by Aubrey Mead | Jan 21, 2020 | Wine Store
It may surprise you to know that Washington DC is the gateway to wine country. That's right! One of the country's best wine regions is only an hour away, nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Escape the city bustle and enjoy a slower pace at Twin Oaks Taproom Winery,...
by Aubrey Mead | Jun 6, 2018 | Wine Store
In the world of wine, it seems like red and white get all of the attention. Somewhere lost in the middle lay the unheralded world of rose wines. While not gathering the lion's share of attention, there is something that a good rose wine delivers that its cousins...
by Aubrey Mead | May 22, 2018 | Wine Store
Believe it or not, the blooming vineyards that we see throughout Long Island were primarily utilized for potato farming as recently as 50 years ago. However, this all changed during the 1970s when a Cornell University research team determined that the rare climate in...
by Aubrey Mead | Mar 8, 2018 | Wine Store
Alcohol is and remains one of the great culinary and cultural constants throughout the world. With so many different types of alcohol from which to choose, you’re going to want to shop somewhere with a global perspective on and love of liquor in all its forms. The...
by Aubrey Mead | Jan 19, 2018 | Wine Store
Italy is home to some of the oldest wine-producing regions in the world. Even before the Romans expanded to control all of Italy, Greek and Etruscan settlers had begun cultivating grapes. Grape cultivation began with simply identifying wild grapes. They then began to...