Virginia, as the marketing slogan goes, is for Lovers. VA may soon be for wine lovers, especially if you’re fond of Old World style Cabernet Franc. VA is not necessarily for wine writers, however. Those are the tidbits of knowledge that I came away with anyway, after touring a handful of Loudoun County wineries with…
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Minority Report: Ethnic Diversity & Small-Production Meet Up in Napa Cab
At a new, small California winery, an ethnically diverse pair are making low production Cabernet Sauvignon. Very, very good Cabernet, that is. For those of you who are playing along at home, I’m going to introduce this article with a bit of background, because it’s several months in the making. Also, if I don’t start…
Why You Won’t Make Money With a Wine Blog
I love writing about wine. And I often encourage people who love wine to blog about it, since it’s so easy to set-up a blog, and it’s such a great way to record your thoughts, feelings, and observations as you travel your own personal ‘wine journey’. Sometimes, when a wine lover that I know gets…
Faked Out? (Tales of a Possibly Faked Wine)
It’s often said that imitation is flattery in its most sincere form. Imitation is also a way of making a quick buck, and in the case of wine has sometimes been used to dupe even the world’s most influential palates and wine writers. Counterfeiting, in the U.S. alone, is about a $200 billion a year…