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Showing posts with label Vidal Blanc. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vidal Blanc. Show all posts
Friday, August 7, 2026

Shenandoah Valley - Appalachian Highlands Road Trip Stop 3: Rockbridge Vineyards and Brewery

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Recently I spent a couple days traveling the backroads of the Shenandoah Valley into the Appalachian Highlands visiting as many craft bevera...
Thursday, November 13, 2025

On the Road to Old House Vineyards, Distillery and Brewery

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I am very embarrassed to admit that this was my first visit to Old House Vineyards, Distillery and Brewery . And Culpeper is only about an h...
Thursday, October 27, 2022

Grappa, Brandy, Vidal, and Sangiovese at Maryland's Fiore Winery & Distillery

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Since attending my first Maryland wine festival about 20 years ago and through various festivals and trade tastings over the successive year...
Friday, October 1, 2021

#SipShenandoah Beer and Wine at Great Valley Farm Brewery & Winery

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During our return from the   2021 Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion , and not hiking to Natural Bridge,  we stopped off at the  Great Valle...
Wednesday, November 25, 2020

Hiking with #theCompassCBF in Maryland's Catoctin Mountains

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Cunningham Falls State Park  and Catoctin Mountain Park  are neighboring state and national parks located in the Catoctin Mountains in Thurm...
Friday, July 10, 2020

COVID Re-Openings in Virginia at Four Tasting Rooms

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Through July 4th weekend my family visited four Virginia tasting rooms primarily just to get out of the neighborhood but it also allowed us ...
Friday, May 31, 2019

Missouri Wine: The Basics

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Source: Missouri Wine and Grape Board In the 1870s, 6 million acres of French vineyards were destroyed by a mysterious plague. Desperat...
Wednesday, March 13, 2019

Explore #WeAreMarylandWine During Maryland Wine Month

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The Maryland Wineries Association has designated March as Maryland Wine Month and to follow the action they are promoting the #WeAreMarylan...
Saturday, August 18, 2018

Drink from the Comptrollers Cup at Catoctin Breeze Vineyard

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Each year  the Maryland Wineries Association holds a state competition now named the Comptrollers Cup that is a blind tasting historically...
Sunday, May 20, 2018

Off the Beaten Trail in Virginia Wine Country with Rosemont Vineyards

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Located in a remote area of the Commonwealth,  Rosemont Vineyards and Winery  is relatively disadvantaged when selling their wine. It is the...
Monday, February 6, 2017

History, Hiking, Wine, Cider, and Mead in Maryland's Antietam Highlands #Wine Trail

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The Maryland Wine Association has clustered wineries into several wine trails with one, the Antietam Highlands Wine Trail , located not far...
Tuesday, November 8, 2016

A Holistic Farm Winery in Montgomery County Maryland: Rocklands Farm

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On June 27, 1863 Confederate Gen. J.E.B. Stuart and 5,000 cavalrymen began crossing the Potomac River at Rowser's Ford in Seneca, Mont...
Monday, June 13, 2016

The United Grapes of America - Kentucky's StoneBrook Winery Vidal Blanc

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The annual Wine America Congressional Tasting delivered once again with a new state wine, in this case, Kentucky and the StoneBrook Winery ...
Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Mother's Day at Harford Vineyard & Winery

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Ladew Gardens Mother's Day lead us to a day trip to Maryland's horse country and Ladew Topiary Gardens and Harford Vineyard ...
Monday, December 21, 2015

Cold Climate Wines from Quebec's Brome-Missisquoi Wine Route

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Immediately north of Vermont lies a wine region that is relatively unknown to most American wine consumers. It is the Brome-Missisquoi Win...