Chris Graham reports in The Augusta Free Press that one of the state’s newest wineries won one of Virginia’s most coveted awards, and the winners are right here among us. Barren Ridge Vineyards won a gold medal in the Virginia State Fair Competition for Barren Ridge 2007 Viognier. The viognier grapes, harvested last fall at [...]
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A glass of gold
Posted in Local people, Virginia wine on June 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Everything you need is right here
Posted in Local people, Virginia food, Virginia wine on April 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
That’s what Amy Childs said about the Waynesboro Farmers Market, reappearing at the downtown pavilion after several years’ absence. She was right. It was easy to envision a meal made entirely from the homegrown products on display at the market’s rebirth: farm-raised chickens and pork, homemade breads, homegrown grains, asparagus and watercress from Heartland Harvest [...]
Fresh from the Mill
Posted in Virginia food, Virginia wine on December 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
In Raphine, Georgie and Jim Young grind corn and wheat into flour in much the same way it was done a century ago. At Wade’s Mill,the product of the miller’s art is beautiful and delicious: coarse, fresh meal that’s never overheated or chemically enhanced. At a cooking lesson last Saturday, Georgia showed us how to [...]
