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• Understanding Certified Regenified™ Through Ashton Creek Vineyard

  

  Recently we read that Ashton Creek Vineyard becoming the first vineyard in Virginia to earn Certified Regenified™ status. We have written previously about... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2026 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Father's Day with the Van Winkle Family - a Jack Rose Dining Saloon Tasting

  

  Father’s Day at Jack Rose Dining Saloon offered an opportunity to revisit the Van Winkle family’s long arc through American whiskey, presented through both... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2026 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Beer Centric: Dortmunder Export and Cushwa Brewing Company’s Starting Over

  

  Dortmunder Export is one of those silent European lager styles that rarely gets the spotlight. Born in the industrial city of Dortmund in the mid‑19th century... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2026 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• The Virginia Birthplace of American Spirits Collection: The Coast Rum

  "America's first spirit was rum... For a solid 150-plus years, that's what we drank." -- Barry Hanenberg of Virago Spirits (CBS6 Richmond Interview)And somehow... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2026 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Grape Spotlight: Moravian Pálava Using Sonberk as a Benchmark

  

  Pálava tells the story of modern Moravia: a native grape rooted in tradition, yet confident enough to speak to the world. For many Czech wine lovers, Pálava... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2026 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Drouet Cognac and the Character of Grande Champagne

  

  Today is World Cognac Day and thus a good excuse to revisit two cognacs from Cognac Drouet. Their 74 acres stretch across both Grande and Petite Champagne near... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2026 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Beer Centric: Dutch-Style Kuyt Ale

  

  Most drinkers have never heard of Kuyt, the 14th‑century Dutch three‑grain ale built on oats, wheat, and barley — but Pittsburgh's Allegheny City Brewing is... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2026 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Understanding Czech Wine: Insights from the Embassy "Meet the Winemakers"...

  

  This month I attended the Meet the Winemakers: Czech Wine Masterclass at the Czechia Embassy in Washington, D.C. I arrived a complete novice regarding that... Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2026 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Grape Spotlight: Moravian (Slovácko) Cabernet Cortis Courtesy of Vinařství Spěvák

  

  Cabernet Cortis is a dark-skinned grape variety developed in 1982 by breeder Norbert Becker at the State Wine Institute in Freiburg, Germany. Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2026 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Fine Wines from Austria: A Curated Embassy Tasting with Klaus Wittauer

  

  Our visit to the Austrian Embassy during the EU Open House began with a seminar titled Fine Wines from Austria, led by Klaus Wittauer of KWSelection and hosted... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2026 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• The Virginia: Birthplace of American Spirits Collection

  

  is a limited‑edition three‑bottle release created by the Virginia Spirits Guild to commemorate America’s 250th anniversary and to highlight the Commonwealth’s... Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2026 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• EU Open House Day at the Washington D.C. Embassies

  

  On Saturday we quasi-floated down the Danube River by visiting four Central European embassies -- tasting through regional cuisine in conjunction with a plethor... Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2026 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• The April Freeze That Rewrote the 2026 Vintage: Virginia and Maryland’s Grape...

  

  The Mid‑Atlantic wine industry is no stranger to weather drama, but the April 21st 2026 freeze and radiational frost carved its own chapter into regional... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2026 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• The Layered World of Papa’s Pilar: Rum, Storytelling, and Solera Aging

  

  After numerous trips to Key West, I finally scheduled a tour and tasting at the Hemingway Rum Company – Papa’s Pilar Distillery. Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2026 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Grape Spotlight: The Stover Grape

  

  "The Stover grape is a hybrid cultivar developed by the University of Florida’s breeding program. It is a yellow/bronze small grape. The flavor is mild and... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2026 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• The Essence of the Olive: How Do Olive Trees Pollinate

  

  A couple weeks ago I saw a post from Cobram Estate discussing wind‑driven pollination and decided this topic needed a deep dive in The Essence of the Olive. Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2026 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tropical Wine in South Florida's Schnebly Redland's Winery

  

  Florida’s Redland agricultural district is a historic farming region in southern Miami‑Dade County, defined by its distinctive red clay soils over oolitic... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2026 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Exploring Old Town Key West’s Distilleries and Breweries

  

  Exploring Key West’s craft beverage scene is unusually simple thanks to the close proximity of several notable producers. Within a short walking radius in Old... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2026 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• The Essence of the Olive: Understanding Moroccan Olive Oil

  

  Morocco is one of the world’s major olive‑oil‑producing countries, with a cultivation history that stretches back thousands of years. Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2026 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Grape Spotlight: San Marco from Trentino-Alto Adige to the Outer Coastal Plain...

  

  San Marco is a Vitis vinifera red wine grape created in 1993 by breeder Marco Stefanini at the Fondazione Edmund Mach in Trentino-Alto Adige. Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2026 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK