Closing Out 2021

 

December 31, 2021.

Our household has been dealing with COVID-19, quarantine, and self-isolation during the month of December.  The Holidays were awful for us this year and traveling to any wineries was out of the question for our own well-being and the health of others.  But as we are now coming out of the bad times, at least for now, and anticipating a better 2022, we are looking back over the year 2021 particularly reflecting on our experiences in wine. 

Since we inaugurated the Sabin Wine Journeys blog in May, we have documented 19 separate winery visits, and blog-posted about the 87 wines we sampled.  I notice that Kim tends to sample less but buy more than I do.  Here are the wines we highlighted from our travels this year:

Chardonnay.

Old Farm Winery at Hartland 2020

Winery at Bull Run 2019

Grace Estates 2017 Captain John

Petit Manseng.

Winery at La Grange 2019

White Hall 2017

Pinot Grigio.

Barboursville 2019

Stone Mountain 2019

Other:

Windridge (Maryland) 2020 Albarino

Winery at Bull Run 2018 Meritage

Winery at La Grange 2019 Benoni

White Hall 2020 Sugar Ridge White

White Hall 2020 Breakheart Rosé

Grace Estates 2017 Estate Le Gras Cuvé

Prince Michel 2017 Silver Creek Petit Verdot

Please stick with us in 2022.  We have some special items in the works for the new year and of course we plan to continue exploring the wines of the Commonwealth. 

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