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Treats for the Adults

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As school and business closures rise across America, we're here to help you find some ways to make it through this social distancing things. As we move to offering curbside pickup and delivery, why not grab something extra to add some flavor to your time at home? From drink mixes to seasoning mixes for dinner, here are some quick and easy items to get you through the pandemic! For more information on curbside pickup & delivery click here!   Drink Mixes & Infusion Kits   Perfect for making at-home cocktails when you can't get out to a restaurant or bar! Born out of...

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How Women Gave the World Beer

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March is National Women’s History Month and March 8th is International Women’s Day - a day to celebrate the accomplishments of women everywhere. The brewing industry is often seen as a male-dominated world but did you know, the vast majority of ancient brewers were women? While it’s true that currently there’s room for growth in the percentage of female brewers, history is there to remind us that it was ancient women who first mastered the task. If you think back to what you may have learned about ancient civilizations and gender roles; men were the hunters and women the gatherers. While...

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Introducing Mayana Chocolate to Wine Gourmet

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Created by award-winning Chef Daniel Herskovic, and his wife, Mayana chocolate is an uncommonly luxurious chocolate product. Not only is each product hand-crafted, using the best, freshest ingredients, but their organic creams and pure ingredients are sourced locally whenever possible.  After years working in top culinary restaurants, Herskovic started a catering business that lead him to start making chocolate treats for his customers to take home. Drawn to the challenging nature chocolate and working with it, he studied with the great chocolate luminaries of the United States and France to perfect his skills.  Afterwards, each Mayana chocolate developed a flavor and texture that is...

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Introducing Dan River Coffee Company

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Dan River Coffee Company is owned by Chloe Smith, who at the age of 19, has followed her passion for coffee and started her own company! Here's a little bit from Chloe: "My name is Chloe Smith, and I am a very young entrepreneur. I have been in the coffee business for over half my life and I am only nineteen years old. My love for coffee started as my parents opened a coffee shop when I was just a little girl. They eventually bought a coffee company, and my passion for coffee grew even more when I learned to...

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Introducing Dishique at Wine Gourmet

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Our newest addition to the store will resonate with all our science nerds and Virginia lovers - Dishique Boutique's, Periodic Table of Virginia porcelain platter. With "elements" that highlight what makes our state so great, these platters can make a wonderful gift for just about anyone! Learn, from Dishique, a little bit more about what they do below! “Inspired by her love of entertaining and a flair for gift giving, Megan Dalbey founded Dishique Boutique in 2011 as a way to share her passion with the world. Megan believes strongly in thoughtful and personal gifts, known amongst friends and family for...

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