Tag: Virginia
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Celebrate Spring with Virginia Rosé
Spring is in full swing, summer is near, thank goodness rosé wine is already here!
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4 Virginia Wines for your Thanksgiving Table
As October comes to an end it is time to switch focus from Halloween to Thanksgiving. Did you know more wine is consumed on Thanksgiving than any other day of the year? Thanksgiving is centered around a large scale, at times daunting, meal to share with friends and family. Pairing wines with Thanksgiving often leads…
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Food & #Wine Pairing: Black and Blue
Today I have a quick wine and food pairing that I’d like to share with you. As my wine life evolves my time for writing has diminished. I intend to hold true to my blog and writing style because it is the blog and all my great readers that have led to the new blessings…
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What’s In a Name
Let’s play a name association game! When I say Madonna what do you think about? I think of the 1980’s, fish nets, bangle bracelets and living in a material world. Or perhaps cone shaped bras and boundary pusher. When I say Cher what comes to mind? I see her on a battle ship performing in…
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Early Mountain Vineyards: Easy to Enjoy
Late June I was invited to participate in another edition of Virginia Wine Chat. I really look forward to these tastings because each and every wine I have had the blessing to receive has been delicious! I have said it before and I will say it again, Virginia is producing some of the best wines…
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Spring Sippin with Breaux Vineyards
It’s time once again for March’s edition of Virginia Wine Chat. This #VAWinechat took us to Purcellville in Loudon County Virginia and Breaux Vineyards. This month our host Frank Morgan of Drink What YOU Like was joined by Breaux’s winemaker Heather Munden and Jennifer Breaux Blosser, the general manager at Breaux. If you would like…
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Taste of Monticello Wine Trail Festival
April 9-11 | Charlottesville, VA Three days of celebrating the best of Central Virginia Wines Tickets on sale now! As spring approaches wine festivals are blooming all over the US. As you know I am a huge fan of Virginia wines! I have had the pleasure of enjoying wines from four wineries on the Monticello Wine…
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Discovering the Colonial Wine Trail on #VAWinechat
October brought another exciting edition of Virginia Wine Chat as we explored four wineries on the Colonial Wine Trail: James River Cellars, Saude Creek Winery, New Kent Winery, and Williamsburg Winery. I continue to feel so honored to participate in #VAWinechat. Although I am fairly new to the Virginia wine scene (I have now tasted…
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Celebrating Virginia Wine Month
I have exciting news for all you winelovers out there: October is Virginia Wine Month! What? You have never had wine from Virginia? Then I have even better news for you, since today is October 1st you have 31 days to either travel to, hunt down in your local wine retailers or order online some…
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Fifty States of Wine
This is my second post about my experience at Texsom. You will recall from my first post that Texsom was a conference held in August at the Four Seasons Resort and Spa in Las Colinas, a suburb of Dallas, Texas. Though the majority of attendees were wine industry professionals, Texsom was a conference that welcomes…
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