The super-scorcher summer weather is here, and we are steadily melting in Richmond. For us, it’s way too hot for full-bodied, tannic red wines like Cabernet Sauvignon, Tempranillo, Merlot, and Shiraz. We need to feel hydrated and refreshed, not bogged down further by...
Teaming up with The Nature Conservancy for its OktoberForest initiative, Richmond breweries like Hardywood and Lickinghole Creek promote awareness about the connection between healthy forests and brewing beer. Starting last week, breweries across the country and around the globe began participating in The Nature Conservancy’s OktoberForest...
Whether you care deeply about preserving our environment or just love honey, Culpeper shop and bee sanctuary La Bee Da Loca is an essential destination. Tucked away in the quiet mountain town that is Culpeper, Virginia, you'll find their very own version of Main Street. It looks every bit the postcard scene trapped in time, filled with local...
What’s happening, craft beer lovers of RVA?! Welcome to this week’s RVA On Tap, RVA Magazine’s weekly column for all your craft beer-related events, releases, festivals, and all the booze news your hearts desire. If you missed the last column, you can check that out here. Our kegs are overflowing this week with beer releases and festivals,...
The IPA has remained one of the most popular and proliferated beer styles in America for the last five to ten years, and while the reasons behind that might be beyond those that still haven’t acquired the taste for hoppy beers, it’s easier to see why, as someone that desires some form of hop-forward beer to be in the fridge at almost all...
Every project that Richmond chef Mike Ledesma touches lately has transformed into a success. From reviving the Kabana Rooftop menu, to his Passport Pop-Ups at Belle & James, to local beer dinners, his innovative and creative menus, fusing together multiple cuisines, has earned him a superior place in the local restaurant scene. I've enjoyed...
Band members from two prominent heavy metal bands have stepped off the stage to come together to try their hands in the kitchen. Iron Reagan bassist Rob Skotis and Herbie Abernathy, singer of North Carolina-based Valient Thorr plan to open Cobra Cabana, a bar and restaurant in Jackson Ward this fall. Abernathy, who will serve as the general...
Spiked seltzers are the new hotness, and here in Richmond Belle Isle Moonshine is bringing these canned cocktails to the people. Cracking open a cold one has taken on a new meaning during the canned cocktail craze. Happy hours and pool days are no longer restricted to hoppy beers, and are now inundated with spiked seltzers -- also known as canned...
What’s happening, craft beer lovers of RVA?! Welcome to this week’s RVA On Tap, RVA Magazine’s weekly column for all your craft beer-related events, releases, festivals, and all the booze news your hearts desire. If you missed the last column, you can check that out here. Our kegs are overflowing this week with beer releases and festivals,...
The ABC store on Thompson St. in Carytown was the most profitable liquor store in Virginia last year. Congratulations, drinkers of Richmond -- you're the real MVPs. Let’s raise a toast to the top-selling liquor store in Central Virginia in 2018. The ABC outlet at 10 N. Thompson St. in Richmond registered almost $8 million in gross sales and had...
