Category: 2019 Best of C-VILLE Editor’s Pick

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2019 Best of C-VILLE Editor’s Pick

Wine royalty: Remembering David King, who lived up to his family name

David King, who founded and owned King Family Vineyards with his wife, Ellen, chose the winery site, in part, because it had a nice flat spot to put a polo field. Photo: Courtesy of the King family

By Joe Bargmann

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Because the night: A summer evening at a local winery is the best way to beat the heat

Shadows grow long on the King Family Vineyards lawn. Photo: Stephen Barling

By Laura Longhine

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New to you: The beauty of secondhand style

Darling Boutique owner Linnea White. Photo: Tristan Williams

By Jennifer MacAdam-Miller

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For the record: Let us now praise our local vinyl shops

Plan 9 Music’s extensive stock—and service, including turntable repair—will make your head spin. Photo: Tristan Williams

By Jake Mooney

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Haven on earth: Homeless shelter welcomes public for lunch—and feeds your soul, too.

Director Stephen Hitchcock is rightfully proud of The Haven Homecooking Café, which is open to the public on Wednesdays (except during a summer break), and features meals by local chefs. Photo: Amy and Jackson Smith

By Jake Mooney

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Words for the wise: The wonders of our public libraries

To become absorbed in reading is to enter another world. Photo: John Robinson

By Susan Sorensen

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Ode to the sconut: Albemarle Baking Company’s donut is something else entirely

When a donut meets a scone, bakery greatness happens. Photo: John Robinson

By Joe Bargmann

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The long view: Camp Ten Four provides plenty to look at

The view is to die for, but please keep your distance from the railing. Photo: Ron Blunt

By Joe Bargmann

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The wine advocates: Will Curley and Priscilla Martin Curley of The Wine Guild of Charlottesville

The dynamic duo of the local wine scene in their cozy shop. Photo: Stephen Barling

By Joe Bargmann

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Wine and dine: Pippin Hill caps off a culinary journey along Route 29

Pippin Hill Farm & Vineyards threatens to give dreaded Route 29 a good name. Photo: Courtesy of Pippin Hill

By Joe Bargmann

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