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• 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

• Learning About Wurzelwerk with German & Austrian Riesling

  

  This week I was invited to an intimate tasting of German and Austrian wine hosted by Rudi Wiest Selection, the "leading importer of fine German wines in the... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Press Release: Brewers Association Announces 2013 Craft Brewer Growth

  

  Volume and Sales Reach Record Levels as Market Share Surpasses Seven PercentThe Brewers Association (BA), the trade association representing small and... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Willamette Valley Wineries Come to DC for Pinot in the City

  

  On April 2nd, 54 Willamette Valley winemakers arrive in Washington DC to host Pinot in the City, a wine tasting event held at the Long View Gallery from 6-9pm... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• The FDA Finally Acts to Protect Our Country's Livestock from the Dangerous...

  Or at least that must be how the FDA sees the world. Why else would the agency propose rules that "require that spent grain for animal feed be dried and... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Hungary's Etyek-Buda Wine Region & Nyakas Pince

  

  One of the wines we tasted while learning about oxygen management during my trip to Nomacorc was 2012 Nyakas Budai Chardonnay. Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Oxygen's Role in Aging Wine: Nomacorc - Part II -> Oxygen Management

  

  After leaning about how Nomacorc manufactures their corcs and market share of closures (See Part I), the subject turned to an issue that I was on vaguely... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• A Much Belated Return to Willowcroft Farm Winery

  

  This weekend I realized that it had been almost eight years since I last visited Willowcroft Farm Vineyards, located just southwest of Leesburg in Loudoun Count... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• A Taste of Science at Doukenie Winery

  

  The first Saturday of every month Doukenie Winery (Hillsboro, VA) hosts a very informative and interesting event: A Taste of Science at Doukenie Winery. Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• The Rise of Synthethic Corks: Nomacorc - Part I -> The Plant Tour

  

  The last few years have witnessed a debate on the proper wine closures - whether natural cork, synthetic corks, and screw caps. Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Crooked Run Brewing's Shadow of Truth Release Party

  

  Last night, along with over 100 other people, I attended Crooked Run Brewing Shadow of Truth Release Party held at Beltway Brewing Company in Sterling VA. Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• New Search Filters Added to #theCompassApp Android Mobile Application

  

  Based on customer requests, I have added two new search filters to the Android version of theCompass Mobile Application. Within the Location Search activity,... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Boneyard Wines Take Over #VAWineChat

  

  Last week Tarara Vineyard Winery winemaker Jordan Harris presented a selection of his new brand, Boneyard Wines to the monthly twitter chat #VAWineChat. Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• My Take on Novelty Wines v Class Wines

  First Robert M Parker Jr and now Jancis Robinson have written lengthy columns on what Robinson describes as "Novelty v classic wines". Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• The Beer Scene in Raleigh: Trophy Brewing Company

  

  This week I spent a couple snow covered days in Raleigh, North Carolina as a guest of Nomacorc, the world's leading producer of synthetic corks. Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Notaviva Vineyards Hosts Melodies of the Danube 2015 - a European River Cruise

  

  Stephen Mackey, owner of the Virginia winery Notaviva Vineyards (Purcellville), is hosting a wine and music European river cruise next year - where travelers ca... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK