September 5th, 2013 issue #1236

September 5th, 2013

  • The 67-cent felony: A veteran winemaker runs afoul of the ABC

    Long before vineyards became agriculture du jour in Virginia, Mike Bowles planted grapevines in 1977,  and he claims he's Albemarle's first farm winery operator. Thirty years later, he wanted to be a pioneer again and hop on the craft-distillery trend to make the Italian spirit grappa from his chardonnay grape leftovers. Instead, he's earned a more dubious distinction as possibly the first person to get busted while applying for a federal distillery license. Under Virginia's Alcoholic Beverage Control regs, that could cost him his license to make wine at all.

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4Better Or Worse

  • The week in review

    Best news for preservationists: The keeper of the National Register of Historic Places determines that the Jesse Scott Sammons family house and cemetery is eligible for inc...

The Dish

Essays

Real Estate - $old

Real Estate - On the Block

  • Spotlight on Ivy

    Area: IvyPrice range: $79,000-$1,275,000Schools: Meriwether Lewis, Murray Elementary, Henley, Western AlbemarlePros: proximity to Charlottesville, scenery, school districts...

Real Estate Property auctions

  • Property auctions

    September 10 at 12:15pm at the Albemarle Courthouse Property: 7534 Esmont Road Debtor: Mary E. Haney and Sallie L. Slater Original amount owing: $32,821 Bidder brings: $3,...

Movie Reviews

Contents

  • Table of contents

    COVERWinery woesMike Bowles has a long history of successful winemaking in Virginia, but his efforts to open a distillery landed him in hot water with the ABC— and could ...

News

  • 'Win-win': Putting goats to work

    "This project has been my baa-baa-by," jokes Michael Juers, facilities manager for the nonprofit Christian Aid on Fifth Street Extended, where, for the past two weeks, a he...

  • Fired up: County, UVA celebrate new station

    Ivy residents are now a bit safer thanks to the opening of Albemarle's new fire station. At a ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday, August 29, UVA and county honchos praised...

  • Key West & Goliath: Neighbors square off with AT&T over tower

    For four years now, concerned residents of the Key West neighborhood on Route 20 North have been battling telecommunication giant AT&T over the company's plans to place...

  • Last day: Mike Farruggio turns in his cuffs

    If a guy has been a cop for 25 years in Charlottesville, yeah, there are going to be some stories. "We had some prior information that UVA students were going to be streak...

  • Longo named chief of chiefs

    Charlottesville Police Chief Tim Longo was named president of the Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police August 27 in Williamsburg. The Hook caught up with him August 29 ...

  • Missing teen's phone found

    Authorities have confirmed that a phone belonging to missing Nelson County teen Alexis Murphy has been recovered during the investigation. FBI spokesperson Dee Rybiski says...

  • Thank heaven: No injuries after SUV plows into 7-Eleven

    An early morning stop to buy a sweet treat for her three-year-old turned into a terrifying experience for county resident Ande Schneider, who was standing by the Slurpee ma...

  • UVA expat: How Nobel winner Coase got pushed from Charlottesville

    Credited with launching the field of Law and Economics, Ronald H. Coase was one of the world's most acclaimed living economists. That is until Monday, September 2, when he ...

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