WineCompass

Probably because it is not incorporated, Silver Spring encompasses a large area bordered by the DC and PG County lines and extended to Burto...

The Chalk Hill Estate Winery benefits from tremendous name recognition based on the winery's outstanding reputation but also from the...

In 1806, President Thomas Jefferson authorized the construction of the National Road - the first major highway in the United States built by...

When is an Amaro not bitter? That was the question that Jon Arroyo and Bob VanLancker wanted to answer as part of the Washington D.C. ...

On our many trips home from Catoctin Breeze Vineyards , we've always noticed Springfield Manor Winery Distillery Brewery as we travel...

Peter Stafford-Bow knows satire. And he knows the machinations of most facets in the wine trade. These truths are self evident in the auth...

Lucas & Lewellen is one of the more prolific wineries in Santa Barbara County as evident by their large wine portfolio and popular So...

As the Redskins implode this football season, any residual pain is overcome by two relatively new craft breweries that reside just around th...

In 1835 at only 23 years old Manuel María González Ángel founded the precursor to  Gonzalez Byass  creating the Tío Pepe (Uncle Joe) sherr...

There are now 266 brewery tasting rooms in the Commonwealth and sadly we have now only visited our 65th in the #VABreweryChallenge . The l...

"The first records of winemaking in the region date back to ancient Roman times, but grapes were almost certainly thriving here long b...

"These botrytis grapes are picked by hand as they raisin so that it may take six trips to pick the entire cluster", Hungarian Amb...

Who's visited DuClaw Brewing Company - Arundel Mills or DuClaw Brewing Company - BWI and had the Duclaw Sausage Twins . Unbelievably...

Bazin's on Church recently hosted Cass Winery and its charismatic co-owner Ted Plemons. He and Steve Cass officially opened the winery...

"Each vineyard at Left Coast contains a wide variety of clonal and rootstock combinations, elevations, row orientations and soil compo...

Raise your hand if like me, you thought Sweet Bordeaux would refer to just the wonderful wines of Sauternes? I learned preparing for the ...

Have you ever been stuck in Route 50 west bound traffic traveling over the Chesapeake Bay Bridge? Well, these are new stop to pass the ti...

The Chalk Hill Winery 2016 Sonoma County Red ($24.99) is a friendly wine as our group quickly and easily disposed its contents not long...

This month I finally was able to visit the holy grail of east coast brewing, Dogfish Head Craft Brewery .  In my opinion, this brewery isn&#...

Most of Italy's wines are labeled DOCG (Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita) or DOC (Denominazione di Origine Controllata...