Ever wonder why one wine is so different than another? Have trouble deciding which wines you like best, and explaining why? Do you hear a lot of wine jargon that you don’t really understand? Join wine educator, Ann Czaja, DipWSET, to explore Old and New World Chardonnay styles. One of the wine world’s most versatile […]
Ever wonder why one wine is so different than another? Have trouble deciding which wines you like best, and explaining why? Do you hear a lot of wine jargon that you don’t really understand? Join us for the next Sip and Learn session at DuCard. Hooray for Rosé! Join wine educator, Ann Czaja, DipWSET, for […]
Join wine educator, Ann Czaja, DipWSET for a guided tasting of Old and New world Cabernet Franc wines. Cabernet Franc thrives in Virginia to produce some stellar wines. In the Old World it’s a blending grape in Bordeaux and a single varietal star in Loire, but Cabernet Franc is steadily gaining traction in New World […]
Pinot Gris? Pinot Grigio? Are they the same grape? What gives? The Burgundy native is popping up on more tasting menus at Virginia vineyards. Let’s start the conversation and understand the differences while sipping old and new world examples. Pinot Gris is a pink-skinned mutation of Pinot Noir. The adjective Gris is French for "gray", and refers to […]
Unfortunately, due to flooding we are canceling the WE&E Rosé class. Ann Czaja, DipWSET and master chocolatier, is a displaced Virginian working diligently to return south. She’s honored to be the educator in residence (even though it’s a bit of a haul from home base) at DuCard. Sharing her passion for wine brings her great […]
