Lettres de Château Releases 2011 Harvest Report Calls Vintage "Crazy"
I have heard the 2011 Vintage in Bordeaux referred to as "Difficult" and "Challenging", but the newly released harvest report from Lettres de Château is the first time I have heard it (publicly) referred to as "crazy":A CRAZY VINTAGEDecidedly, the ...
UGCB Adds Château Villemaurine
The Union des Grand Crus de Bordeaux announced the addition of Château Villemaurine to their ranks yesterday. Château Villemaurine, located in the heart of Saint-Emilion, is a Grand Cru Classé estate owned by the Onclin family. Stéphane Derenonc...
Winemaker’s Versus Bloggers: The Chili Tasteoff!
The idea for a chili taste-off was born from a posting on Facebook. Around here, just about everyone loves some variant of chili and most people drink beer with their chili. But the truth is, a good wine can pair very well with chili too. So, we deci...
I Could Use Some #VAWINE Help
This is not related to a Virginia Wine, instead I need help finding a Virginia Wine importer. Several years ago I fell in love with a wine from the great Luc Theinpont called Confidence. The grapes in Confidence are sourced from a vineyard Theinpont ...
Chateau Brane-Cantenac to Host Eric Boissenot Exhibit During En Primeur
Each year during En Primeur week in Bordeaux Henri Lurton, of Chateau Brane-Cantenac, hosts an exhibit entitled 'Brane seen through the eye and lens of ...'. This year, the photographer chosen is Eric Boissenot:Many people consider Eric Boissenot as t...
Revisiting 2009 Chateau Brane-Cantenac
Even as excitement builds for the 2011 En Primeur campaign, there is a lot of buzz surrounding the newly released 2009 vintage. 2009 was an incredible year for Bordeaux wines in general, but wines from the Margaux region really shined and it is becom...
Breaux Viognier Named One of Oz Clarke’s 250 Best in 2012: Why It Is Important
Oz Clarke has released the 2012 version of his well-regarded 250 Best Wines series and Breaux Vineyards' Viognier made the list! I reached out to a very excited Jennifer Breaux who told me, "We are honored and elated to have been chosen as one of Oz ...
Countdown to En Primeur Begins
The countdown to En Primeur has begun! The invitations for events are pouring in and my reservations have been made with the UGCB. This will be my third year attending and I am starting to get the hang of things. I also need to spend the next month ...
Loudoun Wineries Make Wine & Chocolate Fundraiser a Huge Success!
I am always struck by the sense of community that most Virginia Winemakers share. Not only are they always willing to step up and lend each other a hand but they genuinely like and respect each other. This sense of community bleeds over to Virginia w...
Final Preparation for Wine & Chocolate Fundraiser
The last bit of preparation we had to do before the big Wine & Chocolate Fundraiser today was pair the wines from Tarara with appropriate chocolates. Because Jordan never does anything halfway, he is pouring his 2008 TerraNova red blend and 2010 Fumé ...
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 ...
