Save the Bay, Local Action and Local Food

Tuesday, March 9th you have the opportunity to help the Save the Bay and have a great dinner. Charlottesville area restaurant Camino and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation have teamed up to create a unforgettable meal and reminder for patrons to take local action to protect streams and the Bay. There will be a special prix [...]

2nd Annual Bridal Showcase at Kluge Estate Winery & Vineyard

Save the Date 2010 Bridal Expo Sunday, March 14, 2010 1 – 5 PM Kluge Estate Winery & Vineyard
Are you a bride-to-be, have one in the family or in your group of friends?  Come celebrate and prepare for your upcoming wedding with the 2nd Annual Kluge Estate Bridal Show!  The event will be full [...]

2010 Virginia Governor’s Cup goes to the The King Family Vineyards 2007 Meritage

 The King Family Vineyards 2007 Meritage has won the coveted 2010 Virginia Governor’s Cup award for red wine.  Selected from more than 200 entries representing all of the appellations in the Commonwealth, King Family Vineyards 2007 Meritage is a blend of 56% Merlot, 20% Petit Verdot, 16% Cabernet Franc, and 8% Malbec.
King Family Vineyards 2007 [...]

Chef Bonanza: A Celebration of Wine and Food

Hard to beat the perfect combination of chef wizardry and world-class wines. Now you’ll have an unique opportunity to savor the best with the opening of the Guest Chefs for a Dream Season at Palladio Restaurant, at Barboursville Winery. To celebrate Chef Melissa Close’s 10 year anniversary with Sommelier Alessandro Medici, the series kicks off [...]

Wine, Dine and Recline at Clifton Inn

Get away from it all and head to Clifton Inn where you can discover Argentinean and Chilean Wines on
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at 6:30 p.m. Chef Dean Mauphin has a special Four-course dinner menu paired with selected Argentinean and Chilean Wines. This exquisite meal
 with wine pairings is only
 $85.00 per person, (tax and [...]

Chocolate’s are not just for the women, Gearharts has just what your man wants

Looking for that perfect Valentines Day Sweet for your Manly man? Gearharts has handsome new boxes of the custom assortment of their delicious handmade chocolates. This is the perfect box of “Chocolate for Men!” Who says women need to get all the chocolate, but they do need to share! These handsome new boxes, richly [...]

Clifton Inn Host Haiti Relief Benefit Dinner

Join Clifton for a Haiti Benefit dinner Thursday, February 4th, 2010. 
All proceeds will benefit Earthquake victims the cost is only 

$45 per person (excluding beverages, tax and donated gratuity). The menu will be 



Clifton’s Comfort Food Menu, which includes a 

Cobb Salad with Organic Lettuces, Farm Egg, Avocado, 
Marinated Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Buttermilk Blue Dressing. Also [...]

International Wine Attention

What a busy wine week for the state. Kluge Estate Winery and Vineyard won 6 medals in the Inaugural Cathay Pacific Hong Kong International Wine & Spirit Competition. This is the world’s first truly Asian wine competition, and Kluge came away with the most honors for any individual winery.
Four of Kluge’s sparkling wines won a [...]

Start the Week off right with 50% off all meals at Clifton Inn

Every Monday and Tuesday in January 2010 The Clifton Inn has an amazing 50% discount in their restaurant. Chef Maupin invites you to enjoy the wonderful offerings from the Clifton Inn Restaurant menu at 50% off! This is a wonderful way to experience the meals that Clifton Inn has to offer. 
Beverages are excluded [...]

Time to Brush Up Your Wine Skills

Just because it’s been an extremely cold start to the New Year, it doesn’t mean you have to stay bundled up at home the whole month. There are some wonderful wine seminars and winemaking opportunities in the next few weeks. Yes, many more to follow as we get later in the calendar, but as for [...]