Collecting wine for business and pleasure
Managing your portfolio is never as fun for the rest of us as it is for the wine collector.
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Collecting wine for business and pleasure
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Managing your portfolio is never as fun for the rest of us as it is for the wine collector.
Pie in our eyes: Seven ways to get your fill
Dessert trends come and go, but a good slice of pie stands the test of time—especially when it’s filled with seasonal fruit and served à la mode. Here’s a deep dish worth of local choices of America’s most classic dessert. The individual peach pies at Albemarle Baking Company might be small, but the double-crusted delights […]
Small Bites: This week's restaurant news
Citizen beef Andy McClure’s Citizen Burger Bar opened last Friday just in time for Father’s Day. But while the restaurant’s central theme of burgers, beer, and ballgames is a manly one, the sleek feel of the place (exposed brick, tweed, and leather banquettes, and a cocktail area in the bay window along the Mall) and […]
Hard ciders become easy mixers in summertime cocktails
Now that the markets are bursting with summer berries and stone fruits, it’s tempting to forget about ’dem apples ’til the fall, when they’re as crispy as they are prolific.
All Zinc-ed up: The five-year-old restaurant finds its groove
We lingered long after we should have. Tables had been cleared, the swoosh of the dishwasher had replaced the sound of sizzling proteins, and the bar was quiet, apart from the occasional clink of ice in a shift drink. Still, after a meal like the one we’d had at Zinc, we felt an unspoken urge […]
A Spanish white, Verdejo captures the summer sun
Summertime’s all about indulging our whims and our desire to be a kid again.
Herb-a-licious: Your guide to herby dishes around town
Once relegated to a scattering around the rim of the plate, herbs have come a long way—especially in this season when fresh ones flourish. Find them on area restaurant menus—from cocktails to desserts—and get herby with it. Prime your palate with Tempo’s strawberry basil martini made with freshly muddled strawberries and basil leaves, a squeeze […]
A closer look at the revamped Governor’s Cup and its prized dozen
After 30 years, the annual Governor’s Cup competition, which pits Virginia wine against Virginia wine, got an overhaul, making it what the Virginia Wineries Association calls “one of the most stringent competitions in the U.S.” Improvements were made on every front—from the quality of the entries to the quality of the judges—and in February at […]
The joys of eating: Chefs’ dirty little secrets
Chefs and bakers may have an elevated palate, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have a weakness for junk food and drinks—especially after a long night when gourmet is the last thing on their minds. Here are some of our finests’ dirty little secrets. Ian Boden of Blue Light Grill: Corn chips with pump nacho […]
Nelson County’s newest brewery, Wild Wolf, quenches love for beer and nature
Someone with a 3,000-bottle wine cellar isn’t a likely candidate to also own a brewery, but last fall, Mary Wolf turned from Barolos to brewskis when she opened Wild Wolf Brewing