Regulations Sour Dream of Winery (Washington Post)
The setting couldn't be more splendid for a Virginia Piedmont farm winery: 35 acres of rolling hills, wood-rail fencing, an 18th-century log cabin and ancient stands of black walnuts, holly and American boxwood.
A place for a business lunch, and some history sleuthing (Suburban Journals)
The Defiance and Augusta areas are well known for their wine country roots, and so when Bond Wolfe Architects Inc. set out to construct Chandler Hill Vineyards with co-owners Chuck Gillentine and his brother, they knew they had to appeal in a new way. So they set it up to attract business clients in addition to weekend lunch and dinner crowds.
Mountain Lakes CVB Seeks Community Partnership (The Inter-Mountain)
The Mountain Lakes Convention and Visitors Bureau wants to create a partnership with the local business community and local government to develop a map of Lewis County. Mountain Lakes CVB director Terri Burhans said an updated map is desperately needed as the one in existence is in short supply.
A vintner's vision: Wine from mangosteens (CNN Money)
Looking back, Dominic Rivard has to admit that starting a business in Thailand within weeks of a military coup might not have been the best idea.
2008 crop has Mo. wineries popping their corks (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
A year after a freak spring freeze nearly derailed the Missouri wine industry, the grape gods have been kind to vineyard owners like Sarah Schmidt -- perhaps too kind.
Bay Weekly’s 2008 Holiday Guide to Gifted Giving (Bay Weekly)
A year that taketh makes simple work of what to giveth. This holiday season’s advice from Bay Weekly: From local sources give the people on your list what they need and want — for otherwise they may have to do without.