If This Is a Thing, I Am So In
The Dynamic Duo of Virginia Wine at Swirl, Sip, Snark have a post up about their new wine rack. The rack was handcrafted by Grape Envy Guy and, I must say, is pretty impressive. This feels like it should be a thing: All Virginia Wine Bloggers should ...
Henri Lurton Interview on Tv7
Corinne Conroy sent over this great video interview with Henri Lurton, from Chateau Brane-Cantenac, on Tv7. The interview, which is...
Follow Up Interview: Kendall-Jackson Undercover Boss
Kirsten wrote about the recent Undercover Boss episode featuring Kendall-Jackson CEO Rick Tigner and you all loved it! We are all about pleasing our readers so we reached out to Kendall-Jackson to see if Rick would be willing to answer a couple of que...
The Best Wine-Related $15 You Will Ever Spend
In the six yeas that I have been writing about wine the one lesson that I have repeatedly learned is that starting a winery is a bad idea. There is too much uncertainty and there are too many things that can go wrong in the wine business. While, the r...
Revisiting 2009 Chateau Angludet
Chateau Angludet is a property in the Margaux region that does not get much attention, despite beng one of the oldest properties in the region. With all the great wines in the region, it is sometimes easy to overlook wines that are very good, but not ...
Interview with Seth Chambers, Winemaker at Naked Mountain Winery
We went out to Naked Mountain Winery for their fantastic lasagna lunch this past weekend and got the opportunity to meet with their new winemaker, Seth Chambers. Seth has been making wine for years, but Naked Mountain is his first winemaking gig in Vi...
2009 Château Rauzan-Ségla: New Label, Same Great Wine
Château Rauzan-Ségla has gotten a lot of press for their new Karl Lagerfeld designed label; which, I must admit, is pretty nice. The label is certainly fashionable enough to live up to parent company CHANEL's high standards. In fact they sent out ...
New Arrivals at Loudoun Valley
During the Route 9 Barrel Tasting, we had the opportunity to sit with Bree at Loudoun Valley and try some of their newly bottled wines. The first wine Bree poured was the Classic White. This wine is a blend of 80% Seyal Blanc and 20% Traminette, it ha...
Bordeaux 2009 Vintage Tasting in New York
This past Wednesday I was invited to the Union des Grand Crus de Bordeaux 2009 Vintage Tasting in New York. It was a great time, and I have quite a few posts planned over the next couple of weeks. In the meantime, I put together this quick ...
Barrel Tasting at 8 Chains North
Continuing the series from the Route 9 Barrel Tasting, the next stop is 8 Chains North. Ben Renshaw is well-respected in the area because of all the work he has done for so many winemakers in Loudoun,and beyond. Prior to making his own wine Ben was a...
Taittinger Official Champagne of SAG Awards
I am not really a big fan of award shows, but judging from the way my Twitter stream blows up every time one is on, a lot of people enjoy them. This Sunday, January 29th, the Screen Actors Guild Awards are on TBS and TNT. During the event celebrities ...
Barrel Tasting at Doukenie Winery
Regular readers of this blog know this past weekend the wineries along Route 9 held their annual barrel tasting. I am a sucker for sampling directly out of the barrel, so I love this event. Our first stop was Doukenie Winery. Sebastien continues to i...
