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IN “PURSUIT” OF WINE…
Ten years ago when I started this blog, Instagram did not exist. Twitter was the primary social platform where I began posting the...
Stacy Brooks
Nov 13, 20192 min read


#WCW: Q&A WITH VA WINEMAKER KATIE HENLEY
After recently attending an event where I had the pleasure of hearing from numerous female winemakers around the nation, I was inspired...
Stacy Brooks
Jul 16, 20194 min read


SO FRESH, SO CLEAN: NEW CANNED WINE ON THE SCENE
Over the last few years a new wine craze has cropped up – and then been poured into a can. Beer, yes. But, wine? I don’t know about you...
Stacy Brooks
May 9, 20192 min read


STILL…SIP WITH ME SUNDAYS ON INSTAGRAM
Please be sure to follow me on Instagram at @VAWineKnow and see my stories and posts from my many Sip with me Sunday winery excursions...
Stacy Brooks
Dec 13, 20181 min read


SIP SUNDAY: QUATTRO GOOMBAS
It was a great Sunday on the Virginia wine trail this week as I got out to visit a good friend at Quattro Goombas winery and brewery to...
Stacy Brooks
Feb 14, 20172 min read


SIP WITH ME SUNDAYS
Football season is going to be over soon, so what are we going to do now with all of our free Sunday’s? Well, that’s easy for me to...
Stacy Brooks
Jan 27, 20171 min read


SIP SUNDAY: THE WINE RESERVE
Today, for my first “Sip with me Sunday“, I visited the brand new Wine Reserve at Waterford – tasting room and vineyard in Loudoun...
Stacy Brooks
Jan 22, 20171 min read


TOP 5 VA WINE GIFTS TO GIVE
Greetings everyone, and happy holidays! I absolutely love the holidays. It’s a wonderful time to celebrate faith, family, and friends...
Stacy Brooks
Dec 7, 20163 min read


VIRGINIA WINE & CHARITY: PERFECT COMBINATION
Many of you may know that in addition to my marketing career and wine life, I founded and run a charity called Cindy’s Legacy. For those...
Stacy Brooks
Mar 1, 20162 min read


MY 2015 WINERY YEAR IN PICTURES
Greetings wine friends! Unfortunately I have not been able to spend as much time blogging as I used to, but rest assured I am still...
Stacy Brooks
Dec 23, 20151 min read
HEARD IT ON THE RADIO (IN MY DONNA SUMMER VOICE)
I had the pleasure of being interviewed earlier this week on March 17th by Rob Barnett of VinVillage Radio. Based in California,...
Stacy Brooks
Mar 20, 20151 min read


REDISCOVERING DELAPLANE – THREE FOX & DELAPLANE CELLARS
This past weekend my sister and I decided to take a little drive out West to Delaplane, Virginia in Fauquier County. I really love this...
Stacy Brooks
Feb 15, 20153 min read


BREAUX AND THE VINE @ 868
Every month 868 Estate Vineyards hosts “The Vine”, a women’s only wine pairing event, usually held the second to last Thursday of the...
Stacy Brooks
Jul 24, 20143 min read


FOR THE LOVE OF WINE
The first weekend of April 2014 was the one of the first relatively nice weekends in a long time. No snow, no rain, not a cloud in the...
Stacy Brooks
Apr 8, 20142 min read


A SOUTHERN ADVENTURE TO THE NORTHERN NECK
I have lived in the state of Virginia for my entire life. I was born and raised in Fairfax and Loudoun Counties, attended college in...
Stacy Brooks
Jan 19, 20143 min read


VIRGINIA WOMEN & WINE WEEKEND
This past weekend a group of Virginia wine loving ladies, who mostly communicate via Twitter, Facebook and Blogs, got social in-person...
Stacy Brooks
Nov 18, 20133 min read


STONE TOWER – IT’S ALL ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE
Throughout my wine adventures, I write a lot about the overall experience of tasting wine and visiting the many Virginia vineyards. My...
Stacy Brooks
Aug 4, 20132 min read


WHAT WAS FOUND AT LOST CREEK
The last time I visited Lost Creek Vineyard in Leesburg was during that awful “snowmaggedon.” It was February 2010 and we were already...
Stacy Brooks
Jun 3, 20132 min read


TASTING ROOM OR ROMPER ROOM?
Today’s blog post is going to be short and sweet. I’d really just like to pose a question out to those of you in the wine blogging...
Stacy Brooks
Mar 16, 20132 min read


A VIRGINA WINE KNOW TAKES ON NAPA
It was due time for the Virginia Wine Know to stir things up a bit and head out West for a weekend in California wine country. Last week...
Stacy Brooks
Nov 26, 20123 min read
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