When it comes to spirits made in Virginia there is one undisputed king – bourbon. It gets all the press. Some even argue that the sweet brown liquor was born here. But the truth is fruit brandy has a longer, and possibly grander, history in the commonwealth.
It’s a drizzly, overcast morning in May and Ash Hobson Carr is busy preparing flowers for a weekend farmers market. Clad in long sleeves, bluish-gray pants, weathered brown boots, and a khaki baseball cap, she sets off from the far corner of the Mechanicsville property on which her farm sits…
Tucked away in a neighborhood overlooking the Lafayette River, Norfolk’s Hermitage Museum & Gardens gives off the cozy retreat vibe its name implies. But with up to 100,000 visitors a year, the museum is in fact a popular destination for art lovers from all over the state.
Lynchburg has stood in the shadow of its cooler Virginia cousins, like Charlottesville and Richmond, for decades. But with the Blue Ridge Mountains as a backdrop, and an expanding foodie scene, the newly reinvigorated Hill City is on the radar as a weekend destination.
En Forme invited two dozen VIPs in June to Four Eleven York, one of Norfolk’s best restaurants, for a four-star dinner sponsored by Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Towne Realty – Luxury Division.
To really get in touch with the earth, consider a journey to – and through – the Claudius Crozet Blue Ridge Tunnel, an engineering marvel in Nelson County.
You needn’t navigate the Rhine for a taste of Switzerland: Just head to Ravensworth Shopping Center in Springfield. The Swiss Bakery and Pastry Shop is right at the Capital Beltway’s interchange with Braddock Road in Northern Virginia, and its European artisan breads, pastries and cakes are …
The White House, the U.S. Capitol and other historic buildings in the nation’s capital have their roots – well, their original stone – based firmly in Virginia. They initially were built with Aquia Creek sandstone that was quarried at Government Island, just a few miles north of Fredericksbu…
