Home Blog Page 445

A Day Of Bottling & Brewing : 3.18.10

Yvette Stafford
-
0
Photos By Tommy Stafford : ©2010 www.nelsoncountylife.com : Tim Gorman, winemaker and owner of Cardinal Point Vineyard & Winery gets ready to move a pallet of freshly bottled wine into the storage area of the Afton, VA winery. Click any photo to enlarge.
Photos By Tommy Stafford : ©2010 www.nelsoncountylife.com : Tim Gorman, winemaker and owner of Cardinal Point Vineyard & Winery gets ready to move a pallet of freshly bottled wine into the storage area of the Afton, VA winery. Click any photo to enlarge.

Afton/Roseland
Nelson County, Virginia
The weather was perfect and many local wineries and breweries were busy now getting ready for the summer season ahead. St. Patrick’s Day was spent in proper style bottling over a thousand cases of wine at Cardinal Point in Afton. “This is all 2009 vintage, so everything is harvested this past September,” says Tim.

Melissa Staten, of Cardianl Point's tasting room, and Henry Graff, volunteer and NBC-29 reporter, help pack cases of wine Wednesday at Cardinal point.
Melissa Staten, of Cardianl Point's tasting room, and Henry Graff, volunteer and NBC-29 reporter, help pack cases of wine Wednesday at Cardinal point.

“These are local volunteers that get paid in wine. Most have worked before so it’s like the A-Team. But I always say they’re the A-Team,” Tim laughs.

Jason Oliver, head brewmaster at Devils Backbone cleans out one of the brewing tanks Wednesday while a new batch of beer is brewing.
Jason Oliver, head brewmaster at Devils Backbone cleans out one of the brewing tanks Wednesday while a new batch of beer is brewing.

Head down the road a few miles from Cardinal Point and head brewmaster, Jason Oliver at Devils Backbone Brewing Company, was busy brewing beers for the upcoming spring and summer season. “The summer haze will come back. That was one of our summer beers last year. It blew me away with its popularity,” says Jason.

Siporah Winsheimer taps one of Jason's fresly brewed beers at DBBC.
Siporah Winsheimer taps one of Jason's fresly brewed beers at DBBC.

“Since the beginning to this point I’ve probably done about 1600 kegs worth, Jason continues. Jason’s first batch was done on Halloween 2008.

Be looking for more great wines and beers from all of Nelson’s wineries and breweries this summer. Can’t wait!

Yoga in Stoney Creek/Nellysford

Yvette Stafford
-
0

Event Image
Spring is almost here – and with it comes all those outside chores and gardening. Prepare yourself and your back with an Iyengar yoga class led by Shaaron Honeycutt in a beautiful and spacious facility, right in “downtown” Nellysford at the Tuckahoe Club House.

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY CLASSES March 20 & 21 – Saturday class and Sunday class begin at 9 a.m.

This is a multi-level class, for both beginners and those with experience. Check it out and start your weekend out right!

Please R.S.V.P. (phone 434.981.5553 or e-mail: shaaronh@gmail.com and leave a contact #)- Minimum of 3 people required by 8 a.m. of the day of class. Will call if there’s NO class…. otherwise we’re on. Bring any yoga props you may have, including a yoga mat (but if you don’t have anything, c’mon anyway… there’s some for you to borrow).

Event Date: Saturday 20th of March 2010 09:00 AM

Location/Address: Tuckahoe Club House in Stoney Creek Street: 2nd left as you turn into Stoney Creek from Rt 151 – entrance on right side

Contact Telephone Please call 434.981.5553 for more information

Spring Barrel Tasting

-
0

Join us for a fun tasting of our 2009 wines still in the barrel. We will sample a great harvest and great wines prior to bottling. Food will also be available for purchase. $15.00 per person

Event Date: Sunday 4th of April 2010 11:00 AM

Location/Address: 500 Delfosse Winery Lane

Contact Telephone Please call 434-263-6100 for more information

Easter Sunday Brunch

-
0

Come celebrate Easter Sunday at an elegantly prepared Brunch by Chef Genevieve. The menu includes 4 elegantly prepared dishes, paired with 4 generous samplings of our award winning wines. $45.00 per person

Event Date: Sunday 4th of April 2010 01:00 AM

Location/Address: 500 Delfosse Winery Lane

Contact Telephone Please call 434-263-6100 for more information

Concert with 6 Day Bender

-
0

You are invited to come to the winery and enjoy a concert of Virginia countryside music with hints of the Stones’ rollicking blues, touches of The Velvet Underground’s edge and strains of Johnny Cash’s gritty ballads by 6 Day Bender. $10 per person

Event Date: Saturday 24th of April 2010 06:00 PM

Location/Address: 500 Delfosse Winery Lane

Contact Telephone Please call 434-263-6100 for more information

Spring Barrel Tasting

-
0

Join us for a fun tasting of our 2009 wines still in the barrel. We will sample a great harvest and great wines prior to bottling. Food will also be available for purchase. $15 per person

Event Date: Saturday 3rd of April 2010 11:00 AM

Location/Address: 500 Delfosse Winery Lane

Contact Telephone Please call 434-263-6100 for more information

Blue Ridge Parkway Reopens After Months of Winter Weather Closure : 3.17.10

Yvette Stafford
-
0
The Blue Ridge Parkway is now totally open for the first time in months. Winter weather has pretty much kept the parkway closed since December 19, 2009.
The Blue Ridge Parkway is now totally open for the first time in months. Winter weather has pretty much kept the parkway closed since December 19, 2009.

Blue Ridge Parkway
Nelson County, Virginia
For the first time in months, all of The Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia is now open. The December 19th blizzard shut the parkway down for weeks. It briefly opened for a few days then another series of storms kept it closed in Nelson until Tuesday of this week when the final section between milepost 0 and MP 13 at Reed’s Gap opened for normal travel.

Listen to today’s report by clicking the play button below:
[audio:https://blueridgelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/BRP-REPORT.mp3|titles=BRP REPORT]

What the BRP looked like as recently as February 21st. This is looking south from the intersection of Reed's Gap at Route 664. Click to enlarge.
What the BRP looked like as recently as February 21st. This is looking south from the intersection of Reed's Gap at Route 664. Click to enlarge.

It’s not unusual for the BRP to be closed for weeks on end during the winter months, but this year has been unique since recent winters have not been as severe.

No chance of snow up there in the near future! Temps today will be in the 50’s to near 60° on the parkway warming to the mid 60’s by the weekend.

You can always find out the latest BRP information in our BRP Road Report by clicking here. Updated each morning around 8:30 AM.

Enjoy!

One More So-So Day Then Nice Warm Up On The Way! : 3.16.10

Yvette Stafford
-
0
Photo By Heidi Crandall : ©2010 www.nelsoncountylife.com : Captured just above the water in Roseland, this goose feels right at home with all of the drizzle and light rain lately. Click to enlarge.
Photo By Heidi Crandall : ©2010 www.nelsoncountylife.com : Captured just above the water in Roseland, this goose feels right at home with all of the drizzle and light rain lately. Click to enlarge.

Nelson County, Virginia
Just one more day, then things really do improve nicely! A stubborn area of low pressure way off to our east is finally releasing its grip which means skies will slowly begin clearing, especially later in the day Tuesday. We may start off with clouds, but the trend will be partly cloudy by nightfall.

On Wednesday major improvement begins with mostly sunny skies and temps in the mid to upper 60’s, touching or even slightly above 70° by Thursday.

The next chance for any organized rainfall looks to be Sunday of the coming weekend.

Listen to Tommy’s Audio Weather by clicking here.

Dine Out for RRES!

Yvette Stafford
-
0

Only two more months to help raise money for Rockfish Elementary by dining out! Devils Backbone Brewing Company will donate 25% of the price of the food and non-alcoholic beverage amount, one Tuesday night a month from January through May, 2010, for all diners who present them with the linked Dine Out for RRES flier. Two dates left: Apr 13 & May 11. Please mark your calendars!

Event Date: Tuesday 13th of April 2010 04:00 PM

Location/Address: Rts. 151 & 664 in Nelson County

Contact Telephone Please call 361-1001 for more information

Dine Out for RRES!

Yvette Stafford
-
0

ONE LAST NIGHT! Devils Backbone Brewing Company will donate 25% of the price of the food and non-alcoholic beverage amount, one Tuesday night a month from January through May, 2010, for all diners who present them with the linked Dine Out for RRES flier: LAST DATE – May 11. Mark your calendars! PLEASE COME OUT TO SUPPORT RRES!!

Event Date: Tuesday 11th of May 2010 04:00 PM

Location/Address: Rts. 151 & 664 in Nelson County

Contact Telephone Please call 361-1001 for more information

1...444445446...766Page 445 of 766
- Advertisement -