Sweet on Local Dessert Wines

When exploring the greatly improving local wine scene, it's easy to focus on dry table wines - the most dramatic improvement - and lose sight of dessert wines. Stickies have always been a staple of local wines, but they are improving too. Check out my column in this week's Washington Post  Food secction for a story of innovation and wines that are often overlooked. As Jim Law of Linden Vineyards says, "They demand your attention, but they come at a point in the dinner when no one wants to pay attention."

This is my final column in a month-long series about local wines - well, sort of. It seems my local focus has ruffled some feathers among readers, so next week I'll answer charges that I've been "pandering" to local winemakers. Stay tuned ...

Comments

[A LeGault]

Oh, boo hoo to those complaining about your support of local wines. As a winery management professional, I recently moved back to Napa for a great job, but continue to promote those VA winemakers/wineries who are producing outstanding wines....Jim Law being the leader of the pack! As I see it, the main difference between VA and CA is that the wine establishment still won't recognize the growth in quality of VA wines. Hang in there, Dave...although admittedly, I will be letting you know about the small lot production of wines at Black Stallion Winery on the Silverado Trail, where I now work. (couldn't help myself!)

[Dave McIntyre]

Ill look forward to trying those wines, too!