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WineCompass
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Focusing on the world of wines, beer, and spirits that we experience through our travels at WineCompass.com and #theCompassApp.
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Celebrating #FLXWine with Finger Lakes Wine Hour
Every summer is the #summerofriesling and a good region to start is the Finger Lakes in New York - "North America's premiere cool-climate winegrowing region". Read more
Posted on 02 June 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
The Hungarian Wine Roadshow Crosses the U.S.
A couple weeks back I happened upon a chance tweet from @HUN_WineRoad announcing the Hungarian Wine Roadshow tour of the United States. Read more
Posted on 30 May 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
SAVOR Profile: Flying Dog Brewery's Rising Dead OLD BAY Summer Ale
I had heard rumors and SAVOR verified that the latest beer making trend is brewing with crab seasoning. Frederick's Flying Dog Brewery started the trend by... Read more
Posted on 27 May 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
SAVOR Profile: Crazy Mountain Brewing Company's Neomexicanus Native Pale Ale
Over the years most of us have become accustomed to recognizing several hop styles, particularly when dry-hopped, such as the citrus-floral aroma from Cascade... Read more
Posted on 21 May 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
Napa's Cairdean Vineyards on #Winechat
I have been fortunate enough to be included in several #winechat tasting sessions, where wineries or importers send samples to several bloggers. Read more
Posted on 19 May 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
Discovering Le Marche Italian Wine with ZGR Imports & #WineStudio
Before last month I was completely unfamiliar with the Italian wine region Le Marche (pronounced Les Markay), perhaps because it accounts for only 1.5% of... Read more
Posted on 16 May 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
Crusing Ocean City Breweries with #theCompassApp
This past weekend I had some house keeping chores in Ocean City Maryland so I decided to utilize our theCompass Winery Brewery Distillery Locator mobile app to... Read more
Posted on 13 May 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
It's #SAVOR Day - Ready to Sample Over 150 Craft Beers
Today is one of my favorite days of the year - Savor: An American Craft Beer Food Experience. Back again in DC and sponsored by the Brewers Association, the... Read more
Posted on 09 May 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
theCompass Cider: Ace Joker Cider
We get a nice distribution of Sonoma County's Ace Cider in our area and last week after a long bike ride, the Ace Joker Cider was my hydration choice. Read more
Posted on 05 May 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
Bringing Some Due South Brewing Company UXO American Strong Ale North
During Spring Break this year I took my son to south Florida to visit his relatives and an added benefit to the warm weather is the addition of Due South Brewin... Read more
Posted on 04 May 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
2014 WineMaker Magazine Conference Set for Virginia Wine Country
Do you make your own wine or our thinking about starting? Then..."Join fellow hobby winemakers from across North America in Northern Virginia's wine country... Read more
Posted on 02 May 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
A Late Arrival for Piattelli Vineyards & #BevChat
I was invited to participate in a twitter #BevChat tasting with Argentina's Piattelli Vineyards, however, the wines arrived a couple days late so here are my... Read more
Posted on 01 May 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
Parkway Brewing's Majestic Mullet Krispy Kolsch: More Than Just a Cool Name
I've been finding several beers from southwestern Virginia's Parkway Brewing making its way into the DC market. One of these is the Majestic Mullet Krispy Kolsc... Read more
Posted on 29 April 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
The Willamette Valley Wineries Association Brings #PinotInTheCity
On April 2nd, the Willamette Valley Wineries Association hosted 54 Willamette Valley winemakers in Washington DC for Pinot in the City. Read more
Posted on 28 April 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
The United Grapes of America - Georgia - Butterducks Estate Winery Viognier
Georgia has a burgeoning wine culture with most of the wineries situated northeast of Atlanta. One exception is Butterducks Estate Winery ($17), located in the... Read more
Posted on 24 April 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
theCompass Spirits: War Horn Whiskey
Staying with the local theme, I picked up a bottle of Virginia Sweetwater Distillery (Appalachian Mountain Spirits) War Horn Whiskey ($34). Read more
Posted on 22 April 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
#WhyILoveMalbec on World Malbec Day
On Thursday April 17th I participated in World Malbec Day by sampling through seven Argentinian Malbecs through Argovino's #WhyILoveMalbec Twitter tasting. Read more
Posted on 21 April 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
#WineStudio Presents Germany’s Lesser Known Varieties: Pinot Noir & Lemberger
Moving on to our third #WineStudio Session XII – Germany’s Lesser Known Varieties from the Rudi Wiest Selections Portfolio session. Read more
Posted on 11 April 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
A Lunch Date with Alloro Vineyard for #PinotInTheCity
As a corollary to the Pinot in the City activities, I attended a lunch focused on one of the Willamette Valley wineries - Alloro Vineyard located in the Chehale... Read more
Posted on 08 April 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK -
#WineStudio Presents Germany’s Lesser Known Varieties: Pinot Gris & Pinot Blanc
Moving on our second #WineStudio Session XII – Germany’s Lesser Known Varieties from the Rudi Wiest Selections Portfolio session. Read more
Posted on 04 April 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK