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Faber : Delfosse : Virginia Chardonnay Scores Big

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Virginia Chardonnay Scores Big

DELFOSSE CHARD

Faber, VA – DelFosse Vineyards Chardonnay 2005 Reserve Chardonnay earned a score of 93 and finished 2nd overall in a national tasting dominated by California estates including Cosentino, Grgich, Rodney Strong and O’Brien. The Beverage Testing Institute’s (BTI) 2007 World Wine Championships judged the Chardonnay as “exceptional” awarding it a score of 93.

“This is the finest example we have seen of Virginia Chardonnay,” said BTI Director Jerald O’Kennard. “It shows the region is an area that deserves attention from connoisseurs and consumers”. The DelFosse Reserve Chardonnay score of 93 is the highest ever recorded for a Virginia wine and the second highest Chardonnay score of the nearly one thousand wines evaluated in the last four years according to BTI’s extensive tasting database.

The 2005 DelFosse Reserve Chardonnay benefits from 11 months of aging in French oak barrels. This rich estate grown wine features nice toast aromas with nutty vanilla and a touch of baked apple. Great balance and structure provides nice length and a memorable finish.

Claude DelFosse, Founder of DelFosse Vineyard and Winery said, “I am thrilled to see Virginia receiving accolades as a leading wine region. Working a stone’s throw from the home of ‘the father of American wine’, Thomas Jefferson, all of us at DelFosse are dedicated to grow world class wines right here in Nelson County”.

DelFosse Winery is nestled at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Faber, Virginia. With nearly 20 acres of terraced vineyards on the estate, DelFosse Vineyards and Winery is one of the most picturesque sites in the Monticello AVA. The winery and tasting room are open for visitors and tastings Wednesday – Sunday 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. For more information visit their website www.delfossewine.com or call 434-293-6100.

Since 1981, BTI has been dedicated to providing consumers with fair and impartial wine reviews. Their international newsletter may be found at www.tastings.com.
BTI tasting notes regarding the 2005 DelFosse Reserve Chardonnay are available online at: http://www.tastings.com/search_wine.lasso?se=k&kw=chardonnay&sb=All&sf=ScoreForSort&dt=208

Thursday Weather : Wintergreen, BRP, Nelson County, VA : Cool, increasing clouds & chances for snow showers

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Weathercast by Tommy Stafford, Nelson County Life Magazine

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Photography by Tommy Stafford
Nelson County Life Magazine : © 2007
Fall Along The Blue Ridge Parkway
Nelson County, Virginia
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Wednesday was a sunny but cool, sometimes cold day in Nelson County, especially if you were up in the mountains. At Wintergreen they barely made it into the 40’s. NCL-Wintergreen Nature Foundation at Devil’s Knob reached an afternoon high of 42 degrees just before noon, but they remained in the 30’s for most of the day. In the valley it was a bit better with temps in the mid 50’s overall. Breezy winds gave way to calmer conditions in the afternoon. Overnight last night was some of the coldest weather we have seen this year. 20’s were common place all around the area with a hard freeze in most places.

Some changes taking place over the next 48 hours as we move toward a more cloudy pattern with rain in the forecast by Friday possibly mixing with snow late Friday night. By early next week temps moderate a bit after a fairly cool weekend.

Maps provided by: www.accuweather.com

The current surface map has high pressure losing control later today allowing for clouds to filter in the area by afternoon and certainly overnight. With clouds in place temperatures won’t be dropping as cold as last night.

Looking ahead a an area of disturbed weather will move into Central Virginia providing chances for light rain Friday with a rain / snow mix possible Friday night.

Regional Radar look via Wundergound.com

And for those of you keeping score at home the numbers as of 11:59 PM last night Low temperature readings from the night before are generally posted no later than 12 noon when there’s something to really look at.

*NCL-Nelson County Life Magazine : Greenfield / Afton, VA
Wednesday High: 54.7°
This morning’s low: 22.6°
0.00″ of rain

*NCL-Wintergreen Nature Foundation : Devil’s Knob, VA
Wednesday High: 41.9°
This morning’s low: 21.6°
0.00″ of rain

*NCL-Wintergreen Winery @ the foot of Wintergreen Mountain in Beech Grove, VA
Wednesday High: 55.6°
This morning’s low: 24.1°
0.00″ of rain

NCL-Hatcreek Farm on Horseshoe Mountain : Roseland, VA
Wednesday High: 56.5°
This morning’s low: 24.6°
0.00″ of rain

*NCL-Tiger Fuel : Lovingston, VA
Wednesday High: 53.8°
This morning’s low: 24.6°
0.00″ of rain

*Covesville Store : Covesville, VA
Wednesday High: 54.3°
This morning’s low: 31.2°
0.00″ of rain

Your local forecast including: Gladstone * Nellysford & Greenwood

*Today Partly sunny in the morning then becoming cloudy, cool.
*Valley : High temps near 47°
*On the mountains above 2000 feet along the BRP, Montebello, Wintergreen, Devil’s Knob, and Love, Partly sunny, cloudy by afternoon, cold.
Highs around 40°
Winds: NW early morning shifting SW by afternoon around 5 MPH

*Tonight Cloudy & not as cold.
*Lows valley near: 33°
*On the mountains: near 25°
*Winds: S-5 MPH

Tomorrow Cloudy with light rain developing over 40% of the area by afternoon.
* Valley: 48°
*On the mountains – near 40°
Winds: S-5 MPH

*Tomorrow night: Continued cloudy with rain possibly mixing with snow after midnight – Low 35° valley – around 29° mountains.
Winds: S-5 MPH

The weekend looks generally dry and sunny with slightly warming temps – Daytime highs mostly low & mid 50’s valley – on the mountains low & mid 40’s – Overnight lows – mid & low 30’s valley & upper 20’s to near 30° mountains.

Rain reenters the forecast by Tuesday night with temps in the low 60’s valley slightly cooler above.

Whenever or wherever severe weather or news breaks out, we’ll have the latest watches, warnings, and coverage affecting Nelson County, Wintergreen, and nearby counties.

Have a great Thursday!

Know your Nelson.COM
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Wednesday Weather : Wintergreen, BRP, Nelson County, VA : Sunny, Breezy & Cool : Snow showers Friday night?

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Weathercast by Tommy Stafford, Nelson County Life Magazine

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Photography by Ann Strober
For Nelson County Life Magazine : © 2007
Fall Colors in Stoney Creek
Nellysford, Virginia
Fall colors in Stoney Creek

We continue to see plenty of brilliant Fall colors across Central Virginia and Nelson County. Today’s weather photo comes to us courtesy of Ann Strober in Nellysford. Ann’s been sending us a steady supply of great images captured with her new Nikon D-40 camera. Be looking for many more in the coming weeks. She’s got some great ones!

Election Day is now in the history books. Weather for Tuesday’s voting was perfect, though a little breezy and cool for a big part of the day. You can click here to see the precinct results from yesterday’s election. Last night was a bit breezy with winds spilling behind the cold front that moved through. Today won’t be much of a change from that, and we’ll continue to see some gusty winds, especially in the first part of the day. Tonight promises some of the coldest weather yet, with temperatures dipping to the low 20’s in the mountains. If we see the winds settle down to near calm, a widespread hard freeze will occur.

The national forecast map has high pressure controlling our weather over the next 48 hours. Breezy winds for the first part of Wednesday will begin to diminish in the afternoon.
Map updates daily by 5:10 AM Eastern

Looking ahead a couple of days high pressure stays parked near Virginia keeping fair skies in the forecast, but cooler temperatures as well. A disturbance toward the end of the week may provide chances for flurries or light snow in the mountains mainly west of the BRP.

Regional Radar look via Wundergound.com

And for those of you keeping score at home the numbers as of 11:59 PM last night Low temperature readings from the night before are generally posted no later than 12 noon when there’s something to really look at.

*NCL-Nelson County Life Magazine : Greenfield / Afton, VA
Tuesday High: 56.8°
This morning’s low: 37.0°
0.00″ of rain

*NCL-Wintergreen Nature Foundation : Devil’s Knob, VA
Tuesday High: 49.3°
This morning’s low: 25.2°
0.00″ of rain

*NCL-Wintergreen Winery @ the foot of Wintergreen Mountain in Beech Grove, VA
Tuesday High: 54.5°
This morning’s low: 31.6°
0.00″ of rain

*NEW*NCL-Hatcreek Farm on Horseshoe Mountain : Roseland, VA
Tuesday High: 53.2°
This morning’s low: 29.7°
0.00″ of rain

*NCL-Delfosse Vineyard & Winery : Faber, VA
Tuesday High: 54.5°
This morning’s low: N/A° {Offline}
0.00″ of rain

*NCL-Tiger Fuel : Lovingston, VA
Tuesday High: 54.1°
This morning’s low: 30.7°
0.00″ of rain

*Covesville Store : Covesville, VA
Tuesday High: 56.1°
This morning’s low: 38.4°
0.00″ of rain

Your local forecast including: Shipman, Lovingston, & Roseland
*Today Sunny & breezy early in the day, cool with diminishing winds by afternoon.
*Valley : High temps near 54°
*On the mountains above 2000 feet along the BRP, Montebello, Wintergreen, Devil’s Knob, and Love, Sunny & breezy early, chilly
Highs around 43°
Winds: NW 15-25 with higher gusts diminishing to 10-15 in the afternoon.

*Tonight Partly cloudy & cold.
*Lows valley near: 28°
*On the mountains: near 22°
*Winds: NW 5-10 becoming light late

Tomorrow Mostly sunny. Chilly in the valley – cold mountains
* Valley: 49°
*On the mountains – near 38°
Winds: NW-5 MPH

*Tomorrow night: Partly cloudy early then becoming mostly cloudy – Lows 33° valley – around 28° mountains.
Winds: S-5 MPH

The remainder of the week Friday looks mostly cloudy and cool with snow showers possible by nightfall – Daytime highs mostly low 50’s valley – on the mountains near 40° – Overnight lows – low 30’s valley & upper 20’s mountains.

The weekend looks partly to mostly sunny with temps warming by Sunday to near 60° valley, near upper 40’s mountains. Temps moderate into the low & mid 60’s by early next week.

Whenever or wherever severe weather or news breaks out, we’ll have the latest watches, warnings, and coverage affecting Nelson County, Wintergreen, and nearby counties.

Have a great Wednesday!

Know your Nelson.COM
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Local election results from Tuesday’s election

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You can view all of the election results in Nelson by clicking here.

Once there you can look at individual precinct totals by clicking on the blue highlighted link to the right.

Nelson County Election Returns on Tuesday 11-6-07 – Keep up with election results

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You can keep up with the Nelson election results as they come in by clicking here to go to the state election office where votes are tabulated real time across the state.

We will be posting results throughout the night as well.

NCL

Election Day Forecast : Wintergreen, BRP, & Nelson County, VA : AM Showers, Flurries Mountains, the sunny & cooler

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Weathercast by Tommy Stafford, Nelson County Life Magazine

AUDIO VERSION OF FORECAST (some users may need to click play button twice)

Photography by Steve Ellis
For Nelson County Life Magazine : © 2007
Fall Colors in Nelson County, Virginia
Sellis

Finally you can see Fall taking hold across all of Central Virginia and Nelson. Thanks to Steve Ellis who sent us today’s weather picture. Rich Fall colors with lots of berries. You know Fall is finally here. Believe me winter is not far behind!

Don’t forget to VOTE today!

Monday was a tranquil day as we depart from the warm late fall weather. Overnight we saw showers scattered showers across the area, but no particular area saw any real significant rainfall. Colder nights are ahead and even a mention of snow flurries in the forecast for the higher elevations on Tuesday as a cold front pushes through. The remainder of the week looks much cooler until early next week when temps rise to the low 60’s on Monday. Expect gusty winds over the next 24 to 36 hours as the fronts moves east away from Nelson. Some areas can expect gusts as high as 30 MPH.

The current national forecast map shows a cold front over Central Virginia now moving east toward the Atlantic. Behind the front expect sometimes gusty WNW winds with clearing skies and colder temps at night.
Map updates daily by 5:10 AM Eastern

Out 48 hours the cold front is well east out in the Atlantic with clear skies and fair weather for Central Virginia.

Regional Radar look via Wundergound.com

And for those of you keeping score at home the numbers as of 11:59 PM last night Low temperature readings from the night before are generally posted no later than 12 noon when there’s something to really look at.

*NCL-Nelson County Life Magazine : Greenfield / Afton, VA
Monday High: 66.6° (spooky!!!)
This morning’s low: °
0.02″ of rain

*NCL-Wintergreen Nature Foundation : Devil’s Knob, VA
Monday High: 56.1°
This morning’s low: °
0.02″ of rain

*NCL-Wintergreen Winery @ the foot of Wintergreen Mountain in Beech Grove, VA
Monday High: 65.1°
This morning’s low: °
0.00″ of rain

*NEW*NCL-Hatcreek Farm on Horseshoe Mountain : Roseland, VA
Monday High: 64.4°
This morning’s low: °
0.00″ of rain

*NCL-Delfosse Vineyard & Winery : Faber, VA
Monday High: 64.9°
This morning’s low: °
0.00″ of rain

*NCL-Tiger Fuel : Lovingston, VA
Sunday High: N/A°
This morning’s low: °
0.00″ of rain

*Covesville Store : Covesville, VA
Sunday High: 62.4°
This morning’s low: °
0.00″ of rain

Your local forecast including: Martin’s Store, Avon, & Ivy
*Today Early morning showers then partly sunny by 12 noon. Much cooler and windy.
*Valley : High temps near 56°
*On the mountains above 2000 feet along the BRP, Montebello, Wintergreen, Devil’s Knob, and Love, AM snow / rain mix possible then clearing and windy. Little to no snow accumulation possible.
Highs around 42°
Winds: W 15-25 with gusts to 30 MPH by afternoon

*Tonight Partly cloudy with occasional breezy conditions.
*Lows valley near: 33°
*On the mountains: near 25°
*Winds: W 15-20 MPH becoming NW late

Tomorrow Mostly sunny and continued breezy from time to time.
* Valley: 55°
*On the mountains – near 42°
Winds: NW 10-20 MPH diminishing by afternoon

*Tomorrow night: Partly cloudy & cold- Lows 27° valley – around 21° mountains.
Winds: NW 10-15 early diminish to 3-5 MPH late

The remainder of the week looks generally sunny and cool – Daytime highs mostly low and mid 50’s valley – on the mountains low & mid 40’s – Overnight lows – low & mid 30’s valley & mid & upper 20’s mountains. There is a slight chance of showers and a snow / rain mix in the mountains by Friday into Saturday.

Whenever or wherever severe weather or news breaks out, we’ll have the latest watches, warnings, and coverage affecting Nelson County, Wintergreen, and nearby counties.

Have a great Tuesday, remember to vote & leave no chad hanging!

Know your Nelson.COM
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Datebook : Afton : Local Artist, Bill Hess, showings in Nov & Dec

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Local artist Bill Hess in a photo from our March 2006 issue of NCL.

Many of you will remember our stories on Bill Hess. He’s making quite a name since our two original stories over a year ago. Here’s some of what Bil’s doing and upcoming shows. His work is excellent!

A cool new art show called ARTIVISM has opened at McGuffey Art Center in Charlottesville. The show highlights “the unique power of artists to challenge us and to awaken us all to the importance of green building and the preservation of our natural world, while at the same time reminding us of our own abilities to affect real change.” The show is a partial benefit for the Charlottesville Waldorf School. See http://www.greenestschool.org/ for more info (the quote is from their website).

Bill says he’s proud to be a part of this project with a hanging sculptural installation using fused bottle glass (in shapes of leaves), a tree branch, and actual tree leaves.

The opening reception was held this past Friday. The show will be up for the month of the November.

Another upcoming event:

“A HANDMADE SEASON”– an invitational show at the Artisan’s Center of Virginia (in Waynesboro). The dates are November 23- December 31. For more information about the Center see www.artisanscenterofvirginia.org

Bill’s work was recently accepted into a nice boutique in Atlanta called “Eco-Bella” see www.eco-bella.com

I am available to fulfill direct orders and commissions in time for the holidays…

See and read more about Bill at his website: www.IdeasOnLegs.com

NCL

Datebook : Afton : RVCC Elegant Evening of Jazz & Silent Auction – November 10th

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RVCC JAZZ

Datebook : Afton : RVCC & Nelson Farmers’ Market Holiday Community Market Day : 12-8-07

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The Rockfish Valley Community Center in conjunction with the Nelson Farmers’ Market Co-op will be having the first, annual “Holiday” Community Market on December 8.


What: “Holiday” Community Market
When: Saturday, 12/8, 9am till 4 pm
Where: Rockfish Valley Community Center
More info: arts, flowers, meat products, baked goods, workshops, lunch and music. Contact – Donna Kincaid 361-1725

Datebook : Nellysford : Hill Top Berry Farm & Winery : 3rd annual Anglo Saxon Feast : 11-17-07

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Hill Top Berry Farm and Winery will be hosting our 3rd annual Anglo Saxon Feast on Saturday November 17, 2007 at 7:00PM.

This is a uniquely English celebration from medieval times, originally celebrating the life of St. Edmond. St Edmund was a 9th century King of Norfolk, an independent kingdom of Anglo-Saxon England who was martyred by the Danes in 870 A. D.

Come enjoy grilled Salmon steaks paired with our Anglo-Saxon style Cyser, one of our authentic historical meads. This will be an evening of good food and wonderful entertainment provided by the duo Laurie Rose Griffith and Peter Mealy. The music for the evening will be a mixture of traditional Celtic and American Folk.

Admission is $35 and includes dinner, entertainment and wine tasting. Reservations are required. Call 434-361-1266 for more information or visit their website: www.hilltopberrywine.com

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