If you’ve been waiting to check out Everona Dairy but thought you might want to just sample wines this weekend, then this is your perfect family outing. Dr. Pat Elliott, cheesemaker and proprietor of Everona, has become a popular presence at many area farm markets, but this weekend she’ll be at the dairy on Saturday [...]
Filed under: Culpeper County, Events, Farms and Farmers, Local Products, News, Orange County, Wineries on December 5th, 2008 | No Comments »
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 »
What better way to escape the cold than by warming up with a bowl of hearty chili? Unicorn Winery is welcoming guests this weekend to sample some great wines and food. Plus, there will be plenty of gifts available at the fully-stocked wine shop for holiday giving. Chilly vs. Chili will be held on December [...]
Filed under: Events, Rappahannock County, Wineries on December 2nd, 2008 | No Comments »
Don’t miss the festivities this Sunday, December 7th. Kick off the holiday season with a jolly day exploring the artisans’ market, sipping local wines, and ogling the annual parade in Little Washington. Rumor has it that Santa will be on hand to hear the children’s Christmas wish lists. Kids can even have pictures taken with [...]
Filed under: Art, Artists, and Galleries, Events, Hotels and Country Inns, Local Products, Rappahannock County, Restaurants, Shops and Boutiques, Wineries on December 2nd, 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 »
Grab your scarves and gloves and get ready for some weekend fun. Bluemont Vineyard celebrates its first anniversary with festivities both Saturday and Sunday. Fields of Athenry supplies the Irish Stew, and there’ll be plenty of live music, free tastings, and of course, birthday cake. Or drive on over to Middleburg this Friday and Saturday (or [...]
Filed under: Events, Farms and Farmers, Local Products, Loudoun County, Restaurants, Wineries on November 21st, 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 »
Fauquier County’s village of Hume is home to an exquisite winery– featured in the Summer 2008 issue of The Piedmont Virginian. Nestled on 27 acres of rolling hills in the heart of Virginia wine country, Philip Carter Winery produces premium wines in honor of Charles Carter’s dream for winemaking in Virginia. Indeed it was Carter’s [...]
Filed under: Events, Fauquier County, History and Historic Places, Wineries on November 12th, 2008 | No Comments »
Washingtonians are delighted to discover European-style vineyards and tempting wineries in their own backyard: the Virginia Piedmont. Case in point? Mediterranean Cellars situated in the rolling hills of Fauquier County just minutes from Route 66. The family-owned winery specializes in handmade classic and regional varietals, and they also produce traditional Greek retsina. Guests can’t stop [...]
Filed under: Fauquier County, Local Products, Wineries on November 10th, 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 »
