“This Wednesday, join guest pourer Jose Perea from distributor Le Storie for a selection of Italian wines from the Piedmont to Puglia …”
“This Thursday, coming off of last month’s VA beer journey, we break off and taste some British beers …”
“Before the Traditional Method, there was what is now called the Méthode Ancestrale. In the Ancestral Method, winemakers would bottle their wine while their primary (and only) fermentation was still going on. They would then cork the bottles while slowing and halting the fermentation by chilling the bottles down …”
“To this day, the grapes grown in Chile reflect this European heritage from Chardonnay to Sauvignon Blanc to Semillon to Moscatel to Carignan to Carmenère …”
“This week, we end our month-long celebration of Virginia Craft Beer Month …”
“This Wine Wednesday, guest pourer Geoff Bell from distributors The Robins Cellars presents a selection of French wine …”
“In the early 1840s, the Oregon Trail released a flood of European descended immigrants into the territory … In 1847, Henderson Luelling trudged up the Trail, bringing fruit cuttings with him from Iowa … including grapes.”
“Like in most of the craft beer world, you can’t swing a Bud without hitting an IPA. Here in Virginia, we have a number of breweries who take a lot of pride in their hoppy and hazy ales …”
“The truth is that the right wines can work with dishes from paleks to masalas to vindaloos. As always, we’re here to steer you in the right direction …”
“Just recently The Wall Street Journal had an article advising people to explore the wineries of Northern Virginia! That’s great, but we also love the wines from right here in Central Virginia and of the Shenandoah Valley. So, for this Friday’s tasting, we’re going to stay a little closer to home …”
“Today, Virginia has no signature beer style (though we had hopes from the Virginia Golden Ale and for Virginia Porters). We tend to follow national beer trends … Thus, a few years ago, Lagers blossomed in popularity, and we are still in their bloom today …”
“Many biodynamic wines stand out, and many people swear by them. (They are one of the foci of our store.) Whether their quality is due to their biodynamically grown grapes or to the fact that any grower/vintner who takes the time and care to biodynamically farm is likely to also take extra time and care in their winemaking is unclear. What is clear is good wine when we find it, and we are pleased to offer those wines to you …”
“We’ve just gotten in wines from two new producers that we’re eager for you to try.”
“This week, we begin our month-long celebration of Virginia Craft Beer Month by focusing on one of our state’s classic craft breweries … Alewerks Brewing Company from Williamsburg …”
“For this Wine Wednesday, we look west from sunny Virginia to sunny California …”
“Come join us between 5:00 and 6:30 PM, as Marcus Witten — the General Manager of Boxwood's Tasting Room Wine Bar at National Harbor — pours us some Boxwood Wines …”
“Goodness knows we love bourbon barrel-aged stouts, but barrel-aging in beer is so much more than that …”
“Looking for a wine to have when you’re ready to kick back a little …”
“This Friday, please join guest pourer Heather from wine distributor Potomac Selections as we focus on the wines of Argentina …”
“Though beermaking did not originate in Germany, the Germans may very well have the world’s longest continuous brewing tradition …”
“In 1900, Frenchman Pierre Tintero was making his way through Italy’s Piedmont region looking for work when he found the widow Rosina Cortese in need of someone to do odd jobs around her farm. The two soon married and worked her property (now his as well) including her vines, bottling their first Dolcetto in 1914 …”
“The Burgundy wine region is one of France’s most famous … Burgundy has has five sub-regions — Chablis, Côte de Nuits, Côte de Beaune, Côte Chalonnaise, and Mâconnais … Actually, it’s six sub-regions since Beaujolais is a part of Burgundy …”
“Redbeard Brewing Company is a nano-brewery across the mountain in downtown Staunton. Jonathan Wright founded it in 2013. Working on just a ~3 barrel system, he makes British, Belgian, and American styles, leaving all of his beers unfiltered and unfined …”
“The Fonné family has been independent winemakers since 1747. Today, it’s Michel and his three daughters Déborah, Sarah and Salomé …“
“Please join us this Friday as guest pourer Marilee from distributor Banville Wine Merchants pours wines from these two worldly grapes …”
“Of course, if you have apples — specifically if you have a specialty orchard with over 250 varieties of apples — what other things can you do with them …”
“The upper Mediterranean has given us cultures that have spread wine to western Europe and — both directly and indirectly — to the world. Thus, it makes sense that there would be wines that you can pair with Mediterranean food …”
“We are closed this July 4th, so we will not have a wine tasting this evening.”
“Of all the drinks you could have on hot, hot summer days, nothing is quite as satisfying as a cold beer.”
“If you’re looking for some wines that will make you thrill to what you grill, we have some suggestions.”
“France is a country of rivers! Its longest river, twisting and turning through the country from its Atlantic delta in the northwest, snaking down to dissipate between Avignon and Lyon in the southeast, is the Loire! “
“The Hop Breeding Company released Mosaic in 2012, devloping it from Simcoe and Nugget-derived hops. What they were shooting for was a strong, dual-purpose hop. What they got is a Swiss Army Knife of a hoptasticness …”
“Crossing the country from west to east, France has an embarrassment of riches in its southern wine regions …”
