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Breaking News July 1st: On the 50th Anniversary of the “Judgment of Paris” Tasting (CA vs. French Wines), Virginia Wines Post the Highest Scores in All Categories, at a Blind Judging at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris!
Wine Writer Frank Morgan Reports on How Virginia Wines “Showed up–and Showed Off in Paris Wine blogger Frank Morgan (“Drink What YOU Like”) just returned from having co-organized a landmark tasting of Virginia wines in a blind tasting against comparable French counterparts, at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris. He writes, “What began as an idea […]
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Tasting Highlights from the 2026 Monticello Gold Cup and Rose’ Tasting
From left to right: Virginia Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry Katie Frazier, Competition Chair Frank Morgan, and Hark Winemaker and 2026 Monticello Cup winner AJ Greely Here are the top twelve gold medal wines from the 2026 Monticello Cup Competition (wines from wineries in the Monticello AVA), that form the Monticello Gold Case: Afton Mountain […]
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Wines of the Week: Ankida Ridge Pinot Noir Reserve 2017 and Barboursville Octagon 2015
Since I got a Coravin, a wonderful tool that extracts wine from a bottle through the cork and displaces the wine with inert argon gas, I’ve enjoyed sampling wines without having to either open or empty the bottle—I can “have my wine and drink it, too.” Recently during a cool spell, I decided to sample […]
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Wine of the Week: Veritas Petit Verdot 2019
In this wretched “winter of our discontent”, it’s vital to know you have enough full-bodied, rich red wines to last you through it. Virginia excels in producing varietal Petit Verdot, which has perfume, ripe black fruits, guts of deep but smooth tannins, and can handle oak well. Petit Verdot is also a critical component of […]
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My Favorite Wines of 2025
This was written in the course of the year, so the ones tasted first were listed first. The scoring system is at the bottom of the entry; wines are not listed in order of score. ***+ Philip Carter Winery “Cleve” 2019 This wine is the estate flagship red, a blend of 50/50 Petit Verdot and […]
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