included a wine festival with over 15 Maryland wineries sampling a selection of their wines. It was a great opportunity to meet some of the winery owners, winemakers and get a sense of [...]
Maryland Wine Week kicks off today and runs through next Sunday 17 June. This second annual celebration from the Maryland Wineries Association features festivities across the state showcasing the 56 winery strong industry. Restaurants and wine shops around Maryland will host winemaker dinners, special wine flights, wine themed menus, tastings and promotions – all about Maryland [...]
For our final Taste Camp vineyard walk, we ventured outside of Loudoun County to Fauquier County for a Sunday morning with one of Virginia's great winemakers, Jim Law of Linden Vineyards. As you drive out there, and it is out there (65 miles west of DC), you're struck by the beauty, rolling hills and climate [...]
Walking Tranquility Vineyards outside Purcellville with Ben Renshaw was an interesting Taste Camp discussion. We were literally in owners Al and Mary Taylor's backyard. Planted in 1999, Ben has managed the five acre vineyard since 2005. His first season in the business was 2004. Tranquility supplies grapes for Ben's 8 Chains North Winery as well [...]