Cheap and Cheery - August 2014

August's "Cheap and Cheery" at Grape & Gourmet had a special guest, Drew from Champion Brewing Company out of Charlottesville, VA. He was at the tasting table with Gabe, pouring Champion's Killer Kolsch and Missle IPA. I recently had the kolsch at home and think it's a great beer to drink chilled on a hot day. The Missle IPA was very good, blended with 5 hops it didn't over-power you and was herbaceous. 

The wine tables had some sangrias and other good stuff we enjoyed. Shelby and I ended up buying a bunch of beer and my new stand-by red La Cappuccina.

Check out the photos!

Cider Tasting and Jewelry Trunk Show at The Creative Wedge

The Creative Wedge had a cider tasting and jewelry trunk show with jewelry by From Heather’s Hands and the cider samples provided by Foggy Ridge Ciders.

We were at the 1st Virginia Bacon Festival before we stopped by Sloane and Barbara’s shop and we were ready for a little AC and cold drinks! Heather Crow Wright had her jewelry on the sidewalk and in the store for customer to check out and the cider was setup on the counter inside. We tried 5 different ciders—all made in Virginia—and ended up taking home a bottle that was a little dry, but sweet.

Here is something kinda fun—Paul and Donna Chin were in the shop and they made a Tastemade video of the event. I’ve been wanting to make these myself and I think I just need to jump right into it.

Check out the video here by clicking this link.

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