Blind faith
Bottle Shock is a new movie about the so-called Judgment of Paris, a 1976 blind tasting that pitted then unknown California wines against the best of Gaul.
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Blind faith
Bottle Shock is best viewed with eyes closed
Bottle Shock is a new movie about the so-called Judgment of Paris, a 1976 blind tasting that pitted then unknown California wines against the best of Gaul.
We Ate Here
Well, my goodness—a little takeout lunch from Downtown Thai turns out to be a feast and a half! A basic red curry, sure—long julienned strips of something crunchy, maybe bok choy, with carrots, green beans and tofu, and enough steamed rice to soak up a copious portion of light but fiery sauce. Maybe it was […]
September 08: Tangled up in blogs
In real estate, just like the recently completed Olympics, it really is whether you win or lose. (Think Phelps would have had that look of beatific amazement if he’d bombed out on the eighth gold medal?) How you play the game is just a means to an end. And these days, some of the essential […]
September 08: Design, living a trends for home and garden
Buh-bye, brand names Your bathroom’s an eyesore. You’ve got that unavoidable array of brightly colored plastic bottles, with a hoorah to every hygienic brand out there. And that Dial Vanilla Honey Body Yogurt? It’s a body wash, not a snack for the shower. Fortunately for all us brand name stockpilers, debrandedhome.com offers us a […]
September 08: News and ideas for sustainable living
Amount due: zero One hot August day in Albemarle, a crew of workers installed an impressive number of solar panels on the roof of a 2,500-square-foot house. Thirty-six of them, in fact. They nearly cover the south roof face of this house, which is being built on a fairly ordinary lot in a small, […]
September 08: To make heat
In the fateful year of 1993, Tony and Trew Bennett had already put 21 years of sweat, tears and living into their Nelson County property. They’d bought it in 1972, two young potters from Northern Virginia, and they’d built a yurt for housing, as well as a two-story building with a studio and an efficiency […]
September 08: Your living space
Simply slip it on Question for John Floyd, designer at The Second Yard: How do you pick the right slip cover for your couch? Answer: “You know you’ve got the perfect slip cover when it looks like upholstery,” Floyd says. Whether you choose to have a slip cover custom made for your sofa or […]
September 08: Your kitchen
Virginia is for tomato lovers If there were a seasonal state slogan, in late summer Virginia would be for tomato lovers. Can’t you see the heart on the t-shirt replaced with a hunky heirloom? Hot, humid summers and acidic, red clay soil combine to produce a jungle of hairy vines and a staggering array […]
September 08: Your garden
Do no harm You can make a lot of mistakes in the garden this time of year: broadcasting 10-10-10 fertilizer over a parched lawn, chopping back hydrangeas from a walkway along with next summer’s bloom, whisking away valuable leaves, weeds and clippings during fall clean-up as though they were dirt on a carpet. […]
September 08: Party in the back
Ah, old houses! How do we love your handmade cornices, your characterful proportions, your charmingly slanted floors! Your size, not so much. An addition by STOA Design + Construction makes a decisive stylistic break with the 1930 brick house it expands. Plenty of local homeowners, given the abundance in Charlottesville and Albemarle of well-seasoned housing […]