Rappahannock Co, VA — Sheep-guarding llamas, heritage breed chickens, honey bees, heirloom fruits and vegetables, and native plants all take center stage at the 2011 Rappahannock County Farm Tour, September 24 – 25, 20ll. Rappahannock County, Virginia is located just 65 miles west of Washington, DC in some of the most [...]
Filed under: Events, Farms and Farmers, Gardening, Gourmet Food, Hotels and Country Inns, Land Conservation and Environmental Stewardship, Local Products, Rappahannock County, Restaurants, Shops and Boutiques, Wineries on September 21st, 2011 | No Comments »
It is clearly obvious that our beautiful region has some of the most amazing Inns and B&Bs in the country. From small one to two bedroom B&B’s to large resorts — the Piedmont has it all.
Nestled in the quaint village of Middleburg is the Hunt Country inspired Red Fox Inn & Tavern. Established in 1728, [...]
Filed under: Events, Farms and Farmers, Fauquier County, Gourmet Food, History and Historic Places, Hotels and Country Inns, Local Products, Loudoun County, Restaurants on July 19th, 2011 | No Comments »
I was recently invited to take a tour of Lansdowne Resort in Leesburg, Va. I’ve often wondered what resorts in the Piedmont would be like. As you can imagine, most of the resorts that you hear about are along our beautiful East Coast near the ocean, or in the mountains where there are about 100 [...]
Filed under: Gourmet Food, Hotels and Country Inns, Local Products, Loudoun County, Restaurants on June 10th, 2011 | No Comments »
Following on the success of last year’s promotion, the Virginia Wine Industry is set to dazzle with the 2nd Annual Wine by the Glass event, Love by the Glass, March 18-27. This week coincides with Virginia Wine Week. Sounds like a good match!
Just to make certain you totally understand the breadth of possibilities of the [...]
Filed under: Events, Hotels and Country Inns, Local Products, News, Piedmont Regions, Restaurants, Wineries on March 10th, 2011 | 1 Comment »
It’s that wonderful time of the year when we focus our energy on staying warm and then hit the OOPS button as in Valentine’s Day is almost here. This Cupid affair is one that few want to miss, and restaurants and inns have cooked up special programs and meals to help us plan accordingly. Since [...]
Filed under: Events, Gourmet Food, History and Historic Places, Hotels and Country Inns, Local Products, News, Piedmont Regions, Restaurants, Wineries on February 1st, 2011 | 2 Comments »
We’ve read plenty about the health benefits of drinking wine. How about participating in a half marathon for a charity and topping it off with multiple events in Virginia Wine Country? Impossible, you say. No, actually quite possible, and an already popular program.
When the Virginia Wine Country Half Marathon (Saturday, June 4) was announced, it [...]
Filed under: Events, Gourmet Food, Hotels and Country Inns, Local Products, Loudoun County, News, Wineries on January 19th, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Let us wish you all, our faithful readers, a wonderful holiday season. Our region continues to provide so many presents for everyone. We have it all. We are most fortunate.
Our best wishes.
Filed under: Events, Farms and Farmers, Gardening, Gourmet Food, Hotels and Country Inns, Local Products, News, Piedmont Regions, Restaurants, Shops and Boutiques, Sponsor, Wineries on December 23rd, 2010 | No Comments »
It’s that time of year again — when you get that warm, fuzzy feeling of excitement and love for the friends and family around you. But in the hustle and bustle of the holiday season we sometimes lose track of that excitement, or maybe we get too wrapped up in it! Whatever point you may [...]
Filed under: Albemarle County, Events, Gourmet Food, Hotels and Country Inns, Local Products, Restaurants, Shops and Boutiques on November 23rd, 2010 | No Comments »
It’s time for the Montpelier Hunt Races, and we at the Piedmont Virginian are very excited! Once again, we have the honor of sponsoring the Tailgate Competition at the races this year and we hope to see all of you there! Be sure to seek us out and say hello! We love meeting and mingling [...]
Filed under: Culpeper County, Events, History and Historic Places, Hotels and Country Inns, Local Products, Madison County, Orange County, Wineries on November 4th, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Spring is so busy, we are bustling with Spring Races, Festivals, Garden Week, Morel Hunting and so much more, but as always I am looking forward to the next season. Things get a little slower in the Summer, it is about time off, Family Events and taking extra time to enjoy the area. The Piedmont has [...]
Filed under: Art, Artists, and Galleries, Events, Farms and Farmers, Gardening, Gourmet Food, History and Historic Places, Hotels and Country Inns, Local Products, News, Piedmont Regions, Restaurants, Shops and Boutiques, Wineries on May 7th, 2010 | No Comments »
