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• A Trio of Hess Select White Wine

  

  Last month we experienced a delicious wine lunch with representatives of the Hess Family Wine Estates where we focused primarily on their Napa Valley estate... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2018 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Malbec World Day with Argentinian Wine from Salta, Valle De Uco, and Patagonia

  

  Wines of Argentina has designated Friday April 20th as Malbec World Day so why don't we delve into the world's most popular producer of Malbec wine. Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2018 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• #VABreweryChallenge: #58 - Ono Brewing Company

  

  Chantilly now has its second craft brewery as Ono Brewing Company joins Mustang Sally's to offer craft beer near the intersection of Route 18 and Route 50. Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2018 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Durham, Craft Beer, Lemurs, and American Tobacco

  

  Durham North Carolina is near the tail end of the Route 15 Wine Road, but instead of wine, this region is amassing a craft beer heritage. Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2018 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• The 2018 Odyssey Greek Wine Tour - From Agiorgitiko to Xinomavro

  

  "When I wander through my Lemnian vines to see if they’re ripe yet –for they are the first of Nature’s fruits to ripen, those vines from Lemnos…", Aristotle... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2018 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Route 15 Wine Road: Warrenton's Powers Farm & Brewery & Granite Heights Winery

  

  Just south of Gainsville, through Warrenton and into Culpeper, Route 15 merges with Route 29 and runs through rolling hills in one corner of Virginia's wine... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2018 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Album Review: Nora Jane Struthers and the Breakfast of Champions

  

  Nora Jane Struthers first surfaced on my radar many years ago at the Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion as a bluegrass performer and her album Carnival was the... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2018 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Barrel Tasting at Maryland's Catoctin Breeze Vineyard

  

  We returned to Catoctin Breeze Vineyard last weekend shortly after our ski visit in order to attend a club barrel tasting event. Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2018 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Lunch With The Hess Collection: Mount Veeder, Su’skol and Salta

  

  "When I first saw these hills of Mt Veeder, I was attracted by its beauty", Donald Hess founder of the Hess Collection WineryBut Hess also believed that good... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2018 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Doctor Wine's The Ultimate Guide to Italian Wine 2018

  

  To understand Italian wine you must study the regions -- Daniele Cernilli, aka DoctorWineDaniele Cernilli stressed this point at a luncheon at Maxwell Park in... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2018 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Route 15 Wine Road: Maryland Wine's Catoctin Breeze Vineyard

  

  The 530 plus miles of Route 15 transverses through several wine regions at it helps transport people and products from Durham North Carolina to New York's Finge... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2018 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• USBevX 2018: #Wine Writers, What Are They Looking For?

  

  Photo Courtesy of Kathy Lang Wiedermann -Virginia MadeA huge thanks to Jenn Nelson of Wine Antics for live blogging the Wine Writers, What Are They Looking... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2018 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Bierzo D.O., Bodegas Godelia, Mencia, and Godello

  

  Who's familiar with Bodegas Godelia? Or for that matter Spain's Bierzo D.O.? Well not me as of last week -- until I received the two wines below. The Bierzo D.O... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2018 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• #NationalPizzaDay at Il Canale with Cusumano Winery Nero d’Avola

  

  "Sicily is a continent. It has diverse climates, terrior, and food", Diego Cusumano Just by happenstance, Terlata Wines had organized a trade tasting at... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2018 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Finding Craft Beer on Las Vegas Blvd: Sin City Brewing Company

  

  After spending a few days in Las Vegas we found that most casinos craft beer menu is solely defined as Ballast Point Sculpin, Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, and... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2018 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Craft Beer in the Laurel Highlands: Kegg Brewing Company

  

  Kegg Brewing Company is the most unique nano-brewery I have visited in recent memory. The brewery is located in the basement of a house, located along a narrow... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2018 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Angel Funding Wine Makers Through NakedWines.com

  

  Crowd Sourcing has been a capital raising phenomenon for a number of years and NakedWines.com has leveraged that idea to fund dozens of winemakers across the... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2018 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Visiting A Couple Craft Breweries in Rockville, Maryland

  

  This past September Saints Row Brewing joined 7 Locks Brewing and Gordon Biersch Brewery as the only two craft breweries in Rockville -- the third largest... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2018 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• When Its Cold Outside Reach for Port - Here's Two from Warre's and Graham's

  

  This winter the buzzword appears to be bomb cyclone, which replaced polar vortex, which replaced Alberta Clipper, which sometime in the past replaced the... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2018 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Visiting Tall Pines Distillery in Pennsylvania Ski Country

  

  If you are heading to the southwestern PA ski resorts like Seven Springs Mountain Resort and Hidden Valley Resort then stop by Tall Pines Distillery - the... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2018 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK