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Grenache is commonly known as the dominant southern Rhone grape in that region's delicious GSM blends. Yet, going by its Spanish name ...

Well before the WVU Mountaineers losing to the Oklahoma Sooners left us dispirited, our tailgate started brilliantly at Morgantown's C...

It appears that this is the season for Pinot Noir.  I base that claim partly off the increased number of these wines sent to me with the exp...

What is Prosecco? Is it a region, a wine, or a grape variety? Well, before 2009 this term described all three. Pretty confusing, right? ...

I recently received four wines from Miner Family Winery , the well known winery located along the Silverado Trail in Napa's Oakville....

Locations Wines are the result of an organic brainstorming session when Dave Phinney imagined the possibility of creating a French wine ac...

Recently I had the opportunity to join fellow wine bloggers and representatives from CVNE (Compañía Vinícola del Norte del España) for a fa...

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...

I must confess that I've not sampled Australian wine for a number of years. This changed with the commencement of October's Protocol...

Have you ever been dragged to a pumpkin patch or fall festival?  Pretty often right?  Well check out Great Country Farms in Bluemont Virgin...

Normally after a nice climb up Sugarloaf Mountain we descend and head directly to one of the top wineries in Maryland, Sugarloaf Mountai...

We've been off the #VABreweryChallenge for too long and stopped of at local brewpub chain Sweetwater Tavern Centreville for an early S...

During our recent excursion into Winchester we missed a gem in Garofalo Artisan Liqueurs , a local spirits maker of various liqueurs such ...

On Saturday October 15th, Rex Pickett and Loose Gravel Press LLC will officially release Vertical: Passion and Pinot on the Oregon Wine Tra...

I stumbled upon this video honoring the human connections that are created through whiskey and it's rich heritage. The video was produce...

 On the heals of a very successful 2016 Wine Bloggers Conference hosted by Lodi Winegrape Commission , Snooth continued the Lodi momentu...

On September 24, 1716 - over 300 years ago - the Grand Duke of Tuscany, Cosimo III de' Medici, issued a declaration creating the bound...

During our annual summer trip to Ocracoke I try to bring home a couple North Carolina spirits available at the island's ABC store. One w...

During our craft beer centric stay in San Diego , we did allocate one afternoon to visit wine country - choosing Temecula Valley or Souther...

September brings Argentina's Achaval-Ferrer to the Protocol Wine Studio   #WineStudio with a heavy diet of Malbec from their three  si...