Harvest comes early for local winegrowers
When it comes to growing wine in Virginia, “you hope for the best and prepare for the worst,” says vineyard manager Fernando Franco.
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Harvest comes early for local winegrowers
Drought brings good flavors, but low yields for 2010 vintage
When it comes to growing wine in Virginia, “you hope for the best and prepare for the worst,” says vineyard manager Fernando Franco.
Fill 'er up!
The recent revision to Belmont’s noise ordinance may have lowered the legal decibel level (to 55, that is)
The Bayly looks at African art through Man Ray's lens
From the entrance on Rugby Road, the event itself looked to have wilted in the 92 degree afternoon heat; it was move-in day at UVA, and students rode past the Bayly Building in the backs of pickup trucks, beside their mattresses and couches. Theirs was a trip into the heart of darkness worthy of a […]
Best of C-VILLE 2010
Not so fast, ladies and gents Click here for staff picks from Best Of C-VILLE 2010 Welcome, one and all, to the winners’ parade. Below lie your choices for the best in restaurants, doctors and entertainment. Prepare to be amazed, for while you’ll recognize a few of your picks from previous years, others are new […]
Reel winemakers of VA
It’s a dark moment indeed when “Virginia wine country” is cursed with a representative like hopped-up, anorexic goofball Michaele Salahi.
Semolina is worth its wait
One thing we’ll say for Semolina: The Corner restaurant sure knows how to build the anticipation. It was a little over a year ago when Restaurantarama first mentioned Raif Antar’s new gourmet pizza joint coming to West Main. Good news! It opened last week. Semolina owner Raif Antar (pictured) and General Manager Rebecca Deeds overhauled […]
Ready to go a country mile
Though he’s not old enough to buy a pickup truck—let alone whiskey—16-year-old singer Cody Purvis might have all it takes to become a famous country singer.
Look for nice legs and a good backbone
We’ve covered sugar, fruit, and acidity, and have two last wine components in my three-week, wine-basics tutorial. Sure, there’s still some summer left to enjoy, but for now let’s replace those swim caps with thinking caps and dive into alcohol and tannin! While most of what we know about alcohol we learned […]
Fair to midtown
Here’s a very early traffic alert, diners: Come September 11, a street fair between Fourth and Seventh streets will shut down that entire portion of West Main from 9am to 7pm