Here’s a short video showing which wine we had on Friday evening with dinner.
Happy Pride Month!
Buy Valium Online Without Prescription Readers know that Virginia Wine Time is the work of a gay couple, and it has been distressing for Paul and me to watch the LGBTQ+ community become fodder in the culture war currently plaguing the country. Pride Month seems more necessary than ever now, and we applaud Virginia wineries that have decided to honor it.
Please read Matthew Fitzsimmons’ recent well-written article on Pride Month featured in this month’s Town Crier. Also, know that certain Loudoun County wineries will be honoring Pride Month through the Pride in the Vines passport program. We plan to visit some of these wineries this month, starting with Williams’ Gap winery next weekend. Other wineries include:
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868 Estate Vineyards
Bleu Frog Vineyards
Bozzo Family Vineyard
Carriage House Wineworks
Fabbioli Cellars
Forever Farm & Vineyard
Good Spirit Farm
Hillsborough Winery
October One Tasting Room
Two Twisted Posts Winery
Walsh Family Wine
Wine Reserve at Waterford
Zephaniah Farm Vineyard
Plan to visit some of these wineries and others that honor Pride Month, and when you do tell them Virginia Wine Time sent you!
Dinner Wine
http://www.amandasatoz.com/?page_id=1454 On Friday evening we decided to enjoy filet mignon with a mushroom sauce and sautéed potatoes. As usual, Warren was the chef and everything was delicious. Our wine of choice was the 2012 Hardscrabble from Linden Vineyards.
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The wine paired nicely with the filets. We noted dark seed berries, cedar, spice, a whiff of dried herbs and a hint of sandalwood. We thought it was a wonderfully smooth and elegant wine. It’s always fun to pull an older bottle wine from the rack to see how it’s progressing in the bottle. We think the 2012 could last a few more years on the rack. If you have it, consider enjoying it now or holding on to it for another few years.
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Weekend Wineries
https://worklivelaos.com/atm/ On a recent Saturday we went to Walsh Family Wine to check out the latest wines and enjoy the nice weather.
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2020 North Gate Estate Chardonnay
2020 Viognier
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2020 Bethany Ridge Cabernet Franc
2019 Russ Mountain Merlot
2020 Bethany Ridge Tannat
Klonopin For Sale Online While we enjoyed all the wines on the tasting, we did have some favorites. We both selected the 2020 North Gate Estate Chardonnay from the white wine tasting. We both noted the apple flavors, the round mouth feel and the long length. We were split on the reds. I enjoyed the 2015 North Gate Estate Merlot and Warren enjoyed the 2020 Bethany Ridge Cabernet Franc. We thought they were both versatile and ready to enjoy now. We also noted the 2020 Bethany Ridge Tannat was age worthy and could stand some time on your wine rack.
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After our time at Walsh Family Wine, we decided to check out a new winery, Good Spirit Farm. They have only been opened about a month. Most of their plantings are relatively new and have not produced grapes to make wine with yet. Nate Walsh will be the winemaker in the near future. As more grapes are ready for winemaking, more wines will be produced.
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My tasting consisted of:
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2020 Melanie Pfister Paar Pinot Blanc
2020 Good Spirit Farm Chardonnay
2021 Good Spirit Farm Rosé
Warren’s tasting consisted of:
2020 Good Spirit Farm Red Blend
2020 Lapostolle Grand Selection Merlot
2018 El Enemigo Malbec
2020 Good Spirit Farm Petit Verdot
After our tasting we shared a glass of the 2020 Good Spirit Farm Chardonnay. We had a chance to meet and chat with the owner Mike Gutermuths. His son also works in the tasting room. Before leaving we bought a few bottles to bring home. We plan to return in the future when they have more of their own wines to share. If you haven’t been to Walsh Family Wine or Good Spirit Farm, plan a trip soon and tell them Virginia Wine Time sent you!
Dinner Wine
Last Friday Warren spent a good part of the day making osso bucco in the slow cooker. The smells of veal shanks, tomato, bay leaf, thyme and rosemary filled the kitchen all day.
What wine did Warren select to pair with his amazing osso bucco? He selected the 2016 Nebbiolo from Breaux Vineyards! It was an excellent pairing. We decanted this wine for a couple of hours before we enjoyed it with our meal. We noted dark seed berries…dark raspberry, dark blackberry, a hint of clover and oak nuances. It is our opinion that you can still hold this on your rack if you have it. We could see keeping this for a few more years.
We recall the 2016 season to be typical for Virginia. Do any of our readers recall any details about the 2016 growing season in Virginia? Please share your thoughts in the comments. If you haven’t been to Breaux Vineyards lately, plan a visit soon. And when you do visit, tell them Virginia Wine Time sent you!
Virginia Wine Love Weekend
Fifty Wineries to Host Virginia Wine Love Weekend May 13/14
Two Days. Fifty Wineries. Virginia’s Biggest Wine Meet-Up Ever.
Virginia wine enthusiasts will gather at wineries across the state on May 13
and 14 for Virginia Wine Love Weekend, the state’s biggest wine meet-up
ever. Fifty wineries in seven wine regions from Northern Virginia to the
Shenandoah Valley to Hampton Roads are participating in the first-time
event, which kicks off the summer wine travel season and gives wine fans the
chance to get out from behind social media and meet other wine lovers in
person.
“Virginia wine fans are famous for the love they show our wine industry,”
says event organizer Nancy Bauer, who runs an 11,000-member Facebook Group
called Virginia Wine Love. “Other states envy our tight community, which
really showed up when wineries closed down at the beginning of Covid. It was
a challenging time, and many wineries will tell you they only stayed afloat
because their customers were willing to do whatever it took to keep them in
business.”
Wineries will return the favor on Virginia Wine Love Weekend. Participating
wineries plan to put their own spin on the statewide meet-up, setting aside
a “Reserved for VA Wine Lovers” table on Mother’s Day weekend and inviting
Virginia wine experts, writers, and social media influencers to guest host.
Hosts include “Beyond Jefferson’s Vines: The Evolution of Quality Wine in
Virginia” author Richard Leahy, Virginia wine’s founding bloggers from the
popular Virginia Wine Time, Paul Armstrong and Warren Richard, and Virginia
Wine Dogs blogger Terri Hauser, among others.
Weekend activities at participating wineries include specialty wine
tastings, complimentary snacks, private tours, trivia contests, book
signings, and wine discounts. Each time a guest checks in at a winery over
the weekend, they’ll be entered in a “Virginia Wine Gives Back” drawing,
which includes prizes like a tasting for four featuring Mountain & Vine
Vineyards’ (formerly Delfosse Vineyards) Screaming Hawk Meritage-the top
wine in this year’s Governor’s Cup Competition-and ballroom dance lessons at
Briede Vineyards in the Shenandoah Valley.
“We’re happy to be part of this event and give some love back to our
customers,” says Mountain & Vine Vineyards co-owner Adrienne Albers. “Their
support means everything.”
Wine enthusiasts who’d prefer to leave the driving to someone else can sign
up for a hosted tour with transportation from boutique winery tour
businesses, including Cork & Keg Wine Tours of Northern Virginia and Fruits
& Roots Wine Tours of the Hampton Roads area. Each has created custom tours
for the weekend.
The event web site also includes a Make It a Weekend section, with
winery-recommended lodgings and dining for out-of-towners. “The very best
way to experience Virginia Wine Country is to immerse yourself in it,” says
Nancy Bauer, who visited 150 Virginia wineries in 150 days when she and her
husband researched their first Virginia wine travel app. She’s now visited
more than 250 wineries. “Spend the weekend, or a week,” says Bauer.
“Virginia Wine Love Weekend is a great chance to visit some hidden gem
wineries and get to know the people behind the scenes. You may even meet up
with a new travel buddy. People who love wine tend to be pretty fun people.”
See the complete list of participating wineries and event details here:
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How to participate in Virginia Wine Love Weekend
* Look over the map and list of fifty participating wineries
* Check details to see what activities each winery is offering
* Pick a few wineries you love and/or want to get to know, and invite
some friends
* Make winery reservations if needed (most wineries don’t require
them) and book your hotel and dining if you’re staying overnight
* Join the VirginiaWine Love Group on Facebook for updates (optional)
* Check in at each winery on May 13/14, and check the Facebook Group
on May 22 for the list of “Virginia Wine Gives Back” drawing winners
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affiliation of winery owners, winemakers, vineyard managers and other
industry stakeholders. The weekend event is organized by Virginia wine
writer Nancy Bauer and Northern Neck wine travel specialist Terri
Newman-Hyde.
Participating Wineries:
NORTHERN VIRGINIA
8 Chains North Winery, Waterford
868 Estate Vineyards, Purcellville
Breaux Vineyards, Purcellville
Chateau O’Brien, Markham
Doukenie Winery, Purcellville
Endhardt Vineyard, Purcellville
Fox Meadow Winery, Linden
Good Spirit Farm Winery, Round Hill
Gray Ghost Vineyards, Amissville
Little Washington Winery, Washington
Magnolia Vineyards, Amissville
Morais Vineyards, Bealeton
Notaviva Farm Brewery & Winery, Purcellville
Old Farm Winery at Hartland, Aldie
Pearmund Cellars, Broad Run
The Winery at Sunshine Ridge Farm, Gainesville
Three Fox Vineyards & Brewery, Delaplane
Two Twisted Posts Winery, Purcellville
Walsh Family Wine, Purcellville
Williams Gap Vineyard, Round Hill
CENTRAL VIRGINIA
Afton Mountain Vineyards, Afton
Blenheim Vineyards, Charlottesville
Chateau MerrillAnne, Orange
Chestnut Oak Vineyard, Barboursville
Chisholm Vineyard at Adventure Farm, Earlysville
DuCard Vineyards, Etlan
Fifty-Third Winery and Vineyard, Louisa
Flying Fox Vineyard, Afton
Hardware Hills Vineyard, Scottsville
Hark Vineyards, Earlysville
Horton Vineyards, Gordonsville
King Family Vineyards, Crozet
Knight’s Gambit Vineyard, Charlottesville
Mountain & Vine Vineyards (formerly Delfosse Vineyards), Faber
Pollak Vineyards, Greenwood
Prince Michel Winery, Leon
Southern Revere Cellars, Louisa
Veritas Vineyards, Afton
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Briede Family Vineyard, Winchester
Brix & Columns Vineyards, McGaheysville
Cave Ridge Vineyard, Mt. Jackson
North Mountain Vineyard, Maurertown
Wolf Gap Vineyard & Winery, Edinburg
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Dog & Oyster Winery, Irvington
Ingleside Vineyards, Oak Grove
The Estate at White Hall Vineyard, King George
The Hague Winery, Hague
SOUTHERN REGION
Hunting Creek Vineyards, Clover
Rosemont of Virginia Vineyards, LaCrosse
BLUE RIDGE REGION
Fables & Feathers Winery, Goodview
Villa Appalaccia Winery, Floyd
HAMPTON ROADS
New Kent Winery, New Kent
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Crimson Lane Vineyards
On Saturday we went to Crimson Lane Vineyards for a tasting. Crimson Lane is a new winery that has only been opened about a month. This is our 202nd Virginia winery visited! We decided to make a little video of our visit to Crimson Lane. A big THANKS to Tom Herrity for his wonderful hospitality. Enjoy the video!
Dinner Wine
Lately we’ve been returning to favorite wineries and tasting wines from our library and pairing them with delicious meals.
Warren spent this past rainy Saturday in the kitchen creating a mushroom demi-glace to serve atop a roasted veal chop partnered with roasted potatoes and roasted green beans tossed with blanched sweet peppers.
The next step was selecting a wine to appropriately pair with this delicious meal. Warren spent time perusing the wine rack for the perfect wine. He selected the 2016 Octagon from Barboursville Vineyards.
Once the wine was aerated into our glasses and a taste was had we noted blackberry, dark current, tobacco and a lengthy finish. There was also a bit of a “chew” on the palate. It paired beautifully with the veal chop and mushroom demi-glace.
We need to plan a trip to Barboursville soon. We only have one other Octagon on our wine rack. If you haven’t been to Barboursville recently, you need to plan a trip as well. And when you visit them, tell them Virginia Wine Time sent you!
Winter Tasting at Linden
On a recent Saturday we made reservations for a tasting at Linden Vineyards. We hadn’t visited Linden since December so it was time to return and see what was on the Winter Tasting menu.
It’s always fun to walk in the tasting room and see familiar faces. Emma was full of hellos and hugs. Our tasting associate however was new to us. I believe her name was Becky. She gave us the Winter Tasting menu and poured our first taste. It was the 2018 Village Chardonnay. After the Village (which was very good by the way) the tasting continued with comparative tastings of the following:
2019 Avenues Chardonnay
2019 Hardscrabble Chardonnay
2014 Petit Verdot
2019 Petit Verdot
2017 Hardscrabble Red
2019 Hardscrabble Red
If you’ve been to Linden before you know that all Jim’s wines are very well crafted and you won’t find one you won’t enjoy. We thought the choices for the comparative tastings were perfect. We enjoyed them all.
What did we select to pair with our lunch items? After looking over the full list of wines available, we decided to have the 2014 Boisseau Chardonnay. We brought sliced ham and turkey, hard cheeses, crackers and almonds for lunch. The 2014 Boisseau Chardonnay paired nicely with our lunch items. While finishing up the last glass, Jim came over and joined us for some wine conversation. It’s always fun to catch up with Jim while we are enjoying his wines.
Before leaving we bought some of our favorites and said our goodbyes. If you haven’t been to Linden lately it’s too late to enjoy the Winter Tasting. However, Jim informed us the Spring Tasting would begin the next weekend. We’ll have to return to enjoy the Spring Tasting. Plan a trip to Linden soon to enjoy the Spring Tasting and tell them Virginia Wine Time sent you!
Return to Paradise Springs
Warren’s nephew was in town last weekend so we decided to take him to a local winery to taste some Virginia wine. We took him to Paradise Springs on Saturday. We hadn’t been there for a few years so it was time to return.
When we arrived the place was packed. Paradise Springs has become quite a popular attraction. We even had a tough time finding a parking space. Once inside though, it was a familiar space. We opted for the Winemaker’s Flight which was a mix of white wines and red wines and the Gold Medal Flight which consisted of gold medal winning red wines.
We settled in on the covered patio and enjoyed our tastings. The favorite from the Winemaker’s Flight was the 2021 Nana’s Rosé. We noted watermelon, strawberry and a hint of cranberry. The favorite of the Gold Medal flight was the 2021 Cabernet Franc. We enjoyed the cherry notes and the smooth tannins.
After our tasting we selected the 2021 Nana’s Rosé to enjoy with our lunch items. The weather was perfect for enjoying our lunch and wine on the covered patio. Plus, they had live music on the patio as well! Before leaving we purchased some of our favorite wines to bring home. We will be sure to return sooner next time. If you haven’t been to Paradise Springs lately, plan a trip soon. And tell them Virginia Wine Time sent you!