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Warm light, crisp weather, and chilled wines greeted Trump on his first visit to his new winery.

'The wind': Donald Trump lifts spirits at winery

The hottest ticket in Virginia last week was the grand opening of Trump Vineyard Estates, with scores of public officials among 500 wine-happy citizens clamoring for a peek at the relaunched vineyard– as well as a peek at the real estate mogul turned reality televisio

Donald Trump's "no trespassing" signs in Albemarle House's front yard may not inspire potential buyers.

'You're sued!' Bank of America files against The Donald

The colorful efforts of Donald Trump to buy Patricia Kluge's former home have pushed Bank of America so hard that the bank has apparently gotten fed up and filed suit against the New York-based powerbroker. The case revolves around Albemarle House– a storied mansion o

The DEQ's Kathleen Willis explains what the state wants from high bidder Sam Desai.

Topped off: Convenience store owner is Fuel's high bidder

After a spirited bidding war that included half-million-dollar-plus bids from one of Charlottesville's best-known developers and from the company that may have created the concept of the upscale filling station, a heretofore low-profile business owner made the winning bid f

Trump's signs pepper the main driveway, an apparent effort to drive down the price of Albemarle House.

Trumped up: Kluge bankruptcy means all signs point to Donald

Patricia Kluge has always had a knack for strategic moves, so why should her personal bankruptcy be any different?As lenders converged to seize her winery and her beloved 45-room Albemarle House, she found a way to seize an opportunity– to get a longtime chum who also

Grape moment

When UVA’s McIntire School of Commerce hosted a wine symposium, there was some sniping over the fact that no wine was served with the box lunch. After all, the keynote speaker, Robert Mondavi, godfather of the American wine industry, made a glass of wine sound essen

Bill Moses and Patricia Kluge filed for bankruptcy June 15.

Full-timer: Kluge working while filing bankruptcy

Patricia Kluge may have literally put everything she owned into trying to save the winery she created. After months of foreclosures on her businesses and homes, the now Trump-employed vintner and husband Bill Moses have sought bankruptcy protection.

Russian artist Gregorio Sciltian painted this portrait of John and Patricia Kluge.

Kluge draperies go on the block

The latest auction of lavish goods once owned by Patricia Kluge takes place without the fanfare of last year's two-day Sotheby's sale. On Saturday, June 11, her David Easton-designed draperies from Albemarle House are among 104 lots that will put on the block at an Alexandr

Bidders Rob Iten and Les Goldman were unsuccessful in scooping up Patricia Kluge's home for around $700,000.

Last stand: Bank takes Kluge's own house in foreclosure

Just two days after the Trump Organization revealed that her job is secure, Patricia Kluge found out that her home is not. The financially challenged vintner lost her residence Wednesday at the Albemarle Courthouse. Nine people gathered for the 10am May 18 sale of "Glen Lov

Donald Trump adds Patricia Kluge's former vineyard to his list of world-class properties.

You're hired: Trump to keep Kluge and Moses at winery

On the same day that Donald Trump announced that he won't be making a run for the U.S. presidency, his son reveals that the famous deal-maker plans to continue to invest in the wine operation he recently bought out of foreclosure– and that he plans to give former owne

Glen Love was the first house in a development that was to mingle vineyards and luxury homes.

Homeless? Kluge house under foreclosure-- again

The first foreclosure in Patricia Kluge's life is now also her latest. And this time it's personal: the house in which she and her husband live. A year ago, the 6,600-square-foot abode on 2.9 acres, dubbed "Glen Love," came under foreclosure when Kluge's development partner