A story in the New York Post had this screaming headline:[1] The story was based on a statement from (deep breath) Director General Pau Roca of the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV).[2] I urge everyone to read the details of his statement. My purpose here is twofold: Answer the question, “Will there be a wine shortage?” Put together a summary table based on...
When she was still writing for Bloomberg, Megan McArdle did a winetasting of two wine clubs: National Review and The Nation. The former is conservative, the latter is very liberal. Hence, political...
Bargain of the decade. I’ve been informed that at least some Trader Joe’s in northern Virginia are offering Schloss Biebrich Sekt. In the greater Silicon Valley (CA) area the price is $5...
Congratulations to Ankida Ridge for being selected for the International Pinot Noir Celebration. IPNC is one of the most prestigious events in the U.S. We attended a few years ago. And, if...
My original article contained numerous inaccuracies. I’m fixing it up and will post the corrected version once it’s ready. Thanks to Thomas Beall, entrepreneur owner of First Vineyard...
This is part 2 of our review of Virginia Wines we tasted at Siduri on June 23. In part 1 we looked at white wines, especially the surprising viogniers. Today we’ll look at red wines of Virginia...
What’s the best food for pinot noir? We recommend Rendezvous Ribs with Lemon Brown Sugar sauce. Both are from Steven Raichlen’s opus Raichlen on Ribs, Ribs, Outrageous Ribs. Steven is...
This is part 1 of our review of the ten Virginia wineries. Here we’ll look at Virginia white wines at Siduri June 23. Here we’ll look at white and sparkling wines. Before we get into...
On June 23, we were privileged to attend a tasting of Virginia Wines at Siduri Wines in Santa Rosa. We’ll review the wines and wineries in depth in several future posts. But today we wanted...
Welcome to VirginiaWineFan! We are part of the CaliforniaWineFan community. While this site is mainly devoted to wines from Virginia, we may well stray to North Carolina and other nearby states. If...
