- Leona Baker
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- July / August 2024
Main Squeeze: How the Waterman’s Orange Crush inspired the region’s juicy love affair with VB’s signature citrusy cocktail By Leona...
- Ava Baker
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- July / August 2024
Shaken not stirred, the international bubble tea craze has brought new flavors and textures to Coastal Virginia Tea, milk and...
- CoVa Mag
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- March / April 2024
These local coffee shops should be on your list when the need for caffeination calls In our Dining Guide section, we feature...
- Leona Baker
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- November / December 2023
It’s a sunny Wednesday afternoon at Coastal Fermentory in The Yard District in downtown Newport News, and I’m enjoying a...
- Grace Silipigni
- Culture & Community, Drinks, Archive
- May / June 2023
There’s a new IPA in town, and with a name like Gorgeous, it’s no surprise that the hazy pour is...
- Leona Baker
- Drinks, People, Travel & Getaways, Archive
- May / June 2023
The tune to Little Big Town’s “Wine, Beer, Whiskey” invariably pops into my head when I think of a certain...
- Chris Murphy
- Culture & Community, Drinks, Archive
- January / February 2023
Each year, wineries from around the Commonwealth compete in the prestigious Virginia Governor’s Cup, hosted by the Virginia Wineries Association...
- CoVa Mag
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- January / February 2023
Our Winning Spirit-Free Cocktail At Coastal Virginia Magazine’s most recent CoVa Cocktail Party held at the Museum of Contemporary Art...
- Leona Baker
- Drinks, Archive
- January / February 2023
If you’re like me, you have a tendency to shy away from dessert wines for fear that you’ll be greeted...
- Marisa Marsey
- Drinks, Archive
- January / February 2023
A wine’s pedigree can be defined at least in part by its geography. Within Virginia, there are eight federally recognized...
- Hannah Serrano
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- January / February 2023
After 400 years of false starts and failures, Virginia wine has finally come into its own. It has become a...
- Hannah Serrano
- Drinks, Style & Shopping, Archive
- January / February 2023
Pick up Virginia’s best vino at locally owned, specialty bottle shops like TASTE (eight regional locations), Yianni’s in Virginia Beach,...
- Hannah Serrano
- Drinks, Style & Shopping, Archive
- January / February 2023
50 West Vineyards 2019 Ashby Gap ($40) At 75% cab franc and 25% cab sauv, this Governor’s Cup Case Winner...
- Marisa Marsey
- Drinks, People, Archive
- January / February 2023
Women’s ascent is the wine world’s big buzz, but Lindsay Bennett has long been a leading certified sommelier locally. Her...
- Leona Baker
- Drinks, Archive
- January / February 2023
Crisp, cool white wines are just the thing for those hot summer days, right? Sure. But Virginia’s wide range of...