WineCompass

A couple weeks back I happened upon a chance tweet from @HUN_WineRoad announcing the Hungarian Wine Roadshow tour of the United States. ...

I had heard rumors and SAVOR verified that the latest beer making trend is brewing with crab seasoning. Frederick's  Flying Dog Brewe...

Over the years most of us have become accustomed to recognizing several hop styles, particularly when dry-hopped, such as the citrus-flora...

 I have been fortunate enough to be included in several #winechat tasting sessions, where wineries or importers send samples to several bl...

Before last month I was completely unfamiliar with the Italian wine region Le Marche (pronounced Les Markay), perhaps because it accounts fo...

This past weekend I had some house keeping chores in Ocean City Maryland so I decided to utilize our theCompass Winery Brewery Distillery...

Today is one of my favorite days of the year - Savor : An American Craft Beer & Food Experience. Back again in DC and sponsored by the B...

We get a nice distribution of Sonoma County's Ace Cider in our area and last week after a long bike ride, the Ace Joker Cider was my ...

During Spring Break this year I took my son to south Florida to visit his relatives and an added benefit to the warm weather is the addition...

The Palm Beach Zoo is a regular stop in our south Florida travels. They provide educational exhibits on animals indigenous to the Sunshin...

Do you make your own wine or our thinking about starting? Then... "Join fellow hobby winemakers from across North America in Nort...

I was invited to participate in a twitter #BevChat tasting with Argentina's Piattelli Vineyards , however, the wines arrived a coupl...

For Spring Break we leveraged a trip to South Florida to watch the Nationals play the Marlins in their new stadium: Marlins Park. The stadiu...

I've been finding several beers from southwestern Virginia's Parkway Brewing making its way into the DC market. One of these is t...

On April 2nd, the Willamette Valley Wineries Association hosted 54 Willamette Valley winemakers in Washington DC for Pinot in the City . A...

Georgia has a burgeoning wine culture with most of the wineries situated northeast of Atlanta. One exception is Butterducks Estate Winery (...

Staying with the local theme, I picked up a bottle of Virginia Sweetwater Distillery (Appalachian Mountain Spirits) War Horn Whiskey ($34...

On Thursday April 17th I participated in World Malbec Day by sampling through seven Argentinian Malbecs through Argovino's #WhyILove...

Moving on to our third #WineStudio Session XII – Germany’s Lesser Known Varieties from the Rudi Wiest Selections Portfolio session. This ...

As a corollary to the Pinot in the City activities, I attended a lunch focused on one of the Willamette Valley wineries - Alloro Vineyard...