In the minds of skiers and boarders, there’s no need to consult a calendar. Winter arrives with the first snowflake. Wintergreen Resort welcomed winter over Thanksgiving and promises to be ready this weekend for a full range of snow activities. Don’t forget to bring along the tubers for a trip down The Plunge!, the state’s largest tubing [...]
Filed under: Events, Hotels and Country Inns, Nelson County, News on December 3rd, 2008 | No Comments »
Excuse us as we wax poetic about the county wedged between the Blue Ridge Mountains and the James River. There’s just so much packed into the (relatively) small geographic area of Nelson County! The Blue Ridge Parkway begins at Route 250 in Afton. (And there’s plenty of hiking along the Appalachian Trail.) The county’s orchards [...]
Filed under: History and Historic Places, Hotels and Country Inns, Local Products, Nelson County, Wineries on December 1st, 2008 | No Comments »
Now that Virginia Wine Month activities are over, there’s time to visit the wineries and do some serious holiday shopping. Horton Vineyards has an after-Thanksgiving Open House Friday and Saturday, November 28-29 to help guests find great wine presents and stock up on seasonal wine discounts. The Kluge Estate Farm Shop, adjacent to the vineyards, [...]
Filed under: Albemarle County, Events, Fauquier County, Local Products, Nelson County, Orange County, Wineries on November 14th, 2008 | No Comments »
Frustrated that there’s no recycling pick-up in your hood? Join My Recycling Club! This new curbside recycling collection service, a division of Cville Concierge LLC, is available in Charlottesville and Albemarle county, including Crozet, Afton and Hollymead. They also serve areas in Nelson county [...]
Filed under: Albemarle County, Land Conservation and Environmental Stewardship, Nelson County on October 30th, 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 »
Now that Virginia Wine Month activities are coming to a close, the celebrations move across the Potomac to DC’s Walter E. Washington Convention Center for the Metropolitan Cooking & Entertaining Show November 8-9. Food Network personalities Giada De Laurentiis, Paula Deen, and Bobby Flay offer demonstrations to complement many of our region’s top chefs. Look for interactive cooking sessions, food [...]
Filed under: Culpeper County, Events, Loudoun County, Nelson County, News, Rappahannock County, Wineries on October 28th, 2008 | No Comments »
Ok, stop whining about wine. Beer is almost ready to join the tourist trail of beverage pleasure. With the new beer trail ready to be inaugurated in November, several brew pubs plan to follow the marketing success of the state’s wine trails. Starr Hill, Blue Mountain, and the newest lager entry, Devil’s Backbone Microbrewery at [...]
Filed under: Albemarle County, Local Products, Nelson County, News on October 16th, 2008 | No 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 »
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 »
