"We were probably at the brewery.” Emily Hodson Pelton is recalling a fateful conversation with fellow winemakers Jake Busching and Matthieu Finot, when Busching chimes in. “We said, ‘Wouldn’t it be fun if…?’” Matthieu Finot (left) of King Family Vineyards, Emily Hodson Pelton of Veritas Vineyard and Winery and Jake Busching of Pollak Vineyards combine […]
"We were probably at the brewery.” Emily Hodson Pelton is recalling a fateful conversation with fellow winemakers Jake Busching and Matthieu Finot, when Busching chimes in. “We said, ‘Wouldn’t it be fun if…?’” Matthieu Finot (left) of King Family Vineyards, Emily Hodson Pelton of Veritas Vineyard and Winery and Jake Busching of Pollak Vineyards combine […]
When my English in-laws recently asked me to explain Thanksgiving, I found myself stumbling over my words. They already knew the bit about the Pilgrims (they were English, too, after all), so I finally blurted, “Basically, you get together to watch football and eat a really big meal.” It sounded completely ridiculous, making me think […]
It seems like just yesterday when we were lighting fireworks or dipping our sandy feet in the ocean. In other words, how is it time for Thanksgiving already? Chef Tucker Yoder will prepare a Thanksgiving feast at Clifton Inn come Thursday. In case you were as blindsided by the arrival of Turkey Day as we […]
I met with two songwriters behind the Red Satellites, guitarist Drew Carroll and singer Kevin Hivick, for caffeine and conversation last week, but mostly to ask them, in light of rumors that they’ve been banned from certain venues for breaking stuff, what it feels like to be considered the most dangerous band in Charlottesville. The tinkly […]
Naturally, it didn’t take long for Patricia Kluge’s news to spread, like red wine on a white linen tablecloth. More than two weeks ago, C-VILLE broke the story that Farm Credit of Virginias have foreclosed on Kluge Estate Winery and Vineyard, Albemarle’s largest winery, which is owned by Kluge and her husband Bill Moses. Kluge […]
If you’re a fan of Cher’s “Believe,” Kanye West’s “Heartless” and Daft Punk’s “One More Time,” then, boy, does this year’s TechnoSonics festival have the song for you. It’s called “Social Sounds from Whales at Night,” an eight-minute diddy that applies that ubiquitous Auto-Tune vocal effect to whale songs. The composer and sound collagist Douglas […]
Add some class in your kitchen using Pinot Noir for roasted duck breast, Zinfandel for lamb and more.
Like that porkchop you bought last Saturday at the City Market, the career of a farmer has an expiration date. For Richard Bean, that date has come. The Double H butcher has announced that, as of two months ago, he and partner Jean Rinaldi have decided to start the next phase of their lives—one that […]
I went to see Parachute the last time they were in town because, you know, how can you not be curious? Though I went expecting screaming ‘tweens, inside I found myself standing slackjawed, in awe that the dudes in jeans and tees, who waited to pursue music full-time until they finished their undergraduate degrees, were […]