Michael Shaps has been a trend setter in the Virginia wine scene for many years and his Blanc de Franc is another example...

 Barboursville Vineyards is a Virginia staple, putting out numerous high-quality wines within their portfolio.  This...

 If you are a wine explorer, spend some time in Virginia.  Like Napa Valley was in the 1970s and ‘80s, there are...

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 History can also be baggage, and that of Thomas Jefferson trying and failing at sustainably growing and producing vinifera...

 Virginia wineries have led the way in not only experimenting with, but also settling on, grape varieties that excel in the...

 Roussanne is notoriously difficult to grow and vinify well even in less-than-challenging locales, which Virginia is not...

 Michael Shaps may just be my favorite producer in Virginia, and his Viognier is one of the many reasons for that. ...

 We California folk call this “the other Shenandoah Valley” with tongue fully in cheek.  A wine like this...

 This wine finished at the top of a blind tasting of sixteen sparklers, garnering the most first place votes from combined...

 I have been a huge fan of Michael Shaps Viognier and was eager to try his Virginia Roussanne.  The nose shows melons,...

 Don’t be put off by some reductive aromas when cracking open this bottle initially – they will swirl off with...