August 30, 2014 – Hour 1

This show is a re-broadcast from August 16. In the first hour of a special show being broadcast from the Salamander Resort & Spa in Middleburg, VA:

The opening, attraction and facilities of Salamander Resort & Spa, and why the company chose Middleburg as its corporate location (they manage three resorts in Florida).
The profound history of the area/Middleburg, which includes Revolutionary War, Civil War and the Kennedys era.
The equestrian culture of the area; Rob is the former publisher of the Chronicle of the Horse newspaper, and runs the facility that hosts the Gold Cup races, which attracts 50,000 in the spring and 30,000 in the fall.
The evolution of Virginia wines, what is indigenous to the area, and how Boxwood grows those groups.