The Manor House Restaurant at the Inn at Poplar Springs is hosting the Patricia Green Cellars Wine Dinner. It’s not everyday that an Oregon winemaker (known for the spectacular Pinot Noir grape) treks across the country into our region. The chef wine-paired event begins at 7 P with an hors d’oeuvres reception and then a beautifully paired 5-course dinner with a broad range of 2007 Pinots. Call 540-788-4600.

Further south into the Piedmont at Palladio Restaurant at Barboursville Vineyard, the evening benefits the PEC’s Buy Fresh, Buy Local campaign. The PEC Meet the Farmer Dinner features a four-course wine dinner prepared by two stellar chefs, Jonathan Hayward and the Restaurant’s own Melissa Close. Here is an opportunity to dine with the farmers who provide the products for what promises to be a spectacular event. Call 434-977-2033, ext 24 for last-minute availability. 

Hard to beat this combination of great foods and wine. It’s just difficult to be at both places in one evening, but they both sound terrific and wonderfully delicious!