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Monday, August 14, 2023

A Trio from El Coto de Rioja

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El Coto de Rioja consists of twelve separate cellars and wineries, each designated with a distinct task. This includes the original winery ...
Thursday, August 10, 2023

Les Vergers Lafrance - a Multiforme Cidrerie, Vignoble, Domaine, & Distillateur

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Perhaps our favorite craft beverage stop during our Quebec visit was to  Les Vergers Lafrance , a multifaceted establishment located just ou...
Monday, August 7, 2023

Happy Hour with Art of Earth Organic Wines from Mendoza

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This weekend we enjoyed a happy hour courtesy of samples from importer Mack & Schuhle . These are organic wines from Mendoza produced by...
Tuesday, July 11, 2023

theCompass Craft Beverage Finder: Visited 100 Craft Beverage Establishments So Far in 2023

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During 2022 we visited a little less than 70 craft beverage establishments, a paltry figure which is embarrassing for an entity that profess...
Friday, July 7, 2023

Discovering Sake at North American Sake Brewery

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For the 15+ years I've been operating WineCompass I've visited close to 700 craft beverage establishments, but last month for the fi...
Friday, June 30, 2023

Innovative Finishing and Best Small Batch Bourbon at Filibuster Distillery

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I've planned to visit more distilleries in 2023 and  Filibuster Distillery has been on my list for quite some time - ever since a tasti...
Tuesday, June 27, 2023

Grain to Glass at America's First Craft Distillery: Belmont Farm Distillery

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I've passed the Culpeper exit for  Belmont Farm Distillery dozens upon dozens of times over the last 25 years and finally detoured off ...
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Friday, June 23, 2023

Craft Beer and Whiskey at the Battery and Truist Park

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We leveraged our annual Washington Nationals road trip to see the Nats play the Braves and found several excellent craft beverage options i...
Tuesday, June 20, 2023

Craft Beer and Rum Agricole in Lafayette, Louisiana

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It looks like Lafayette, Louisiana will be our second home for the next 4-5 years and I'm excited about the small craft beverage scene ...
Thursday, June 8, 2023

Grape Spotlight: Etyek-Buda Szentesi Zengő

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The Etyek-Buda PDO has many unique characteristics regarding Hungarian wine regions. It is very small (1,652 hectares of vineyards) and the...
Monday, May 29, 2023

Second Battle of Bull Run, St. Mary of Sorrows, Clara Barton, & Bunnyman Brewing

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This weekend, Pentecost and Memorial Day landed on the same weekend and that served as an impetus to tour the historic St. Mary of Sorrows c...
Friday, May 19, 2023

Mother's Day at Maryland's Rocklands Farm Winery

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It definitely was not an original idea to visit Rocklands Farm Winery on Mother's Day, but this Maryland farm winery had plenty of staf...
Tuesday, May 9, 2023

New York's Passive House Certified and Organic Seminary Hill Orchard & Cidery

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This month I received two ciders from New York's  Seminary Hill Orchard & Cidery as part of the BevFluence New Perspectives on Cide...
Friday, May 5, 2023

Grape Spotlight: Pannonian Area Blaufränkisch & Kékfrankos

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Like the  Wine Tour Across Borders  between Baranja (Croatia) and Villány (Hungary), there is a similar scene between Neusiedlersee (Austria...
Tuesday, May 2, 2023

Loudoun County Spring 2023 Barrel Tasting

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In late-April, we purchased tickets to the Loudoun Wineries Association's Spring 2023 Barrel Tasting visiting five out of a possible 1...