Author: Eastwood

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…

Virginia is for Viognier (Southside Neighbors)

Virginia is for Viognier! Pronounced Vee-un-yay this is delicious! Easy to remember, right? Pale gold in color, the Eastwood Viognier is a great example of how well this grape grows in central Virginia. Our 2020 bottling is deliciously dry, light-bodied with low acidity, and a clean, floral finish. Citrus, apricot, and white flowers like honeysuckle…

The New Kid on the Block

The New Kid on the Block

The New Kid on the Block Published by Ramble Virginia A Limo Company’s Guide to Exploring Virginia Much like the fabled Groundhog of Lore, aka “Punxsutawney Phil,” I have finally emerged from my long winter slumber. After months of actively avoiding the glacial cold, bitter winds, and surging covid cases, I am venturing back out…