Here’s a holiday gift idea guaranteed to please those chocoholics and wine lovers in your life. Straight from the horse’s mouth, Scott Elliff of Ducard Vineyards:
We have reserved a small quantity of wine for Holiday Gift Packs again this year – 2 bottles of Virginia Native Norton and a 16 piece box of Gearhart’s Chocolates. We’re [...]
Filed under: Local Products, Madison County, Wineries on December 3rd, 2008 | No Comments »
Get ready for a “cornucopia experience.” We’re headed to the Farm and Food Expo in Winchester this weekend- and we can hardly wait. There will be over 50 exhibitors representing local farms, ag agencies, farmers markets, seed and tool companies, food nutritionists, conservationists… Bravo to the Virginia Organic Producers’ and Consumers’ Assocation for organizing a [...]
Filed under: Albemarle County, Clarke County, Culpeper County, Events, Farms and Farmers, Fauquier County, Greene County, Land Conservation and Environmental Stewardship, Local Products, Loudoun County, Louisa County, Madison County, Nelson County, Orange County, Prince William County, Rappahannock County on October 29th, 2008 | No Comments »
There was tremendous reader response to “13 Ways of Looking at Old Rag,” the art gallery feature in the Autumn 2007 issue of The Piedmont Virginian where we showcased artistic renditions of the region’s fabled peak. Recently we hiked up to the top (choosing a day mid-week when we thought the crowds wouldn’t flock to [...]
Filed under: Art, Artists, and Galleries, Madison County on October 27th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Tis the season. Virginia residents (and lucky visitors) can check out the wine harvest, apple festivals– replete with cider and apple butter makin’– and pick your own pumpkin patches– all against the backdrop of autumn’s colors in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Leaf-peeping season is upon us, and soon the highways will be clogged with crowds [...]
Filed under: Albemarle County, Clarke County, Culpeper County, Fauquier County, Greene County, Loudoun County, Louisa County, Madison County, Nelson County, Orange County, Prince William County, Rappahannock County on October 2nd, 2008 | No Comments »
Yesterday eveningThe Piedmont Virginian attended the reception and presentation honoring the publication of the new National Geographic book, Journey Through Hallowed Ground: Birthplace of the American Ideal. Like most National Geographic Live! events, the auditorium was packed with folks who were quite inspired by the words and images from author Andrew Cockburn and photographer Kenneth [...]
Filed under: Albemarle County, Art, Artists, and Galleries, Culpeper County, Events, Fauquier County, Greene County, History and Historic Places, Land Conservation and Environmental Stewardship, Loudoun County, Madison County, Orange County, Prince William County, Rappahannock County on September 17th, 2008 | No Comments »
Check out the latest issue of The Piedmont Virginian on newsstands this week. Special features include the annual vineyard guide, the “Hunt Breakfast,” and “The Courage of Farmers” about the Piedmont’s century farms. You can find the magazine at fine retailers throughout the region, including the Virginia Shop in Charlottesville and Alexandria, Epicurious Cow in [...]
Filed under: Albemarle County, Clarke County, Culpeper County, Fauquier County, Greene County, Loudoun County, Louisa County, Madison County, Nelson County, News, Orange County, Prince William County, Rappahannock County on September 15th, 2008 | No Comments »
The wine name game continues its shuffle. The former Acorn Hill Farm now is the Sweely Estate Winery. Same owners, Jess and Sharon Sweely, just a different name and a new hospitality center that can host events for up to 200 people. Besides a sip and learn experience, it houses a culinary center for cooking classes and [...]
Filed under: Madison County, Wineries on September 9th, 2008 | No Comments »
