Not all Virginia vineyard scenery involves mountains or rolling hills. At Corcoran Vineyards, the fish stocked pond provides a sanctuary for bullfrogs, dragon flies, and many types of birds - from song birds to herons.
From May 4th-6th, about 40 wine bloggers and writers visited several wineries in Virginia as part of TasteCamp 2012. We caught up with the group the last day at Linden Vineyards where proprietor Jim Law lead a vineyard tour and discussed their
From May 4th-6th, about 40 wine bloggers and writers visited several wineries in Virginia as part of TasteCamp 2012. We caught up with the group the last day at Linden Vineyards where proprietor Jim Law lead a vineyard tour and discussed their
In this week's episode we learn about pairing wine with food courtesy of winemaker Simone Bergese and Executive Chef Michael Stevenson of Potomac Point Winery. Together with the rest of the winery's staff, they are refining Potomac Point's spec
Virginia Wine TV ventures north into Maryland to research the wine industry in that state by visiting a startup: Old Westminster Winery. Winemaker Lisa Baker discusses the government support and wine tourism in Maryland as well as the wines the
The DrinkLocalWine.com Conference is being held April 28th 2012 at the Metro State College, Denver, Colorado. The concept behind the drink local conferences is to promote the local wines produced in the host state. And it's rather easy to drink
This episode features Kevin Bills, brew master at Corcoran Brewing, and Lori Corcoran, winemaker at Corcoran Vineyards discussing wine and beer at the Corcoran complex.
This episode features Stuart Madany, cider maker at Castle Hill Cider. While sipping a glass of Levity, their flagship sparkling Virginia cider made from 100% Albemarle Pippin, we discussed cider and Kvevri. Kvevri are the original vessels in w
Before presenting the 2012 Governor's Cup to Jeff White of Glen Manor Vineyards, Governor Robert McDonnell joins Virginia Wine TV to discuss why he's so passionate in promoting the Virginia Wine industry.
Governor Robert McDonnell presents the 2012 Governor's Cup to Jeff White of Glen Manor Vineyards for their 2009 Hodder Hill Meritage - a blend of 63 percent Cabernet Sauvignon, 25 percent Merlot and 6 percent each Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdo
This week's episode features Jennifer Breaux-Blosser discussing vertical tasting through various Breaux Vineyards Merlot vintages (2002, 2004, 2007). She describes how a vertical tasting shows yearly differences in the same varietal wine, but a
This week's episode features Rob Cox, the winemaker at Paradise Springs Winery, discussing wine terms you may hear when visiting a tasting room. We cover brix, residual sugar, acidity, racking, cooperage, fermenting, malolactic fermentation, re
On October 26th, the Virginia Tourism office sponsored a wine reception featuring Governor Robert McDonnell to celebrate the end of Virginia Wine Month. The event was held at the Lincoln Restaurant in Washington D.C. and included four Virginia