Persepolis stairs of the Apadana relief art

The Invention of Wine

While it wasn’t until the excavation of the Areni-1 winery in Armenia (2007-2010) that we found the earliest evidence of wine production which dates to 4100 BC, the actual true date of the invention of wine has yet to be pinpointed as of yet.  There is evidence reaching…

Silhouette of Pennsylvania state with "PA" on it, overlaid on a Pennsylvania winegrowing region

Pennsylvania Wine Month

It is Pennsylvania Wine Month, a state where no matter your location, you are within a 1 hour drive of a winery.  The state boasts over 200 wineries and an annual production of 1 million+ gallons of wine.  Recently wines from the state have seen international recognition by winning…

Silhouette of Virginia state with "VA" written overlaid over a wine region in Virginia

Virginia Wine Month

Let’s talk a little about the history of wine in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Settlers in Jamestown had such high hopes for Virginia to become a large source for British wine consumption that a law was signed into effect in 1619 requiring each male settler to plant and…

California’s Native Grape

It’s California Wine Month!  What better way to celebrate than to kick it off by learning about California’s native grape. It is a common misunderstanding that Zinfandel is the native California grape.  In fact, Zinfandel is actually Primitivo from Italy – or wait… is Primitivo Zinfandel from California? …