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Monday, March 31, 2014

Virginia's Corcoran Brewing Company Re-opens Down the Road in Purcellville

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This weekend Corcoran Brewing Company reopened at their new Purcellville brewery, after outgrowing their Waterford barn next to the fami...
Friday, March 28, 2014

#VirtualVines with Old York Cellars & Laurie's Chocolates

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Last night Old York Cellars hosted their quarterly #VirtualVines online tasting; this time featuring their Stagecoach Red & Blackberr...
Wednesday, March 26, 2014

#WineStudio Presents Germany’s Lesser Known Varieties: Silvaner and Scheurebe

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Every Tuesday I normally tune into Protocol Wine Studio's #WineStudio Twitter chat in order to learn about under appreciated wine re...
Friday, March 21, 2014

Exploring #HungarianWine for #Winechat with Blue Danube #Wine

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Blue Danube Wine is my primary source for Eastern Europe wine and they supplemented my passion by hosting this week's #winecha t discus...
Thursday, March 20, 2014

Learning about Wurzelwerk with German & Austrian Riesling

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This week I was invited to an intimate tasting of German and Austrian wine hosted by Rudi Wiest Selection , the "leading importer of fi...
Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Press Release: Brewers Association Announces 2013 Craft Brewer Growth

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Volume and Sales Reach Record Levels as Market Share Surpasses Seven Percent The Brewers Association (BA), the trade association repre...
Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Willamette Valley Wineries Come to DC for Pinot in the City

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On April 2nd, 54 Willamette Valley winemakers arrive in Washington DC to host Pinot in the City , a wine tasting event held at the Long Vi...
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Monday, March 17, 2014

The FDA Finally Acts to Protect our Country's Livestock from the Dangerous Spent Grain from #Beer Mash

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Or at least that must be how the FDA sees the world. Why else would the agency propose rules that "require that spent grain for anima...
Thursday, March 13, 2014

Hungary's Etyek-Buda Wine Region & Nyakas Pince

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One of the wines we tasted while learning about oxygen management during my trip to Nomacorc was 2012 Nyakas Budai Chardonnay.  I immedia...
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Monday, March 10, 2014

A Much Belated Return to Willowcroft Farm Winery

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This weekend I realized that it had been almost eight years since I last visited Willowcroft Farm Vineyards , located just southwest of L...
Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Oxygen's Role in Aging Wine: Nomacorc - Part II -> Oxygen Management

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After leaning about how Nomacorc manufactures their corcs and market share of closures (See Part I ), the subject turned to an issue that...
Monday, March 3, 2014

A Taste of Science at Doukenie Winery

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The first Saturday of every month Doukenie Winery (Hillsboro, VA) hosts a very informative and interesting event: A Taste of Science at Dou...
Saturday, March 1, 2014

Crooked Run Brewing's Shadow of Truth Release Party

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  Last night, along with over 100 other people, I attended Crooked Run Brewing Shadow of Truth Release Party held at Beltway Brewing Compa...
Thursday, February 27, 2014

New Search Filters added to #theCompassApp Android Mobile Application

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Based on customer requests, I have added two new search filters to the Android version of theCompass Mobile Application. Within the Locat...
Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Boneyard Wines Take Over #VAWineChat

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Last week Tarara Vineyard & Winery winemaker Jordan Harris presented a selection of his new brand, Boneyard Wines to the monthly twi...
Thursday, February 20, 2014

The Rise of Synthethic Corks: Nomacorc - Part I -> The Plant Tour

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The last few years have witnessed a debate on the proper wine closures - whether natural cork, synthetic corks, and screw caps. This debat...