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Where Do I Go From Here? A New Chapter Begins
I’ve been a little quiet lately. Life has been full, busy, emotional, and reflective, and I’ve spent a lot of time asking myself one big question: Where do I go from here? For the past eight years, I’ve been a restaurateur—an unexpected chapter that became one of the...
Dream, Build, Pour: The Passion Behind Hampton Roads Winery
Starting a winery isn’t for the faint of heart—and David Sheldon, owner of Hampton Roads Winery in Surry County, Virginia, knows that better than anyone. After 25 years running a plastics factory in Massachusetts, David and his wife, Diane—a research chemist—decided...
The Game Changer Martini: How Lustau Vermut Made Me Fall in Love with Martinis
I’ll be honest — I never drank martinis. They always seemed a little too strong, a little too dry, and just not my thing. That all changed when I discovered Lustau Vermut, and now I can say with confidence — it’s a game changer! What makes Lustau Vermut so special?...
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