It’s long been reported that women have a better palate than men for all food and beverage tastes. This especially holds true with wine. Women winemakers are a growing cadre and our region proudly boasts an impressive representation (27)–see fall 2009 Piedmont Virginian article–with the national average closer to 15% of women as winemakers.
Washington, DC [...]
Filed under: Events, Gourmet Food, Local Products, Loudoun County, Restaurants, Wineries on March 11th, 2010 | No Comments »
The word is out and Loudoun County grabs the ring: What a Distinction! What does it mean to be the richest county in the country? It could be good for attracting high-end businesses and finding builders who want to match the demographic information from the Forbes list of the top 25 richest counties.
The report found [...]
Filed under: Art, Artists, and Galleries, Farms and Farmers, Gourmet Food, History and Historic Places, Hotels and Country Inns, Local Products, Loudoun County, News, Prince William County, Restaurants, Wineries on March 9th, 2010 | No Comments »
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 [...]
Filed under: Albemarle County, Events, Gourmet Food, News, Shops and Boutiques, Wineries on March 7th, 2010 | No Comments »
Do you want to learn more about Wine, or just want to experience it on another level then think about attending the Virginia Drink Local Wine Event.
Drink Local Wine Conference is an exciting addition to the world of Virginia Wine, and an event that will bring our wines center stage. This second conference, [...]
Filed under: Events, Gourmet Food, Hotels and Country Inns, Local Products, News, Piedmont Regions, Wineries on March 4th, 2010 | No Comments »
Head to Richmond this weekend for the 3rd Annual Virginia Wine Expo. This is Virginia’s premier, upscale wine and food event of the year. There will be over 55 Virginia wineries on site pouring their finest vintages. The Virginia Wine Expo will also feature some of Virginia’s finest restaurants, they will be sampling their finest dishes. On hand there will [...]
Filed under: Events, Gourmet Food, Local Products, News, Piedmont Regions, Wineries on February 27th, 2010 | No Comments »
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 [...]
Filed under: Albemarle County, Events, News, Wineries on February 27th, 2010 | No Comments »
Tuscarora Mill is proud to announce that Nate Walsh, winemaker at Loudoun County’s acclaimed Sunset Hills Vineyard, will be the first winemaker in a new series, The Tuskie’s Winemaker Luncheons. This Winemaker Luncheon will take place on Saturday, February 27 from 11:30 am until 1:00 pm at Tuskies in downtown Leesburg. The purpose of this [...]
Filed under: Events, Farms and Farmers, Gourmet Food, Local Products, Loudoun County, News, Restaurants, Wineries on February 23rd, 2010 | No Comments »
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 [...]
Filed under: Albemarle County, Events, Gourmet Food, Local Products, News, Orange County, Rappahannock County, Restaurants, Wineries on February 22nd, 2010 | No Comments »
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 [...]
Filed under: Albemarle County, Events, Gourmet Food, Hotels and Country Inns, News, Restaurants, Wineries on February 21st, 2010 | No Comments »
The Loudoun YMCA hosts an event every year called “Chocolates Galore and More.” I am pretty sure that this event is something that we all need after these past few weeks of that stressful white stuff. “Chocolates Galore and More” will be held this year on February 19 from 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm [...]
Filed under: Events, Gourmet Food, Local Products, Loudoun County, News, Restaurants, Wineries on February 17th, 2010 | No Comments »
