Tagged With: Old House Vineyards
Bill Nye Develops Carbon Sequestration Technology Using Booze, Bubbles, and Bloggers
Everyone involved had so much fun with last year’s blind tasting of Virginia sparkling wines that Frank Morgan decided to organize a second annual tasting. This year, in addition to Frank, Paul and Warren, and Grape Envy Guy and I (the holdovers from last year), the tasters included Allan, Melissa, Anthony, Megan (who writes about … Continue reading
Giant Mutant Bishop Terrorizes Countryside
On yet another bizarrely warm winter day in Virginia, we pulled the Winery Assault Vehicle down the long driveway to Old House Vineyards. Can you believe it’s been almost a whole year since the last time we tasted here? Since the last trip, the chess set apparently ate really, really well and got bigger. That’s … Continue reading
Linguists Erroneously Translate Wine as Bostonian for “Very Butt”, Controversy Ensues
Grape Envy Guy has been sick for more than a week now, and let me tell you, he’s not a good sick person. No one likes being sick, and I get that, but I’m of the leave me the heck alone after you make sure there’s soup int eh house school of sick people. GEG … Continue reading
Yes, I Said “Spinning My Tassels”
If you look at where Old House Vineyards is on the Virginia wine map, it kind of looks like it’s off all by itself in the middle of nowhere. The thing is, it’s actually not that isolated and they’re really close to the main highways through the area (routes 3 and 29). Culpeper is also … Continue reading
A Party In Every Bottle
With a name like Bacchanalia, how could I not title the post this way… Old House Vineyards is a place where we frequently find ourselves. We know their wines well, and often open one of them when we’re looking for a wine that doesn’t demand too much of us – after all, since they’re very … Continue reading
A Surprisingly Green Evening
As is true with many in Virginia, cabernet franc is a common wine opened in our home. It’s found all over the state, and it grows very well here. Since it was a wine we’d never had as a varietal before moving to VA, it took us a bit of time to get used to, … Continue reading
Bubbles, Bubbles Everywhere
When we visited the Eastern Shore in the fall with Frank (from Drink What You Like) and his wife Acada & Paul and Warren(from Virginia Wine Time), one of the topics we spent some time talking about was VA Sparkling wines. We all thought Virginia had some nice sparkling options, but we all also expressed … Continue reading
It’s Picnic Time
Old House Vineyards is our closest winery and, as such, is a place where we often meet up with friends. Recently we joined some friends there for a wine tasting and a picnic. Given the summer we’ve been having in VA, you’ve got to take advantage of bearable temperatures whenever they occur to spend a … Continue reading
Red + Green = Interesting Wine
I’ve long had a complex relationship with cabernet franc. When Grape Envy Guy and I first moved to VA and started trying local wines, we found that most wineries offered one. Cab franc was a new wine for us, however, as I’d never had it as a primary grape before. This peppery, tannic wine was … Continue reading
Red Wine for White Wine Drinkers (WBW #67)
This Wine Blogging Wednesday is a first for us, but when I read the theme on Joe Robert’s 1 Wine Dude blog, I couldn’t resist taking part. After all, while I drink both red and white wines regularly, I tend to gravitate towards the reds, so I like it when those I hang out with … Continue reading
Food Can Make the Most of Wine
I recently rearranged our wine storage, and in the process, I found a few bottles we’d forgotten about. One of these was the ’08 Old House Vineyards vidal blanc. To be honest, I’m not sure why we had a bottle of this since it’s not a favorite of ours, but it was there, and I … Continue reading
Any Port in a Snowstorm
We’re regular visitors to Old House Vineyards. Because of this, we’ve come to know the family that own the winery, the winemaker, and the other regular players in the tasting room. What this means is that we sometimes get to hear about wines before they’re actually available. Their recently released port-style dessert wine (made from … Continue reading
Let’s Get Vertical
Recently, Grape Envy Guy and I gathered some friends together to take part in a blind vertical tasting. He and I have done vertical tastings before, but none of our friends had. It was, however, the first time Grape Envy and I had ever done a blind tasting, so we thought it would be fun … Continue reading
Bacchus is back!
The last time we were at Old House Vineyards they had run out of their Bacchanalia, their big red blend. They’ve since released the new edition. It’s a blend of cab franc, chambourcin, and tannat from 2007, although they still aren’t including vintage years on the bottle for this wine. This is the 3rd edition … Continue reading
A favorite place to hang out
Recently I talked about how I thought The Winery at La Grange would be a great place to hang out and spend some time. Today I want to tell you about another winery where we do hang out and spend some time: Old House Vineyards. Old House was among the first wineries we spent time … Continue reading
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