I don’t know if “old vine” vineyards produce wines of any specific characteristic. I’ve tasted a whole bunch of them over the years and walked through a number of such vineyards. But I just can’t say what to expect from any vineyard labeled “old vine”.

However, I can say with some surety that the historic [...]

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It’s notable that as alcohol wholesalers and their advocates defend the three tier system and attempts to prevent any changes or reforms to that system, we see less and less reference to the system’s ability to prevent minors from obtaining alcohol. When the direct shipping debate took off in the early 1990s and up [...]

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The sticks by which we measure success and utility vary widely, don’t you think?
Consider wine. A wine might be considered successful or useful on a scale of 1-100 or with five stars or with a fortunately combination of adjective. You can measure a wine’s success by looking at its sales or its regularly increasing [...]

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One is never too far from Thomas Jefferson when in Charlottesville, Virginia. His greats works surround the city in the from of Monticello and the University of Virginia. He is the city’s apparent mascot and his name helps promote many an idea, service and product in this neck of the woods.
But for those at [...]

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What I’ve learned at the 2011 Wine Bloggers Conference…So Far
1. The choice of Charlottesville for the location of the conference is an inspired one. Not only is it a town filled with gracious and proud folks, but it oozes history. And for a long-time student of American history, it’s actually kind of difficult [...]

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