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Shenandoah Valley wineries

From Where2Now.com and Friend of DLW John Griffin: "On our first morning, we set off to explore the wonderful world of Virginia’s wineries. Touring wineries is something I love to do because you can learn a great deal about an area’s agriculture by the way it grows grapes and then treats that precious fruit once it’s off the vine."

October 25 Virginia wine tasting

Friend of DLW Dezel Quillen reports that a panel of wine bloggers will hold a virtual tasting and discussion with six of the Monticello Wine Trail's top producers on Oct. 25. This is a one of a kind event, says Dezel, and sounds quite impressive.

Virginia wine month

From friend of DLW Frank Morgan at the Drink What You Like blog: "Although this month marks the 22nd anniversary of Virginia Wine Month, this year is especially important as Virginia prepares to host two important wine events in 2011 – the Wine Bloggers Conference in Charlottesville, and the Wineries Unlimited Convention in Richmond."

Virginia wine comes of age

From DLW co-founder Dave McIntrye: "Does your impression of Virginia wine date back to an unfortunate taste 10 or 20 years ago, in a store or at a sweltering festival somewhere in hunt country? Mine did, but I kept tasting, as Virginia wines kept getting better. Unfortunately, I'm not at all convinced that most people have continued to taste and keep an open mind about Virginia wine."

Virginia wine documentary

A new film from Charlottesville based Silverthorn Films titled "Vintage: The Winemaker's Year" documents that exponential growth of the Virginia wine industry.

Virginia wine

Thomas Jefferson on Virginia wine

30 days of blogginess from the Drink What You Like blog, featuring the third president, who was a regional pioneer even before he became president.

Virginia wine

Music and Virginia wine

Friend of DLW Todd Godbout at the Wine Compass blog has come up with MyJoogTV, where winemakers and musicians discuss business. This episode: bluegrass band Cadillac Sky with Jordan Harris, the winemaker at Virginia's Tarara Vineyard & Winery.

Virginia wine

Virginia wine industry

Virginia wine sales were up 8 percent in 2009, and the marketing office expects about 15 new wineries to launch this year. This includes wineries that are still aging their wine, and not yet open for touring.

Virginia wine

Virgina wine documentary

Cathy Harding at C-Ville weekly reports that Vintage, a feature-length documentary and two-year labor of love about the Virginia wine business, will debut in October.

Virginia wine

Colorado-Virginia wine tasteoff

Jake Harkins of the Colorado Wino blog and Frank Morgan of Virginia's Drink What You Like will hold Virginia vs. Colorado Wine Smack Down II on Aug. 24.

Virginia wine, Colorado wine