Top 100 red wines of Virginia&rsquos Eastern Shore

Discover the top 100 best red wines of Virginia&rsquos Eastern Shore of Virginia&rsquos Eastern Shore as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the red wines that are popular of Virginia&rsquos Eastern Shore and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Discovering the wine region of Virginia&rsquos Eastern Shore

The wine region of Virginia&rsquos Eastern Shore is located in the region of Virginia of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Church Creek or the Domaine Church Creek produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Virginia&rsquos Eastern Shore are Petit Verdot, Chardonnay and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Virginia&rsquos Eastern Shore often reveals types of flavors of oak, red fruit or spices and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, non oak or microbio.

We currently count 1 estates and châteaux in the of Virginia&rsquos Eastern Shore, producing 7 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Virginia&rsquos Eastern Shore go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian.

News from the vineyard of Virginia&rsquos Eastern Shore

Couple arrested in Croatia over €1.6m wine heist

A man and woman carried out the ‘meticulously planned’ theft at the Atrio hotel and restaurant in western Spain back in October. They made off with a bottle of 1806 Château D’Yquem and a large haul of Domaine de la Romanée Conti after breaking into Atrio’s famous cellar. That sparked a nine-month international manhunt. Police in Spain teamed up with Interpol and Europol, plus authorities in Romania and the Netherlands, to track a pair of suspects down. They eventually swooped on a 29-year-old Me ...

Jenson Button makes foray into the spirits world with blended Scotch

The new blend, jointly developed by Button and Taiwan-based drinks consultant George Koutsakis, is named after the historic process of designing and hand building the bodywork for a luxury car. It brings together malt and grain whiskies from the five main regions of Scotland: Islay, Campbeltown, Speyside, the Highlands and the Lowlands, before being married together and extra matured in ex-sherry casks and finally bottled at 46% Button, who also last year revived the fortunes of the formerly def ...

Decanter Fine Wine Encounter makes its New York debut

Decanter held its first US event a few days ago – a Fine Wine Encounter featuring some 50 highly prestigious names who brought their most iconic bottles, four expert masterclasses and a chance to sample a selection of DWWA award-winning wines. The venue was Manhatta, a restaurant and events space in New York’s Financial District, which has the advantage of being on the 60th floor, affording jaw-dropping views across the city and the rivers, with a birds-eye view of the Statue of Liberty and a ra ...