Closing Out 2022
What’s Been Going On. Well, 2022 is coming to end, dear readers. In this, my first year of retirement, I thoroughly enjoyed driving around the Commonwealth with Kim, meeting winery owners, growers, wine makers, and staff. Much is going on in the state – lots of experimentation with varietals and blends to see what works best in the unique climate that is Virginia. For example, we applaud Justin Montifalco’s work with Rkatsiteli and Saperavi blends, Adam McTaggart’s work with Carménère at Casanel, and Kerem Baki’s work with Fer Servadou at Hillsborough Vineyards. We began the year by interviewing Annette Boyd of the Virginia Wine Marketing Office. She offered many useful perspectives on the state of the industry and anticipated publication of the Virginia Wine Vision Statement which happened in March. We hope to start off 2023 by visiting with Annette again. We spent some time in Loudoun County this year and made the acquaintance with the Loudoun Winery Association.