Less is more
It recently occurred to me while tasting wine at a local vineyard that Virginia wineries have a very different business philosophy than their European cousins.
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Less is more
Why I think fewer Virginia wines is just what we need
It recently occurred to me while tasting wine at a local vineyard that Virginia wineries have a very different business philosophy than their European cousins.
Truth and dare
Having “the talk” is about as fun as having your nose hairs plucked with a dull pair of needle-nosed pliers.
Chain reaction
Yes, that’s Will Richey above, and we’ll get to him in a second, but first, news that
Turn your radio on
Like the cliché I am, the only real radio I listen to these days is NPR or WTJU. Even so, there are inevitably days at 8am when I don’t really want to be listening to Steve Inskeep or various Bach cantatas; sometimes, I just want to get up and get dressed to Levon Helm or […]
Isn't that Specialty?
A new bird has landed in the old Boheme space on E. Market Street. Her name is Zhiwei Wang Estes, and she’s behind a new Chinese restaurant and take-out joint that she’s
We Ate Here
Poking around the elegant new foyer of TJ’s house—the visitor center, that is, which recently opened—we got some education, browsed some souvenirs, and topped off the afternoon with a hot coffee and a chocolate chip peanut butter bar from the cafe, which is run by your buddies at Brix. They’re still doing their gourmet thing […]
Quiz show-off
I remember how, back in the day, at Charlottesville High School in Mrs. Ruffner’s ninth grade World History class, my favorite part of every week was our current events quiz. Whereas most everyone else would groan and make generally painful expressions, nine times out of 10 I aced those quizzes; nothing felt better to my […]
Body of lies
I always knew I wanted to create a deeply satisfying relationship where I felt really understood by my partner.