Posts Tagged ‘Boxwood Winery’
Posted by The Editorial Desk / Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
Not to be outdone by the now near-constant flood of event dining opportunities, local vintners hope to take center stage during Virginia Wine Week (3/22 – 3/28).
Participating restaurants/retailers are obliged to feature at least three Virginia wines by the glass.
But many hospitality purveyors we’ve spoken to are taking the opportunity to trot out a bevy of regional pours, including:
* Capital Ale House: plan to offer Afton Mountain Vineyards Gewurztraminer (bottle only), Autumn Hill Vineyard Chardonnay ($6.95), Autumn Hill Cabernet Franc Vineyard ($7.95), 2005 Blenheim Vineyards Meritage ($8.95), Blenheim Star Chardonnay ($10.95), Burnley Vineyards Riesling ($8.95) and Green Springs Winery Sweet Rose ($6.95).
* The Dock at Lansdowne: plan to offer 2008 Horton Vineyard Viognier ($8), 2006 Barboursville Vineyards Cabernet Franc ($8), 2007 Breaux Vineyards Chere Marie ($8), Breaux Equation Merlot ($8) and 2006 Prince Michel Chardonnay ($8).
* The Majestic: plan to offer Thibaut-Janisson Blanc de Chardonnay ($18), Pollak Vineyards Cabernet Franc ($13.50), Pollak Chardonnay ($11), Boxwood Winery Boxwood blend ($14) and a wine flight ($18) featuring Thibaut-Janisson, Boxwood and White Hall Vineyards Viognier. “We have featured the wine flight before and it has been quite popular,” Majestic manager Maria Chicas said.
* Vinifera: plan to offer 2006 Horton Vineyards Viognier ($9), 2006 Gabriele Rausse Cabernet Franc ($9), 2008 Loudoun Valley Vineyard Vinifera Red and Vinifera White ($28 each per half bottle).
* Vintage 50/Vintage 51: chef Aaron McCloud assured me they’ll be pouring something from Fabbioli Cellars and said they were still vetting other potential wine partners.
* The Wine Kitchen: plan to offer Kluge Estate New World Red ($3.50 – taste, $9 – glass, $31 – bottle) , 2007 Michael Shaps Chardonnay ($3 – taste, $11 – glass, $42 – bottle) and Tarara Winery Long Bomb Edition Two ($4 – taste, $7 – glass, $28 – bottle), as well as a discounted flight ($7) featuring all three.
A Virginia Wine Marketing aide said they’ve recruited over 160 participants to date and hope to cross into the 200s before registration closes on Monday, March 15.
Meanwhile, we’d like to know: does your favorite restaurant serve Virginia wine? And if not, might this promotion entice you to sample something local?
–Warren
LoCo Lands DrinkLocalWine Conference
Posted by The Editorial Desk / Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
(Image: Dezel Quillen)
The DrinkLocalWine guys are primed to eat, drink and make merry all across Loudoun County during their 2nd annual conference, a three-day event (Apr 24-26) hosted by Lansdowne Resort.
DLW co-founder Dave McIntyre said they’re still working on firming up the conference agenda, joking, “Who knows, the way the weather is going, we might add a sledding party.”
Discussion panels are expected to delve into issues ranging from “grapes that work best for Virginia” to putting social media work to for local wineries.
Meanwhile, attendees will get to put the tasting-to-texting strategies into practice as part of an interactive “Twitter Taste-Off.”
A private reception is scheduled at Boxwood Winery (manager Rachel Martin didn’t have many more details, but said she expects to pour the 2007 Boxwood, Topiary and Rose lines) as are tasting dinners at Tuscarora Mill (Tuskie’s chef Patrick Dinh is still working on the menu, but plans wine pairings from Boxwood) and Magnolia’s at the Mill (menu TBD).
Registration opens Mar 1, with tickets running $65 (includes lunch, panels and the Twitter tasting).
–Warren