Tag Archives: red wine

  • Wine for the summer

    2018 Summer Wine List

    Wine for the summer

    Grab a glass of wine that you can chill to enjoy outside in the hot summer months.

    Best Wine to DrinkΒ  This Summer

    While wine is good all year round, some wines hold up better in the summer heat than others. Whether your go-to wine is a heavy red you can’t bring yourself to drink in the summer or you’re just dying to know what the trendiest wines will be, read on to see the best wine for the summer.

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  • Red Wine Grapes in Virginia

    Red Wine Grapes for Virginia Soil

    Which Red Wine Grapes Grow Best in Virginia?

    If you’re looking to start a vineyard, you probably have some questions about red wine grapes in Virginia. What grapes grow well? Should I grow red or white? When will the vines produce fruit? Every area has grapes that flourish and others that falter based on the weather, altitude, geography, and soil. While Virginia’s mild climate allows many grapes to grow well, some wine grapes grow better in Virginia than others. If you have questions about what red wine grapes to grow in Virginia, here’s a guide to the best varieties. Continue reading

  • Biodynamic Wine

    New Trend, Old Method

    Biodynamic Farming is no new science or view on farming. In all reality, it dates back to the 1920’s and a man named Rudolf Steiner. Steiner was, in a way, a renaissance man. Continue reading

  • Wineries and Vineyards

    Natural Wine

    Natural Wine movement

    It is no doubt that the natural food movement has taken the United States by Storm. From Trader Joe’s to Whole Foods, people are making their food and what’s in it a priority. Food in America has gone through quite the cycle. At one point in time, food was generally purchased locally, because that is just how it worked. Continue reading