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  • 5 Louisa Main Street Businesses You Have to Visit!

    1. The Fabric Hut & Gift Gallery

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    203 W Main St. Louisa, Virginia 23093
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    The Fabric Hut and Gift Gallery, located on main street in the Town of Louisa is celebrating its 42nd year of business this month! Don’t let the name deceive you: not only do they offer a wide array of different fabrics, but also gifts ranging from Willow Tree Friends, flags, locally made goods, and more. Teachers and Senior citizens receive 10% discount everyday as well as free gift wrapping for all customers! Make sure to look out for their open house this fall on the 1st Friday and Saturday in December!

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  • 10 Virginia Wineries To Visit This Weekend!

    1. Grayhaven Winery

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    4675 East Grey Fox Circle, Gum Spring, VA 23065
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    Nestled in the heart of Virginia wine country, Grayhaven continues to produce “Old World” style wines that celebrate the many facets of varietal character expressed with each vintage year. (more…)

  • 10 Mid-Atlantic White Wines For Summertime

    1. 2012 Stainless Steel Aged Chardonnay, Brooklyn Winery

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    213 N 8th St, Brooklyn, NY 11211
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    Light in color but intense in aromatics and flavor. Essence of grapefruit, fresh picked strawberries and wet fresh water river stones along with hits of honeydew melon and white peach. Very well balanced with bright acidity and creamy texture. (more…)

  • 7 Awesome Festivals To Check Out This July And August

    1. Daylily and Wine Festival, Saturday, July 19, 2014 – Sunday, July 20, 2014

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    994 Long Meadow Rd., Fishersville, VA 22939
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    The Daylily Festival is one of the Shenandoah Valley’s largest and most loved summer events. The beautiful rolling hills of the Viette Farm and Nursery offer lush gardens and rows and rows of daylilies, making it a truly beautiful and unique festival backdrop. The Daylily Festival provides attendees a wonderful weekend of entertainment that is sure to tantalize all your senses. From fresh produce right off the farm, to sipping, sampling, and savoring some of Virginia’s most loved wines, beers and locally produced foods, the Daylily Festival is no ordinary summer event. (more…)

  • 8 Central Virginia Wineries To Try

    1. CrossKeys Vineyards

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    6011 E Timber Ridge Rd, Mount Crawford, Virginia 22841
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    CrossKeys Vineyards is a beautiful 125 acre Estate situated in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley. They produce a wide array of award winning, estate, grown, produced, and bottled wines. Surrounded by the gorgeous Blue Ridge Mountains, CrossKeys Vineyards is the perfect setting for a relaxing day trip, romantic dinner, grand wedding, and everything in between. (more…)

  • 10 Hard Cider Cocktails And The Ciders You Should Use

    1. Crisp Berry, Angry Orchard

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    Angry Orchard has a bunch of great cider cocktails on their website. The Crisp Berry seems like the perfect drink for the summer. It has hard cider, red berry vodka and lemon/lime soda for a sweet bit of sparkle! (more…)

  • Top 6 Virginia Wines To Try

    1. 2011 Meritage, Rappahannock Cellars

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    14437 Hume Road, Front Royal, Virginia 22640
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    A stunningly complex and subtle “right-bank” styled red blend from the historically challenging 2011 vintage. This medium-bodied jewel begins with aromas dominated by tobacco leaf, leather, and anise, which precede flavors of candied red fruit reminiscent of strawberry-rhubarb pie, all clothed in a thin veil of vanilla, cocoa, and clove, and leading to a lingering finish with soft, enjoyable tannins. Perfect to accompany your favorite veal dish, or try with a saltimbocca venison shank. (more…)

  • 7 Virginia Wineries You Should Try

    1. Barren Ridge Vineyards

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    984 Barren Ridge Road, Fishersville, VA 22939
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    Located on the Higgs family’s former apple orchard, Barren Ridge Vineyards is now home to Augusta County’s premier winery, Barren Ridge Vineyards. John and Shelby Higgs cleared the overgrown land and planted it with grapevines that now produce award-winning wines. (more…)

  • 5 Best In-Store Beer Selections in CVille

    1. Beer Run

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    156 Carlton Rd #203, Charlottesville, VA 22902
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  • 8 Awesome Mid-Atlantic Wineries To Try

    1. Boordy Vineyards, Hydes, MD

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    12820 Long Green Pike, Hydes, MD 21082
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    Winegrowing, like most farming, stems from a love and respect for the land. In this case, a connection to the farm, Long Green, has been strengthened over many generations from days spent walking its hills and valleys, fishing its streams, planting and harvesting crops, and tending to livestock. A stubborn sense of place has been imprinted in the souls of the Deford family. (more…)