Virginia

Cooper Vineyards Viognier 2010

photograph of Cooper Vineyards from Louisa Virginia bottle of 2010 Vionger - the bottle is nestled among the rocks and the aloe vera plants with a glass of the golden white wine to the left of the bottle

“Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop away from you like the leaves of Autumn.” — John Muir The days are getting shorter, the nights [...]

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Chrysalis Vineyards Viognier 2010

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“I do not know whether I was then a man dreaming I was a butterfly, or whether I am now a butterfly dreaming I am a man.” — Zhuangzi  The Chrysalis Vineyards Viognier 2010 is a dreamy bottle of wine. The aromas are hypnotic and alluring — a blend of apricots, melon, orange blossoms, peaches [...]

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Horton Vineyard Sparkling Viognier NV

bottle shot of Virginia's Charlottesville Horton Vineyards delicious Sparkling Viognier

“Doing well is the result of doing good. That’s what capitalism is all about.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson  When I received a sample of the Horton Vineyard Sparkling Viognier NV, I was a bit off-put. On the shiny black and gold label there was an amber-eyed black cat. I like pets and everything, but critters [...]

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Yes, Virginia is for Wine Lovers

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The Wine Harlot spent most of the last week in Virginia for the North American Wine Bloggers Conference held in Charlottesville. I enjoyed it so much, I’m contemplating a longer sojourn in the South. Well, except for the weather. As someone raised in the Pacific Northwest, I’m a complete weather-wimp, my climatic temperature range sweet-spot [...]

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Wine Bloggers Conference 2011

image of the wine bloggers conference a silhouette of a man standing on a wine barrel, head tipped back and with a red megaphone to his lips shouting out the wine news to the world

Things might be a bit quiet on the wine internets this week, as a couple hundred new media wine writers descend on Charlottesville, Virginia for the Wine Bloggers Conference North America (or as the elder statesman of American wine criticism Robert Parker fondly refers to us as blobbers). The highlights of the event will include a tour of Monticello, Thomas [...]

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Lovingston Winery Petit Manseng 2010

Label for Lovingston Vineyards Petit Manseng 2010

“Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.” — Aristotle Petit manseng? Virginia? Who knew? Virginia winemaking is coming into it’s own, and the Lovingston Winery Petit Manseng 2010 is a quality example wine that is being produced by “the other 46.” Petit manseng is a rare grape with origins in south-western France and is [...]

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Veritas Winery Sauvignon Blanc Reserve 2010

label of veritas winery and vineyard sauvignon blanc reserve 2010

“In vino veritas.”  –  Pliny the Elder The truth? Can you handle the truth? The truth is Veritas Winery Sauvignon Blanc Reserve 2010 is delicious. It’s a “new world” sauvignon blanc with the color of pale straw and aromas and flavors of grapefruit, lemon-chiffon, passion fruit and fresh-mown lawn with a crisp, clean finish. You [...]

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Jefferson Vineyards Viognier 2010

Photo of Jefferson Vineyards Viognier 2009 with wine glass. Copyright Swirl Sip Snark.

“Good wine is a necessity of life for me.” — Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson had a dream of native production of wine in Virginia. That dream has been realized. And realized in a big way. Jefferson is my favorite president, and this might be my favorite wine. Jefferson Vineyards Viognier 2010 is a delicious quaff that is [...]

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Boxwood Estate Topiary Rosé 2010

photograph of Boxwood Winery's Topiary Rose 2010 with a background of a painting of a red hair woman looking longingly at the bottle

“The first man to compare the cheeks of a young woman to a rose was obviously a poet; the first to repeat it was possibly an idiot.”  –  Salvador Dali No idiots at Boxwood Estate (unless of course the Wine Harlots are in the house) but there’s poetry in every glass. The Boxwood Estate Topiary Rosé 2010 [...]

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Keswick Vineyards Verdejo 2010

photograph of Keswick Vineyards Verdejo 2010 with wine glass. copyright EatonAlive 2011

“The summer night is like a perfection of thought.” — Wallace Stevens This is a perfect summer wine. Light, bright, ethereal. The Keswick Vineyards Verdejo 2010 is the color of pale gold, with crisp, clean aromas and flavors of green apple, grapefruit and fresh mown grass. Ideal for sultry summer nights on the patio. The [...]

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