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• Hiking with #theCompassCBF: Keys Gap and Loudoun County Wine Country

  

  For those who are interested in a moderate hike in Loudoun County's wine country, then take Route 9 - Charles Town Pike to the West Virginia border and hike... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2020 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Picaroon Single Barrel Rum from Blackwater Distilling™

  

  Heading to or from the Delmarva beaches leads to the Bay Bridge, Kent Island, and a chance to taste and tour Maryland's oldest post-prohibition distillery:... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2020 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Landing Craft Beer in Lewes Delaware

  

  For a couple years now a neighbor has been bringing home and sharing delicious sour beer from his weekend visits to Lewes, Delaware. Eventually, I found time... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2020 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Hiking for Wine in Maryland's Catoctin Mountains

  

  Cunningham Falls State Park and Catoctin Mountain Park are neighboring state and national parks located in the Catoctin Mountains in Thurmont, Maryland. Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2020 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Grape Spotlight: Somló Juhfark

  

  Courtesy of Kolonics PinceszetAt 507 hectares, Somló is Hungary's second smallest wine region with Tihany being the smallest. Somló is basically a single hill... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2020 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Grape Spotlight: Malvasija Dubrovacka

  

  Previously believed to be distinct cultivars Malvasia delle Lipari, Malvasia di Sardegna, Greco di Gerace (Italy), Malvasia de Sitges (Spain) and Malvasia... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2020 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Miss Vicky Wine from Château Des Moriers, Fleurie, Beaujolais

  

  After a hiatus, we are continuing our Hopwine series from samples received over the summer and highlighting excellent Gamay wines made at Château des Moriers... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2020 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Celebrate Martinje Virtually at the Croatian Embassy

  

  November 11th (12th in the Eastern Church) is the Feast of St. Martin of Tours, and although he is the patron saint of France, St. Martin still receives devout... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2020 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Gonzalez Byass Sherry & Candy - A Halloween Treat

  

  Who likes Halloween candy and wine? Or in this case, sherry? Our friends at Gonzalez Byass wanted us to explore this concept through three of their sherries:... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2020 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Serbian Rakija: Zaric Šljivovica & Hubert 1924 Quince

  

  Rakija is an eau de vie styled fruit brandy popular in Slavic and Balkan countries and in Hungary where it is known as Palinka. Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2020 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Organic Wines from Chile's Veramonte Vineyards

  

  Wines of Chile list 16 valleys noted for wine production and for a quarter of a century, Veramonte Vineyards has been farming in the "the trailblazing... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2020 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Redbreast 12-Year-Old Irish Whiskey - Sherry Barrel Vs Bourbon Barrel

  

  The highly acclaimed Redbreast 12-Year-Old Irish Whiskey is matured in a combination of Bourbon seasoned American Oak barrels and Oloroso Sherry seasoned Spanis... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2020 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Grape Spotlight: Berryessa Gap Durif (Petite Sirah)

  

  In 1880, deep in the Rhone Valley, Dr. Francois Durif released to the world a new grapevine that he discovered created from a natural crossing (most likely due... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2020 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Grape Spotlight: Herzegovina Trnjak

  

  Trnjak (TER-nyak) is an indigenous grape to both Croatia and Herzegovina and is usually planted as the pollinator to the more popular female Blatina grape. Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2020 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• La Forêt Blanche Winery in the Judean Foothills

  

  The Judean Foothills is the largest of Israel's six major wine regions - part of the ancient Kingdom of Judah and lying between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2020 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Comparative Chilean Carménère with TerraNoble

  

  TerraNoble is a Chilean winery that was founded in 1993 with the intent to highlight wines from the Maule Valley. The following year, Chilean Merlot was... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2020 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Grangestone Bourbon, Rum, Sherry Cask Single Malt Scotch Whiskys

  

  While browsing the miniatures at a Florida Total Wine - which are so superior to Virginia based stores since spirits are sold -- I found a trio of Grangestone... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2020 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• DOC Delle Venezie at the Wine Media Conference Virtual Summit

  

  DOC delle Venezie is an interesting consortium of three wine regions created specifically around one grape variety: Pinot Grigio. Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2020 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Grape Spotlight: Jura Savagnin & Vin Jaune

  

  "During his studies in the 1860s, Pasteur identified that what he referred to as Mycoderma vini - known as the fleur ("flower") by the vignerons, now known as... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2020 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Grape Spotlight: Jacquère & Roussette (Altesse)

  

  "On the evening of November 24th, 1248 a tremendous earthquake shook the region causing Mont Granier, the tallest mountain of the Chartreuse Massif, to... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2020 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK