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J. K. Carriere “Glass” Rosé 2016, Willamette Valley, Oregon $11/glass $53/bottle For our July featured wine, we selected a quintessential patio wine, J. K. Carriere’s Willamette Valley White Pinot Noir. This dry rosé of 100% Pinot Noir was whole cluster pressed and barrel fermented to an absolute dry using a long, slow, low-temperature, wild-yeast regimen. Noted by the winemaker…

Horton Viognier 2015, Orange County, Virginia 95% Viognier/5% Petit Manseng Barrel Fermented, French Oak. A complex wine, Viognier fills a unique niche in wine pairings as it distinctly stands apart from Chardonnay with a floral nose and lower acidity, yet its fruitiness doesn’t overpower the palate in the tone of a sweet white wine. Horton Vineyards…

It’s hard to pick favorites when you have an all new restaurant and a menu as diverse as the Trattoria-style plates at Varia. When it came down to sharing our favorite dishes from our inaugural dinner menu, we had to pick at least five! Try these and many others at Downtown Norfolk’s newest Italian restaurant. Flounder Picatta…