WineCompass

Recently we read that Ashton Creek Vineyard becoming the first vineyard in Virginia to earn Certified Regenified™ status.  We have written...

Father’s Day at Jack Rose Dining Saloon offered an opportunity to revisit the Van Winkle family’s long arc through American whiskey, presen...

Dortmunder Export is one of those silent European lager styles that rarely gets the spotlight. Born in the industrial city of Dortmund in t...

"America's first spirit was rum... For a solid 150-plus years, that's what we drank." -- Barry Hanenberg of Virago Spirit...

Pálava tells the story of modern Moravia: a native grape rooted in tradition, yet confident enough to speak to the world.   For many Czech w...

Today is World Cognac Day and thus a good excuse to revisit two cognacs from Cognac Drouet . Their 74 acres stretch across both Grande and...

Most drinkers have never heard of Kuyt, the 14th‑century Dutch three‑grain ale built on oats, wheat, and barley — but Pittsburgh's  Alle...

This month I attended the  Meet the Winemakers: Czech Wine Masterclass at the Czechia Embassy in Washington, D.C.  I arrived a complete nov...

Cabernet Cortis is a dark-skinned grape variety developed in 1982 by breeder Norbert Becker at the State Wine Institute in Freiburg, German...

Our visit to the Austrian Embassy during the EU Open House began with a seminar titled Fine Wines from Austria , led by Klaus Wittauer of  K...

The Virginia: Birthplace of American Spirits Collection is a limited‑edition three‑bottle release created by the Virginia Spirits Guild to...

On Saturday we quasi-floated down the Danube River by visiting four Central European embassies -- tasting through regional cuisine in conjun...

The Mid‑Atlantic wine industry is no stranger to weather drama, but the April 21st 2026 freeze and radiational frost carved its own chapter ...