The Laird family of Applejack and American Apple Brandy offers a variety of bottlings that excite spirit professionals, connoisseurs and enthusiasts alike. Our apple brandy products are distilled in North…
The Virginia Governor’s Cup® is the state’s most stringent wine competition, and year after year it recognizes the best wines being produced here in Virginia. This year, to connect Virginia…
Bath County, in the mountains of Virginia west of the Shenandoah Valley, is having a love affair with the Farm-to-Table concept. Family farming has experienced a renewal here in recent…
Nothing has that “hey, y’all” small town charm more than an old-fashioned, family-owned country store. Yet, the legendary Darden’s Country Store in rural Smithfield, Virginia is something more. A working…
Nestled in the shadow of Old Rag Mountain, with the Shenandoah National Park boundary out the back door and a LOVE sculpture greeting visitors upon arrival, DuCard Vineyards is a…
Oompah! An Oktoberfest Feast With Wine—And Beer—Pairings New Orleans has its Mardi Gras. Rio has its Carnival. But in Munich, they have Oktoberfest—a celebration of good food, good drink and…
A Virginia Whiskey Pioneer Expands to Williamsburg We still remember the first time we tried a bracing sip of Rick Wasmund’s heady whiskey not long after he opened his distillery…
Silverback Distillery is committed to producing the finest quality American bourbon, whiskey, gin, and vodka. We are equally dedicated to being exemplary stewards of the environment and therefore have made…
The Winemaker: Brian Smyth is the winemaker at Chateau Morrisette and has been making wine in various positions for seven years. He began as a vineyard hand at Keswick Vineyards…
The Winemakers Mark and Vicki Fedor, owners and winemakers for North Gate Vineyard, have been a part of the winemaking scene in Virginia since 2002. They learned through experience, working…