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• #WineStudio's Prelude to Turkey With VinoRai - Part I

  

  May's #WineStudio presents another opportunity to learn more about VinoRai's en devour to import Turkish wines into the United States. Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2015 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• #VABreweryChallenge: Leesburg's Crooked Run Brewing

  

  Sunday we continued the #VABreweryChallenge with a visit to Loudoun County and Leesburg's Crooked Run Brewing. The brewery is one of the top rest spots on the... Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2015 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Pennsylvania Wine & Beer Near Longwood Gardens

  

  theCompass view ofLongwood GardensThis Mother's Day, we headed to eastern Pennsylvania and the former DuPont estate, Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square. Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2015 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Rum Review: Cognac Ferrand's Kaniche Reserve

  

  Whenever I visit Florida I make sure I spend some time at a local Total Wine since these stores also carry spirits - unlike in Virginia. Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2015 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Reminiscing About #DLW12 & #COWine with the Garfield Estates 2011 S²

  

  Facebook happened to remind me last week that three years ago I (somehow) joined a prestigious group of wine writers and bloggers on a field trip to Colorado... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2015 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Discovering Bodegas Paniza Cariñena Garnacha with #WineStudio

  

  The final week of the #WineStudio focus on Cariñena Garnacha centered on two wines from Bodegas Paniza. This winery was founded in 1953 and is named for the... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2015 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• #VABreweryChallenge: Old Bust Head Brewing Company (#13) and the Tin Cannon...

  

  This Sunday we continued the #VABreweryChallenge with a visit to the Gainesville area and Old Bust Head Brewing Company and the Tin Cannon Brewing Co.. Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2015 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Discovering Cariñena Garnacha with #WineStudio

  

  This Tuesday is the final chapter in Protocol Wine Studio's focus on Cariñena Garnacha - Grenache to most of us. D.O.P. Cariñena is a Spanish wine region locate... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2015 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• #DCBreweryChallenge: Bluejacket Brewery - Historic Beers

  

  Before a Washington Nationals game this week, I hit Metro early in order to visit Bluejacket Brewery - located just two blocks north of the stadium. Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2015 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Florida Beer Tour for Spring Break Using theCompass Winery Brewery Distillery App

  

  My son's 10th birthday and Spring Break coincided with a trip to Florida with the stipulation that I can visit a brewery where ever we ventured. Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2015 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• #VABreweryChallenge - Purcellville's Beer Triangle

  

  This Saturday we continued the #VABreweryChallenge with a visit to Purcellville in DC's Wine Country - Loudon County. Known mostly to Northern Virginia's as... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2015 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Veneto, Valpolicella, Appassimento, Corvina, and the Zenato 2012 Alanera Rosso...

  

  Italy's Veneto region is most known for its Soave wines; but their reds have been somewhat a mystery. My main exposure was a Protocol Wine Studio session last... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2015 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• #WBC15 Preview - Viticulture in the Cold Climate Finger Lakes

  

  Finger Lakes wineries - theCompass Winery, Brewery, Distillery Locator appThe 2015 Wine Bloggers Conference will be held August 13-16 in New York's Finger... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2015 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• #VABreweryChallenge - #9 Ocelot Brewing Company

  

  Friday night we continued our #VABreweryChallenge by visiting newly opened Ocelot Brewing Company located in Sterling Virginia not far from Dulles Airport. Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2015 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• #Florida #Beer & #Wine Along the Fred Marquis Pinellas Trail

  

  For those cyclists who live or are visiting Florida's Suncoast near Tampa, the Fred Marquis Pinellas Trail is worth a ride in order to visit the many breweries... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2015 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tasting Santa Barbara's Cabernet Sauvignon Wine from Happy Canyon & the Santa...

  

  Courtesy of the Santa Barbara VintnersLate last month the Santa Barbara Vintners Association organized a twitter tasting focusing on the region's Cabernet... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2015 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Brews at Zoos: Tampa - Lowry Park & Busch Gardens

  

  During our Spring Break trip to Tampa, my son planned the week around visiting his favorite thing - wildlife and thus visits to Lowry Park and Busch Gardens. Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2015 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Ballparks & Brews: George M. Steinbrenner Field

  Yesterday I watched the final spring training game at George M. Steinbrenner Field between the Yankees and the Nationals and was underwhelmed with the craft bee... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2015 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• #VABreweryChallenge - #7 Old 690 Brewing Company & #8 Mad Horse Brewpub

  

  We continued our #VABreweryChallenge by visiting two Loudoun County breweries Old 690 Brewing Company (Purcellville) and Mad Horse Brewpub (Lovettsville). Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2015 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Travis Book's #Bluegrass, #Beer, and #Bikes Tour

  

  Readers should know I'm a fan of biking to breweries and also a fan of Travis Book and The Infamous Stringdusters. MyJoogTV Episode 8 features the two of us,... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2015 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK