When the opportunity arose to take a class in “pest management,” I was mightily tempted to make jokes about how I could at last learn to deal with teenagers or—perhaps, more useful—the phone solicitors from the NYU Alumni Association. But the truth is, I’m trying to learn more about wine. Wine is not a bother […]
Albemarle Ciderworks is a close-knit family operation. That’s no more clear than when I emerge from the office on the gently mountainous North Garden property after a conversation with brother and sister Chuck and Charlotte Shelton (which goes nearly two hours and draws to a close on a couple cups of the brut and bright […]
Will Smith has purchased the film rights for "The Billionaire’s Vinegar," Wallace’s account of the con behind the fake bottles of 1787 Chateau Lafite.
Study found that dam could be built for less, and RWSA has decided to reopen the design and bidding process.
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When Will Richey talks about growth spurts he could be referring to either of two things. The first: his infant son Alston, who keeps Dad company all day while he runs his two Revolutionary Soup restaurants and the Wine Guild of Charlottesville, of which he is a founder. The other could be the Wine Guild […]
This ain’t no Mud Club or CBGB’s, this is the Charlottesville Pavilion, and, ladies and gentlemen, as a member of the Talking Heads Class of ’77, I’m here to tell you that heaven is a place where David Byrne happens.
It’s a familiar story: The wine columnist heads out to pick up a bottle of Viognier for the whole gang and a couple of weeks go by. Knowing him, we think J. Tobias Beard might be arrested in his tracks in front of a selection of young whites that hint at apricot and spring flowers. […]
Journalistically speaking, I came of age with the Village Voice. From that paper I came up with some notion of how I wanted to do my life’s work.
"I didn’t have an image of a Virginia wine," said one British wine seller. "It’s quite new, but it’s slightly traditional."