Category Archives: VIRGINIA

Hamming It Up With Tommy Darden

Posted on February 5, 2016 by intoxreport

A chapter on Virginia ham from ‘Norton Wine: Walking Off To Look For America’, set for publication in June, 2016. When in the advance planning-stages of this trip—which took about twenty minutes including bathroom breaks—I determined to write about some … Continue reading →

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Monticello: Uncle Tom’s Mansion

Posted on January 26, 2016 by intoxreport

When you do the math, slavery was legal in Virginia for longer than it has been illegal.  The ‘peculiar institution’ was such a defining force in the history of the state that even today, scar tissue is everywhere. The exploitation … Continue reading →

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Chrysalis Vineyard: Hey, Hey, You, You—Lay Off of McCloud

Posted on January 23, 2016 by intoxreport

Taking a brief sabbatical from my sabbatical, here’s a chapter from ‘Norton Wine: Walking Off To Look For America’… Back stories are the lifeblood of any literary journey, and like Lewis and Clark—whose epic river trek in 1804 was commissioned … Continue reading →

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Yes, Virginia; There Is A Wine Industry

Posted on January 16, 2013 by intoxreport

I’m shocked at people who are shocked to learn that states beyond California, Washington and New York produce excellent wines, and I am shocked at myself for not knowing that Virginia was one of them. Because, in the aggregate, wouldn’t … Continue reading →

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