January 30, 2008
The question of today is how do you match food and wine?
Most people don’t have any idea of how to match the right foods with the exact wine compliments. But the fact of the matter is, Wine goes really well with Food.
What we’ve realized, over the years, is that we don’t have to stick to the old way of doing things, like red wine with red meat. That’s old and we have a brand new way of doing things, in 2008.
Consider the fact that we have so many kinds of foods and wines to choose from. For example, we have Asian foods, American foods, Soul foods, Chinese food, Persian foods, Indian foods, and much much more.
Now think of all the different types of wines that we have to choose from: Barbera, Cabernet France, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay Grenache, Malbec , Merlot, Mourvedre, Nebbiolo, Petite Sirah, Pinot Noir, Riesling, Sangiovese, Sauvignon Blanc, Syrah and much much more.
You have tons of room for experimentation and expression of your own personality when trying to pair together wine and food.
One of the main ideas we recommend you trying is to go to a wine tasting. There are allot of vineyard tours that will allow you to taste which flavors of wine best fit your personality.
Lets put this plan into action and see what happens.
January 25, 2008
For those of you who don’t know, wine comes from the grapevine. As a matter of fact, the grapevine is the source of all wine. Grapes are the largest fruit grown on earth. And in order to grow the perfect grapes, for the most classical wines, the vineyard must have certain climate conditions.
Extreme cold weather kills grapevines. Humidity promotes grapevine disease. Warm, dry summers are perfect weather climates for grapevines. Mild winters are mostly preferred.
We have considered many factors while growing our grapevines; the soil chemistry and type, drainage, fertility, the topography, and sun exposure. All of this information will give us information on the type of vine density, vine variety, row direction and much much more.
We’ve done our homework.
We have the best wines!
The Shenandoah Vally Wine Growers Association is one of the top wine association.
January 22, 2008
The Shenandoah Valley Wine Country board of directors would like to thank all it’s members for their dedication and participation to our association. 2007 was a great year and 2008 will be even better.
We are looking forward to allot of nice, extravagant events this year. We want to provide the best wine there is. We are open for suggestions and are looking for feedback from our members.
We also want to make sure we utilize all of resources and all of our partners. Just as a reminder, our wines are being used in several wine gifts of our partners. Feel free to observe how this works.
Get ready for fun, enjoyable 2008
January 14, 2008
The Shenandoah Valley Wine Growers Association is a nonprofit regional trade association with an active membership of wineries and business and folks interested in wine. The Association’s vision is to lead in the promotion and protection of Shenandoah Valley as the finest winegrowing region in the world; to enhance the future of Shenandoah Valley through the preservation and enhancement of its resources: its land, wines and people; create a unified voice to advocate the common interests of our members; and to meet the challenges of our dynamic, global industry with innovation and integrity.
Shenandoah wineries and supporting businesses are encouraged to join the SVWGA. To obtain information on how to become a member please e-mail us at info@shenandoahvalleywinecountry.org
Tours
Oh Shenandoah! Virginia ’s Shenandoah Wine Country (SWX) welcomes visitors with exciting things to see and do: Wine Tours & Tasting, Civil War battlefields, Caverns, antiques, Antebellum Plantations with unique Inns, B&B’s and Restaurants.
Tucked between the Blue Ridge Mountains on the east and the Allegheny Mountains , Shenandoah Wine Country is about an hour’s drive west of Washington , DC and includes some of Virginia ’s best wineries. Superior dining, unique attractions and accommodations of every kind can be found along the Shenandoah wine country Trial.
From the north, the Shenandoah Wine Country Trail (SWX) begins at Veramar Vineyard near Berryville, then meanders to Deer Meadow Vineyard near Winchester , North Mountain Vineyard in Toms Brook, Shenandoah Vineyards & Winery in Edinburg , and Cave Ridge Winery in Conicville. Most are within a half hour of each other along a stretch of I-81 with Berryville and Winchester on the north and Toms Brook, Edinburg , and New Market on the south. You’ll pass by beautiful scenery along a path trod by Native Americans, Future presidents and civil War generals.
Following the Shenandoah Wine Country Trail (SWX) you’ll wind through the Blue Ridge Mountains along the fabled Shenandoah River . Here, most of the wineries are smaller, family run and relatively close together. The trail is more quaint than rugged and truly reflects the translation of the Native American work Shenandoah meandering “daughter of the stars.” Enjoy this beautiful valley as you travel through Clarke, Warren , Frederick , and Shenandoah Counties .
So come and visit our wineries in Shenandoah Wine Country (SWX) and sample our wines. Each is a taste of season past: the snows of winter; April showers; summer sunshine; and crisp fall nights. Come for the wine—stay for the experience.
For more information about our membership, please visit our Wine Growers Membership Page.