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• Tasting Hungarian & Slovenian Wines with #WineStudio & Old World Vines -> Part II

  

  Last week we continued our tasting of Hungarian Slovenian Wines with #WineStudio Old World Wines by transitioning to Slovenia wine. The two wines on the... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Cruising for Beer & Wine Along the W&OD Bike Trail: N. Arlington

  

  I continued my W OD Trail beer wine tour with a ride from Falls Church to North Arlington. This route doesn't include any production wineries or breweries, bu... Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• New Wines of Greece, Exploring Crete's Native Varietals

  

  The historical origins of wine oscillates between the Caucasus Mountains and the Eastern Mediterranean, but there's little doubt on the historical... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• The Rhone Rangers Ride to DC

  

  If you are a Rhone wine lover, I hope you are familiar with the Rhone Rangers. This is a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of American made... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Bedford Pennsylvania's Briar Valley Vineyards & Winery

  

  Since no trip is complete without stopping into a local winery or brewery, while heading to Seven Springs Mountain resort for a short Father's Day break, I... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tasting Hungarian & Slovenian Wines with #WineStudio & Old World Vines

  

  June starts off with another Protocol #WineStudio session, this time featuring Hungarian Slovenian Wines imported by San Diego based Old World Wines. Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Cruising for Beer & WIne Along the W&OD Bike Trail: Falls Church to Ashburn

  

  With the harsh spring and winter, I've been hitting the bike trail any chance I get and taking every opportunity on the trail to enjoy craft beer and wine -... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Nelson’s Green Brier Distillery Belle Meade™ Bourbon

  

  I've been eying the Nelson’s Green Brier Distillery Belle Meade™ Bourbon for sometime now - I think first through tweets and then through a couple Maxim... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• 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