Author: Eastwood

Much More Than A Holiday Toy Drive

A Conversation with our Q3 Community Partner, Mason’s Toy Box Kelley Kassay and Jessica Kassay-McAllister of Mason’s Toy Box Foundation spoke with Maggie Chao and Megan Taub from Eastwood about how it all started, what their organization has accomplished over the last eleven years, the challenges they faced during the Covid-19 pandemic, and how they…

Santa in September supports Mason’s Toy Box

Santa in September supports Mason’s Toy Box

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) – Mason’s Toy Box put on its first-ever Santa in September this weekend, and this event is more than just an early Christmas celebration. “This is the inaugural event for Santa in September hosted here at Eastwood Farm and Winery. This is the first time we partnered with them they are hosting a…

‘Santa in September’ to benefit Mason’s Toy Box

‘Santa in September’ to benefit Mason’s Toy Box

‘Santa in September’ event to benefit nonprofit and families impacted by childhood illness By: Bria Smith Published: September 11, 2022 ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. (WVIR) – Eastwood Farm and Winery in Albemarle County is asking people to save the date next weekend for an event to help support families living with childhood cancer and other life-threatening…

A Perfect Summer Picnic in Virginia Wine Country

A Perfect Summer Picnic in Virginia Wine Country

Written By:  Michele Armentrout Wine Experience Curator and Wine Educator at Eastwood Farm and Winery Published By:  Southside Neighbors & Forest Lakes Neighbors Right outside your door, here in the Charlottesville area, over 40 winery experiences await you. One of my favorite things about my job at Eastwood Farm and Winery is curating these experiences…

Red Wines of the Monticello AVA

Red Wines of the Monticello AVA

Wine & Country Life | By: Jennifer Bryerton and R. L. Johnson CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA –  Eastwood Farm and Winery Hosts Monticello AVA Red Wine Showcase The first annual Taste of the Monticello AVA Red Wine Showcase was a spectacular evening for food and wine enthusiasts. Limited tickets were open to the public. Attendees could taste…

Delivering So Much More Than A Meal

Delivering So Much More Than A Meal A Conversation with our Q2 Community Partner, Meals on Wheels of Charlottesville/AlbemarleMay 30, 2022 Hailey Peterson and Allie Dudley, Assistant Directors at Meals on Wheels of Charlottesville/Albemarle talk about food insecurity in the local homebound community, their network of over 600 volunteers, and how the organization came together…

Head East[wood] (Knife & Fork)

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – When you’re kicked back in an Adirondack chair, enjoying the sweeping Carter’s Mountain vistas with a glass of Eastwood Farm and Winery’s Chardonnay in your hand, it’s easy to forget you’re a mere five minutes from downtown Charlottesville. But before you make your way up to the terraces to those chairs and…

Meet the Eastwood Farm and Winery Family (Southside Neighbors)

Meet the Eastwood Farm and Winery Family (Southside Neighbors)

Resident Feature by Jennifer McArtor | Photos by Rob Garland Photographers Eastwood Farm and Winery with Megan Velie Q: Tell us a little bit about your family. Who makes up your family? A: My mother, two sisters, and I moved to Charlottesville in 1999 when my mother started law school at the University of Virginia. My…