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• A Little Spain and Croatia in the Blue Ridge Mountains

  

  Over twenty years ago, John Delmare and his family planted the first vines on the historic Rappahannock County property they had purchased called Glenway Farm. Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2020 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Grape Spotlight: Colli Di Rimini Rebola (Pignoletto, Grechetto Di Todi)

  

  The northern Italian province of Emilia-Romagna emanates history. In ancient times it was populated by Thessalians, Etruscans, Celts, and Umbrians -- all... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2020 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Historical Significance at New Market Plains Vineyards, Maryland

  

  In 1793 the town of New Market was founded by Nicholas Hall Sr. and William Plummer as a rest and trade stop along the Baltimore Turnpike wagon trail. Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2020 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Grape Spotlight: Herzegovina Blatina

  

  Most cultivated grapevines are hermaphroditic -- meaning that their flowers are both male and female and thus, can self-pollenate. Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2020 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Key West: A Craft Beverage Destination

  

  Key West is known for its many interesting features such as home to the Southernmost Point in the Continental US, Truman's Little White House, Hemingway's House... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2020 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Grape Spotlight: Vranac

  

  Last October, the Embassy of Montenegro poured an excellent Plantaze Vranac ProCorde Special Reserve Dry Red Wine wine during an International Club of DC dinner. Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2020 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Extreme Viticulture: Sanctuary Vineyards Dorian Release

  

  On September 6th, 2019 Hurricane Dorian made landfall in North Carolina causing widespread destruction particularly in Ocracoke due to reverse flooding from... Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2020 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• COVID Re-Openings in Virginia at Four Tasting Rooms

  

  Through July 4th weekend my family visited four Virginia tasting rooms primarily just to get out of the neighborhood but it also allowed us to access new... Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2020 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• St. Augustine: A Craft Beverage Destination

  

  For two decades now, while driving to South Florida, we have been inclined to include a detour into St. Augustine to visit the historical sights such as the... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2020 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Grape Spotlight: Michigan Blaufrankisch

  

  "Blaufrankisch is a variety that has shown it can not just grow well here, but can also make stylistically unique wines that can stand out on a broader stage. Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2020 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Puerto Rico Distillery: Providing Maryland with Clandestine Pitorro Rum

  

  Pitorro is Puerto Rican moonshine -- and not of the corn whiskey persuasion that we are familiar with within the United States. Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2020 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Lockdown Cocktails - A Recap

  

  During the COVID lockdown, I replaced my normal routine of simply pouring a neat glass of my favorite spirit and instead became more creative by mixing various... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2020 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Grape Spotlight: Old Mission Peninsula, Michigan Pinot Blanc

  

  Pinot Blanc, the pale-skinned Pinot mutation that shares a genetic fingerprint with Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris, is favored in cold climate regions such as the... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2020 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Grape Spotlight: Szekszard Kadarka

  

  Kadarka is the Hungarian equivalent to Pinot Noir, both in the glass and in the vineyard. Once planted, Kadarka vines are temperamental - and like Pinot... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2020 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Drinking Through Family History: Toms Brook, Virginia

  

  In the early 1740s two brothers, Charles and George Hottel, traveled a well-known route among German immigrants from Lancaster, Pennsylvania to Virginia's... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2020 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Grape Spotlight: Žilavka of Medjugorje

  

  The Mediterranean climate that attracts viticulture in Croatia's coastal regions do not end at the Adriatic but extend into Herzegovina -- the southern region... Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2020 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• A COVID-19 American Craft Beer Week

  

  American Craft Beer Week (May 11-17) is the annual nationwide celebration of small and independent U.S. craft breweries. Join the celebration and support... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2020 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Grape Spotlight: Welschriesling, Grasevina, Olaszrizling, Riesling Italico, Lask...

  

  St. Donat KopaszhegyOlaszrizling 2018The most widely planted grape variety in Croatia (Grasevina). The most widely planted grape variety in Hungary... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2020 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Drinking Through Family History: Woodstock Virginia

  

  My mother's father's maternal line flows forth from the Shenandoah Valley in an area ranging from Strasburg to Edinburg and dominated by names like Hoover,... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2020 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Grape Spotlight: Croatian Tribidrag (Crljenak Kaštelanski, Pribidrag, Kratošija ...

  

  "When I came to America in August 1958, I saw vineyards around Chateau Souverain and I was interested to know which grapes were grown there. Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2020 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK