Dec 11, 2019 | Wine
By Bob Lipinski With just over 275 wineries within seven grape-growing areas, Virginia ranks fifth in the nation for wine grape production. The first recorded wine production in the United States took place in Virginia soon after the British established a colony there...
Nov 20, 2019 | Wine
By Bob Lipinski Italy is one vast vineyard, stretching from Piedmont in the north to Sicily in the south. It is divided into 20 grape-growing regions and over 8,100 villages. There are over 2,000 varieties of Italian wine and more than 1,000 different grape varieties....
Oct 18, 2019 | Wine
By Bob Lipinski “A glass of wine is a great refreshment after a hard day’s work.” (Ludwig Van Beethoven, 1770–1827, German composer) Sweet wines are meant for after-dinner consumption…right? Well, yes, and no. There are some sweet and some not so, that are served...
Sep 22, 2019 | Beer
By Bob Lipinski India Pale Ale (IPA), although first brewed around 1760 in England, has seen somewhat of a resurgence among craft brewers beginning in the 1990s. Accounts of IPAs origins vary, but most agree that in the late 1700s and early 1800s British brewers began...
Aug 22, 2019 | Wine
By Bob Lipinski Rioja is grape-growing region in the northeastern part of Spain in a 75 mile stretch of land along the Ebro River. It is close to the western Pyrenees, about 250 miles south of Bordeaux, France. Rioja takes its name from Rio Oja, a mountain stream that...
Bob Lipinski, author of 10 books; writes, consults, and conducts training seminars on Wine, Spirits, and Food and is available for speaking engagements.
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