We are also happy to announce that our final vineyard visit, on Sunday morning, will almost be worth the trip in itself. Jim Law of Linden Vineyards has agreed to host us, which should be a remarkable experience. As Jancis Robinson put it in a recent article in the Financial Times: “A key figure in raising standards in [...]
March 22, 2012
Saturday BYO: BBQ at North Gate Vineyard
The Saturday night BYO dinner has become a tradition at TasteCamp, with attendees bringing a special bottle or three to share with one another. With stratospheric prices being offered by local restaurants, we started thinking about what makes that night really special: being with other wine lovers who want to have a good time and share [...]
March 22, 2012
Accommodations: The National Conference Center
We have a block of rooms reserved for us at the National Conference Center, located on a campus in Leesburg, Virginia, only 12 miles from Dulles Airport. We have secured reasonable room rates that include a full breakfast Saturday and Sunday mornings.
March 16, 2012
TasteCamp 2012 Northern Virginia (May 4-6)
The organizers of TasteCamp are proud to announce that after exploring the regions of Long Island, the Finger Lakes and Niagara (U.S. and Canada), the event will hold its fourth edition in Northern Virginia wine country on May 4-6, 2012. Several important partners and sponsors have confirmed their participation and are working together to create an exceptional opportunity to discover the very best that Virginia wine has to offer.
The 2012 program will feature the combination of vineyard visits, grand tastings, conversations with winemakers and camaraderie that has made the event so successful over the last three years. Participants will also take part in what has become a TasteCamp tradition, a BYO dinner where wine lovers share special bottles in a freestyle evening of discovery and one-upmanship.
TasteCamp founder and New York Cork Report executive editor Lenn Thompson said that there was much reason for the event to head for the vineyards of Virginia: “The 2011 Wine Bloggers Conference was a great opportunity for both Virginia and bloggers, but I wanted to bring TasteCamp to Northern Virginia to offer a truly immersive experience. We want attendees to eat, drink, sleep and breathe Virginia wine for three days. It’s of course impossible to fully explore a region in just a weekend, but that doesn’t stop us from trying.”
Over its three first years, TasteCamp has generated significant attention for the wine regions where it has taken place, generating dozens of stories and articles every year. It also offers emerging wine regions an exceptional opportunity to have their wines tasted by a passionate outside audience that brings a different light to local wine production and creates new conversations with local winemakers.
March 22, 2012
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