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• 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

• 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