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“vinum regorum, rex vinorum” – the wine of kings and the king of wines. This is how King Louis XIV of France described Tokaji Aszú, arguably...

We were surprised to learn that the most visited winery in the United States is not located in California, nor in New York, but in Asheville...

While traveling through Tennessee on I-81, we saw signs and then the chateau for Corey Ippolito Winery and quickly exited. We learned that ...

When we detoured off I-81 after seeing Corey Ippolito Winery , we found another winery: Countryside Vineyards & Winery . Surrounded part...

Perhaps the highest quality wine produced by native grapes comes from the Diamond grape. Created in New York in the late 1800’s by crossing ...

We read two interesting items in the June/July issue of the Mid-Atlantic Brewing News that we'd like to share. First Vermont's Magic...

After a day spent hiking and fishing at Cunningham Falls State Park , we returned home via Brunswick into the Loudoun Wine Trail . Our inten...

From Hiddencroft Vineyards , we headed to our initial destination, the newly opened Notaviva Vineyards . We have been following the winery&#...

We learned this morning that the very first Virginia winery that we visited, Oakencroft Vineyard and Winery , is planning to close after 25 ...

The Wine-Compass.com event database currently shows over 1,900 upcoming wine\beer events in the United States and Canada. For those looking...

Despite some nasty weather, on Saturday May 31st we were able to enjoy wine and music at the 27th annual Vintage Virginia festival. The fest...

While traveling home from the Outer Banks we detoured off the beaten path to Knotts Island, via the Currituck Ferry . Our objective was the ...

When traveling to the northern Outer Banks there are several wine and beer attractions worth visiting. The region includes three working vi...

History tells us that Blanquette de Limoux, the world's first sparkling wine, dates as far back as 1531. At the time, the monks of the B...

For those staying in town for Memorial Weekend, Virginia's newest winery, Barrel Oak Winery (BOW), is hosting their Grand Opening Celeb...

This weekend we received the inaugural Summer 2008 issue of the Virginia Wine Lovers Magazine and this is truly a fascinating publication. ...

While travelling home on Route 211, we realized we had time to visit Gadino Cellars , located just outside historic Washington Virginia, the...

In conjunction with our article on Honey Wine and CCD we traveled to Sperryville Virginia in order to taste the Mead products of Smokehouse...

"Imagine a world without honeybees. Now imagine the world without tasty pears, luscious raspberries, and juicy strawberries…" So r...

On Friday May 9th we attended the opening celebration for the Land Rover America’s Polo Cup in historic Morven Park, Leesburg Virginia. The...