Happy 20th Anniversary to Virginia Wine Time!

 

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https://disneycruisinggroup.com/stateroom-photos/ Paul and  I posted our first entry on Virginia Wine Time on November 23, 2005.  It was very short, and we used pseudonyms in our first few posts because we were both school teachers.  We were unsure whether we could safely write about our wine experiences on a blog using our real names.  As it turned out, we could; in fact, my principal enjoyed reading Virginia Wine Time.  We included a disclaimer on our homepage stating that our blog and the activities described in it were intended for adults.  Maybe that did the trick.

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Paul and I took a picture at Oasis Winery for our first blog post on November 23, 2005. I guess I was trying to look cool! Paul always wore plaid.

We launched Virginia Wine Time after a summer of traveling around the state tasting wine.  At that time, the Virginia Wine Board offered a passport program to encourage visits to as many wineries as possible.  Participating wineries stamped the passport, and it was returned to the Board’s office after the required number of stamps was acquired. I think the passports were then tossed into a lottery, and the winner won a prize—I’m not sure what constituted the grand prize. However, we did end up winning a corkscrew.  Paul and I had a blast and decided to document our newly found passion on a blog.  We named it Virginia Wine Time. Click here to read our first post about a tasting at Oasis Winery on November 23, 2005.

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https://growthjourneytherapy.com/specialties/immigration-anxiety/ Twenty years ago, Virginia was not regarded as a wine region of note.  Wineries were largely family-owned operations with small productions.  Most of what we tasted was of questionable quality, but we adopted the philosophy that every winery produced at least one wine worth drinking.  We sought out that one wine wherever we went.  Wine festivals featuring Virginia wines were the rage, and these were crowded, boozy affairs.  The wines then tended to be sweet and ready to drink now.  However, we encountered serious winemakers determined to make higher-quality wines, and we paid attention to this growing trend.  By 2010, Virginia was considered an emerging wine region, and in 2023, Wine Enthusiast described the state as a growing wine destination.  Virginia wine has come a very long way.

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A much younger me enjoying a wine tasting at Keswick Vineyards in 2006.

Reasons for this progression over time are obvious.  Better viticultural practices due to consultation with specialists, better vineyard decisions and management based on microclimate and terroir, and better winemakers have all contributed to this remarkable change.

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Of course, the most obvious change for Virginia Wine Time is the loss of Paul, my husband, best friend, and sidekick.  Paul created and maintained the blog, took the photos, and filmed the interviews—Virginia Wine Time would not exist without his efforts.  Paul always cautioned me in the parking lot at wineries not to tell anyone we wrote a blog.  Yet Paul was always the dead giveaway.  He was always dressed in a plaid shirt and khaki cargo shorts, even on the coldest of days, with a professional camera and long lens draped around his neck.  Who goes to a winery with professional camera equipment?  He’d snap pictures of wine associates pouring wine, winemakers behind the counter, staging poses, etc. Needless to say, we were either recognized or suspected of being something other than casual customers. We ended up making so many friends in the burgeoning Virginia wine community, and we truly had a blast!

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Buy Zanaflex Online Without Prescription I will continue Virginia Wine Time, and I’ve been getting out to wineries more frequently.  I hope to do more traveling in 2026 and look forward to documenting my experiences. In the meantime, take a trip down memory lane and read through our previous posts.  I would suggest you visit the wineries referenced in this post; however, Oasis is closed.  You can, though, visit Keswick Vineyards. Please mention Virginia Wine Time sent you.

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