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• Regenerative Farming at Grgich Hills Estate

  

  Are you familiar with the main principles of Regenerative Farming? Grgich Hills Estate has been a leader in this innovation, first by farming organically for th... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2024 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• 9diDANTE, Inferno, Purgatorio, and Vermouth Di Torino Superiore IGP

  

  9diDANTE comes to life as a modern liquid version of the poem (Comedìa). To us, Vermouth is a power struggle between Wormwood and all the other botanicals,... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2024 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• The Pre-Industrial Approach to Farming at Ridge Vineyards at Lytton Springs...

  

  During the 2022 BevFluence Livermore Experience we ventured west to the Santa Cruz Mountains in order to visit the famous Ridge Vineyards Monte Bello Estate. Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2024 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Grape Spotlight: DO Pla De Bages Picapoll from Bodegues Abadal

  

  The first documented reference on the existence of the Picapoll grape in Bages is found in an inventory of the monastery at Sant Benet de Bages in the year 1564. Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2024 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Encounters with Vermouth

  

  My Dear Wormwood, ....Sipping absinthe or vermouth prompts me to mimic Uncle Screwtape when addressing his inexperienced nephew as I've grown fond of wormwood... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2024 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Grape Spotlight: Rheinhessen QbA Riesling & Art of Earth

  

  The region has been cultivating grapes for wine production at least since ancient Roman occupation. It is also the home to the oldest surviving records of a... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2024 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Cloudy Cocktails with Absente Absinthe Refined 55°

  

  Wormwood (Artemisia absinthium) has been used for several millennia in traditional medicine to treat a range of ailments, including digestive issues, fever,... Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2024 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Spain's Great Match - Masterclass: Around Spain in 8 Glasses

  

  Last week I attended Spain's Great Match held at the Del Mar Restaurant located in The District Wharf. The day long event started with a Masterclass: Around... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2024 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Portuguese Embassy Hosts Masterclass on the Vinho Verde Demarcated Region

  

  Some say that the designation "Verde"(green) is due to the acidity and freshness characteristic of Vinho Verde and that it reminds one of unripe fruit. Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2024 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Grape Spotlight: DO Costers Del Segre Danaus Red Wine

  

  Costers del Segre is Catalonia's most inland wine region and generally speaking, this region is harsh. It's semi-arid, with a climate of extremes. Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2024 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Rain, Hail, and Sunshine at Grace Estate Winery

  

  Lately, we having been avoiding traveling through Charlottesville on our passages to Waynesboro and Staunton and bailed at the airport to take back roads to... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2024 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Steak and Eggs with Domaine Bousquet and Wines with Altitude

  

  I am continually blessed to receive multiple shipments of Argentinean Wines with Altitude from Domaine Bousquet. Their estate vineyards are located 4,000 feet... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2024 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Re-discovering Oakencroft Farm & Winery

  

  After perhaps a 15-year hiatus we finally returned to the 250-acre Oakencroft Farm Winery as the winery has re-opened and still making wine from some of the... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2024 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Grape Spotlight: Sicilia DOC Grillo

  

  "Beginning with the Greeks, who arrived on the eastern part of Sicily in the 8th century BCE, the idea of methodical grapegrowing practices for the purpose of... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2024 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Open Road Distilling Opens in Reston

  

  We've been trying to make the rounds visiting Mid-Atlantic distilleries and ventured to the closest to us -- Open Road Distilling in the Reston Town Center,... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2024 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Slow Wines Descent into Puglia

  

  The Puglia Wine Region is a long, thin wine region in the far south-eastern corner of the "boot" of Italy. According to wine-searcher. Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2024 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Rum in Richmond with Virago Spirits

  

  In the last few months we've visited a plethora of distilleries focusing on rum where this spirit seems to be enjoying a new renaissance of discovery. Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2024 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Mieza Blendery - Alexandria's Shrine to Blended Beers

  

  After most of our brewery visits, we normally post our review on our social media channels, but at times there are extraordinary operations that necessitate a... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2024 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• 2024 Virginia Governor's Cup Gala and the Gold Medal Wine Trail

  

  On March 7th, Virginia wine fans and industry personnel gathered at Richmond's Main Street Station to taste and converse with the producers of the Gold medal... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2024 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Another Exploration into Uruguay Tannat

  

  Last week I was able to continue my exploration of Uruguay wine - specifically Tannat - through a Masterclass presented by Peter Granoff, MS. and sponsored by... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2024 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK