December 2009 Archives

Looking for some wine to make your holidays merrier? Place an order with our own Fabbioli Cellars, a family-owned and operated vineyard in Loudoun County. Fabbioli offers the following wines:

8 Chains — Loco Vino: A citrusy white wine that is a little sweet and a little dry, done in stainless (no oak) and has a nice crisp finish.

Chamborsin — Our light Chianti style wine, great with pasta and cheese.

Cabernet Franc — Our medium-bodied wine, a little spicy, a little peppery, great with chicken, pork, marinades and BBQs.

Tres Sorrelle — Doug Fabbioli’s flagship (and original) wine. This is our full-bodied “steak” wine. Complex tastes of Merlot, Petite Verdot and Cabernet Sauvignon grapes.

And our infamous and famous dessert wines — they make great gifts since just about everyone loves these wines:

Raspberry Merlot — only 5% residual sugar (most syrupy dessert wines are 30-40% residual sugar). Wonderful with chocolate or ice cream. Oh you really can taste that raspberry.

Rosa Nera — Black Raspberry Wine in the port style, only 3% residual sugar and a little added body with 3% Brandy (great for those winter nights by the fire), also great with chocolate or ice cream.

Pear Wine — in the port style, only 3% residual sugar and 3% Brandy to warm those toes. Great with cheese cake and fruity desserts. A bit different and a lot of fun.

To order, contact Celeste with Fabbioli Cellars before Friday, Dec. 18, by e-mailing her at llamaladymd@hotmail.com or calling (703)554-4591. You can then pick up your order at either of our market in Oakton. Please state your name and the type and number of bottles you would like. And enjoy!

The Washington Post covered Local Sixfortyseven today in an article about regulations that are less than hospitable to their food cart and similar establishments. As Jane Black writes, “bureaucratic woes have plagued Local SixFortySeven at almost every stop” — which visitors to the Mason Smart Market might be familiar with. Read the full article here.

And enjoy Local Sixfortyseven’s food this Saturday, Dec. 5, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at our Oakton market. It’s at the Unity of Fairfax Church, 2854 Hunter Mill Rd., in Oakton.

The latest Harper’s excerpts a speech by Wendell Berry in which he talks about the importance of farming to our lives and to our country. It’s not on the *Harper’s” website, but I did find it elsewhere on the Web, so you can read it here. Enjoy!

“We seem now to be coming to a time when we will have to recognize the love of farming not as a quaint souvenir of an outdated past but as an economic necessity. And that recognition, when it comes, will bring with it a considerable embarrassment.”