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• 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

• theCompass Spirits: Chesapeake Bay Distillery's Blue Ridge Vodka

  

  This past weekend I refused a request to bring home a bottle of Absolut and instead picked up a bottle of Blue Ridge Vodka ($25) from Chesapeake Bay Distillery. Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Virginia's Corcoran Brewing Company Re-opens Down the Road in Purcellville

  

  This weekend Corcoran Brewing Company reopened at their new Purcellville brewery, after outgrowing their Waterford barn next to the family's winery: Corcoran... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• #VirtualVines with Old York Cellars & Laurie's Chocolates

  

  Last night Old York Cellars hosted their quarterly #VirtualVines online tasting; this time featuring their Stagecoach Red Blackberry wines along with... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• #WineStudio Presents Germany’s Lesser Known Varieties: Silvaner and Scheurebe

  

  Every Tuesday I normally tune into Protocol Wine Studio's #WineStudio Twitter chat in order to learn about under appreciated wine regions and wine grapes. Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Exploring #HungarianWine for #Winechat with Blue Danube #Wine

  

  Blue Danube Wine is my primary source for Eastern Europe wine and they supplemented my passion by hosting this week's #winechat discussion. Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK