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 »
via the Virginia Tourism Office
(Richmond, Va.) The Virginia Tourism Corporation is out to prove that love is at the heart of every Virginia
vacation. In July, the state unveiled oversized LOVE artwork at several Welcome Centers across the state. Now local tourism offices are getting into the fun with the Virginia Tourism [...]
Filed under: Events, History and Historic Places, News, Piedmont Regions, Shops and Boutiques, Wineries on August 17th, 2011 | No Comments »
The title for this weekend’s upcoming art exhibit at Live an Artful Life is “The Land That I Love” — I couldn’t have picked a more beautiful painting than this (pictured right) that expresses the true beauty of this region and why we love to call it “home”.
On May 14th Live an Artful Life, located [...]
Filed under: Art, Artists, and Galleries, Events, Fauquier County, Land Conservation and Environmental Stewardship, Local Products, Shops and Boutiques, Wineries on May 11th, 2011 | No Comments »
As most of us know, this weekend is Gold Cup Weekend in the Piedmont. The event that we all look forward to every Spring. The guys get their favorite Polo’s on and the women have spent the entire week looking for (or making!) that perfect hat for the races — each one thinking “I know I’m [...]
Filed under: Events, Fauquier County, Gourmet Food, Local Products, Loudoun County, Orange County, Piedmont Regions, Rappahannock County, Wineries on May 6th, 2011 | No Comments »
Rappahannock Central, located in Sperryville, VA, is becoming widely known and extremely popular…quickly!
If you are unfamiliar with Rapp Central, then you must check them out very soon. Shop for art and visit artists in their studios at River District Arts (RDA), then head to Cafe Indigo for a healthy, tasty, and locally made meal. Or, [...]
Filed under: Art, Artists, and Galleries, Events, Farms and Farmers, Local Products, Rappahannock County, Restaurants, Shops and Boutiques, Wineries on April 20th, 2011 | No Comments »
Cookology, a recreational culinary school in the Dulles Town Center Mall, has something exciting brewing in Loudoun County. They will be hosting their very own Iron Chef competition, showcasing their very own Chef Brad Spates against well known Chef Chris Edwards from the Restaurant at Patowmack Farm.
This exciting competition will take place on Sunday, April [...]
Filed under: Events, Gourmet Food, Loudoun County, Restaurants, Wineries on March 25th, 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 »
Maybe you’ve loved his artwork for many years, or maybe you’ve just recently discovered this amazing Piedmont artist when his painting “Winter’s Mantle” was featured on our Winter 2011 issue’s cover. Either way, it doesn’t take much for everyone (art lover or not) to notice the amazing talent that Armand Cabrera has.
If [...]
Filed under: Art, Artists, and Galleries, Events, Fauquier County, Land Conservation and Environmental Stewardship, Local Products, Piedmont Regions, Wineries on March 7th, 2011 | No Comments »
After weeks of speculation about which of Virginia’s gold medal finalists would win the coveted 2011 Virginia Governor’s Cup highest honor, the honoree was announced on Friday at the Virginia Wineries Association event in Richmond. The finalists were Afton Mountain’s 2009 Estate Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Barboursville Winery’s 2008 Petit Verdot, Cooper Vineyards‘ 2008 Norton, Fox [...]
Filed under: Events, News, Piedmont Regions, Wineries on February 28th, 2011 | No Comments »
It’s been a big month for chef Melissa Close Hart of Palladio. She prepared her 4th dinner at the James Beard House in New York City. Remember a chef does not just plan such an event, but is invited by the Foundation; that, in itself, is an honor. Then at the end of last week [...]
Filed under: Events, Local Products, News, Orange County, Piedmont Regions, Restaurants, Wineries on February 21st, 2011 | 1 Comment »