This is the REAL Virginia wine. This is REAL American wine made by real Americans. Now, that sounds pigeon-holing, and lame to those of us that are left-leaning (me to start). Anyway, I am one who makes less money and works harder by working for the government, but I'm not always proud to be American necessarily, or at the least, not blinded by its status. This is one of those places that makes me feel much more so. Its the hard work of a wonderful, beautiful couple that left the DC world for what they had always wanted. We spent two hours with them and they happily discussed their wines and processing with us. They do only American varietals. Vidal blanc, concord and other. They do a lot of things that you don't see elsewhere in VA but it really fits here.
They do a beautiful Apple wine, a great blackberry, and some great things with pure grapes, no filler or waste. I like the Vidal in particular.
Let me say, this place earns 4+ stars because it is the personified heart and soul of VA wine. It is not the best tasting, or the most complex... but what they are doing is a beautiful thing, and I can't wait to see what they do next, because there is such passion and soul in what they do as a couple of two that is missing in so much of the VA wine community. This is hopefully only a sign of the life to come for this great state of farmers... let us never forget that it is the farmers that make this state as good at wine as it currently is. Cheers to them. read more