Whether you spend a few hours or stay overnight, the Williamsburg Winery located among more than 400 acres of green space on the Wessex Hundred Farm offers a wonderful respite… Continue reading 5 Musts to Add to Your Williamsburg Winery To-Do List
As the weather changes, so does the Williamsburg Winery. Visit year-round to experience the seasons at the lovely Wessex Hundred Farm. Start this month by booking the Romantic Winter Escape… Continue reading Visit the Williamsburg Winery Year-round to Celebrate the Uniqueness of the Seasons
This is the first in a series of posts highlighting The Williamsburg Taste the Trail Package that offers guests at Wedmore Place an opportunity to explore multiple award-winning wine, brews… Continue reading Taste the Trail: Experience What’s on Tap Along with the Best-Ever Soft Pretzel at Alewerks
Renowned American food writer M.F.K. Fisher wrote in her 1941 culinary classic, Consider the Oyster, “American oysters differ as much as American people.” Not only do American oysters differ considerably… Continue reading Wine & Brine Lounge 4/8: Meet Ward Oyster Company
The Wine & Brine Lounge at the Gabriel Archer Tavern officially opened Labor Day weekend last year to showcase the diversity of local aquaculture by offering oysters from different waterways… Continue reading Wine & Brine Lounge 4/15: Meet Big Island Aquaculture
This weekend at the Wine & Brine Lounge, April 29 and 30, oyster and wine enthusiasts can continue to explore local terroir and merroir diversity with two different oyster varieties… Continue reading Wine & Brine Lounge 4/29: Meet Shooting Point Oyster Company
Multi-course “tasting menus” are the newest dining trend in DC and New York, and one restaurant is even offering a tasting menu in Richmond. Chef Ian Robbins thinks it’s time… Continue reading Why We’re Getting Fresh and Local with a Tasting Menu
When we started the winery 32 years ago, we were running a small farm that only a handful of people believed in. We were lucky to get early support from… Continue reading Getting Funky with Local Fungi
The Wine & Brine Lounge at the Gabriel Archer Tavern will reopen for the 2017 season on March 18. The inaugural 2017 weekend will feature Pleasure House Oysters from Ludford Brothers Oyster… Continue reading Wine & Brine Lounge 3/18: Meet Captain Chris Ludford
The word “farm” conjures up images of sunny rolling hills, green with rows of fresh vegetables. But visiting a mushroom farm is more like stepping into the Twilight Zone –… Continue reading A Visit to the Mushroom Farm
With 40 million oysters sold last year, Virginia is the largest producer of farm-raised and wild oysters in the U.S. The diversity of oysters found in rivers and creeks along… Continue reading Wine & Brine Lounge 4/1: Meet Captain Danny Crabbe – Fat ‘n Happy Oyster Company
FARMER SPOTLIGHT SERIES – Beaver Creek Farm We were impressed recently when our chef introduced us to Beaver Creek Farm. This Virginia quail farm also raises pheasant and other lean and flavorful… Continue reading Cooking Top-Flight Birds from Beaver Creek Farm
As much as any food, oysters taste like where they are from. This expression of place – called merroir – includes the unique flavor characteristics of their surroundings, including water… Continue reading Wine & Brine Lounge 3/25: Meet Tommy Legget – Chessie Shellfish and Aquafarms