In this edition of the Extra Pour you’ll find out about our trip to Virginia Wine country and our stay at The Inn at Meander Plantation. Click on the image to download the latest Extra Pour!
Month: August 2010
The Wine Festival at The Plains
Looking for a wine festival to attend this fall? In just a few short weeks one of the most prestigious wine events will be held at Great Meadow at the Plains…The Wine Festival at The Plains. Not only will get you get to taste some amazing Virginia wines but they will also have polo both days! There will also be fine art, fancy food, and commercial exhibitors offering all kinds of amazing items. We have attended this festival twice in the past and look forward to attending again this year. Mark your calendars for September 11th and 12th and plan to attend the Wine Festival at the Plains. Go to the website for all the details.
Plan Ahead
October is Virginia Wine Month. As we are informed of upcoming events in October we’ll try to post them here so you can plan ahead to celebrate Virginia Wine Month in October. Here’s one event to consider:
Where: Yorktown Riverwalk Landing at Chisciak Green
When: October 2
Time: See Information Below
If you haven’t been to Yorktown lately, you will be pleasantly surprised. Historic Yorktown at Riverwalk Landing will be the site of the Yorktown Wine Festival 2010 – “The Best of Virginia in Yorktown.” Village Events, Ltd. is proud to host this event that will showcase some of Virginia’s finest wineries on October 2nd. This event promises to be spectacular and the biggest festival in Yorktown to day. 21 Virginia wineries will be with us and 8 will participate in our wine dinner at Nick’s Riverwalk Landing Restaurant. Buy your tickets to attend Saturday’s Wine Festival and the concluding Dinner with Your Favorite Winery. Go to both events for food, wine, and lots of fun.
After a beginning ceremony featuring the Fifes and Drums of York Town entertainment for the festival will be provided by The Calypso Nuts. The nightly menu consists of Pop and Rock, Reggae and Soca, Acoustic and Electric; all different, but the perfect ingredients to a great bowl of musical gumbo. A great group to listen to while sipping your favorite wine on the York River.
Come early and stay late so you will be sure to catch all the featured entertainment during the day!
Entertainment for the wine dinner will feature the fabulous Cheryl Sonderman on her sterling flute. Cheryl was instrumental in getting this festival started and we are delighted that she will be with us for the dinner event. Her music alone is worth the price of the dinner!
Payment options – we accept payments electronically (we use PayPal) below. You can also contact us by phone at (757) 877-2933 for payment. Please note that all payments include a $5 shipping & handling charge.
Wine Festival (age 21+): $25 in advance; $30 at the door – Must show proof of age at the gate. Cash sales only at the gate. Event on 10/02. Time is 12PM-6PM (tasting ends at 5:30PM although the festival will go on until 6PM)
Check out the website for more information.
Weston Farm Vineyard and Winery
On our recent trip to Charlottesville we stopped at Weston Farm Vineyard and Winery. Weston Farm is a new winery located in Louisa County and just opened in May. Weston Farm is owned by Bobby and Penny Martin and they live there with their French bulldogs (you’ll see them on the labels). They currently have 10 acres of grapes planted with plenty of space to grow in the future. Gabriele Rausse is their wine consultant and helps guide their winemaking decisions.
We were lucky enough to have Penny conduct our tasting. She filled us in all the history of the property and pointed out where the different grapes are planted. Weston Farm currently offers five wines for tasting. We tasted the Chardonnay, the Cabernet Franc, the Rose, the Norton, and the Rosso which is a blend of 90% Rose and 10% Norton.
Warren and I both placed our gold star on the Chardonnay. It has a fruity nose that carries over onto the tongue. It’s fermented and aged in stainless steel. We enjoyed this one so much we enjoyed a glass of it after our tasting. Of the reds we selected the Cabernet Franc for a gold star. This one is a light bodied wine fermented in stainless steel with a fruity nose. We think this one would be a good red wine for those who prefer white wine.
We enjoyed our time at Weston Farm and look forward to seeing their progress in the future. Plan a trip to Weston Farm soon and tell them Virginia Wine Time sent you!