Tag Archives: Virginia Wine

Virginia wine updates: Sweely’s new name, and an honor for Breaux

Posted on February 22, 2012 by

The worst kept secret in Virginia wine is now official: Sweely Estate winery, purchased last summer by Steve and Jean Case of America Online fame, will be renamed Early Mountain Vineyards, with a grand opening scheduled for later this spring. … Continue reading →

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Worth Reading This Week: A Californian’s perspective on Virginia wine

Posted on February 19, 2012 by

A visiting friend has kept me busy this weekend, but here’s a late roundup of (last) week’s wine writings worth weading: What happens when a Californian wine writer with a sharp palate and an open mind visits Virginia? You get … Continue reading →

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Revisiting an early call to “Drink Local”

Posted on February 16, 2012 by

I wrote this exhortation to “open your mind to local wines” in Dave McIntyre’s WineLine #56, in August 2006. That was more than two years before Jeff Siegel and I created DrinkLocalWine.com. Looking at it now, I’m a bit chagrined … Continue reading →

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Locapour message still getting muddled

Posted on February 12, 2012 by

What’s wrong with this picture? (Besides some missing vintage dates.) I snapped this last night at Tautog’s Restaurant in Virginia Beach, after shaking my coat free of snow from a freak ocean squall. The Virginia Wine logo prominently greets diners … Continue reading →

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Wine gives back to Virginia – Ka-CHING!

Posted on February 3, 2012 by

How important is wine to Virginia? About three-quarters-of-a-billion. A new study released Thursday by Gov. Bob McDonnell concluded that Virginia’s wine industry contributed $747 million to the Commonwealth’s economy in 2010. That’s up from $362 million in 2005, the last … Continue reading →

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Virginia, Maryland impress the California judges

Posted on January 20, 2012 by

Local wines shined – or at least won some shiny medals – at two recent competitions in California. At this year’s San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, the largest annual contest featuring wines from around the United States, Barboursville Vineyards took … Continue reading →

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Wine Camp 2011: This wine’s from WHERE?

Posted on December 29, 2011 by

Something extraordinary happened this Christmas. Not birth-of-the-savior extraordinary mind you, but something so unexpected that I had to rub my eyes before I could believe it actually happened. I was served a Virginia wine at “Wine Camp.” Wine Camp is … Continue reading →

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A new, improved, Virginia Governor’s Cup wine competition

Posted on December 22, 2011 by

Virginia’s wine industry just declared itself ready for prime time. With quality improving year to year and the national and international press beginning to take notice, the industry has now revamped its annual Governor’s Cup competition to be a showcase … Continue reading →

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Is Virginia wine about to meet the Internet age? In Case you were wondering …

Posted on December 16, 2011 by

Much buzz in the Virginia wine industry this year has focused on Donald Trump’s purchase of Kluge Estate winery at a bankruptcy auction. But there’s been a stealth acquisition north of Charlottesville, as Steve and Jean Case of AOL fame … Continue reading →

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Virginia Wine Month Wraps Up

Posted on October 31, 2011 by

Virginia Wine Month concludes today. Don’t feel bad if you didn’t drink a Virginia wine each day in October, and don’t think you need to wait until next year to pull a local cork. Virginia wine month is simply the … Continue reading →

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