Being retired affords me the time to go to wineries on work days. Last Friday I met my friend George at The Barns at Hamilton Station. George is a club member so we were able to take advantage of his membership and do a tasting. We hadn’t visited them for several years.

We tasted three white wines and three red wines. They had many others on their full wine list but they were only tasting the six wines. Of the whites, I really enjoyed the 2016 Viognier. It was tank fermented. I noted peach and honeysuckle. I was thinking of warmer times while tasting this one.

From the reds I really enjoyed the 2016 Petit Verdot. It had a nice ruby color and had notes of herbs and blueberry. The tannins were robust and made me think of a nice filet. I put this one on my purchase list. In talking with our tasting associate, I found out the grapes for this came from the Honah Lee vineyard in Charlottesville.

After our tasting we both enjoyed a glass of the 2015 Merlot. We noted the fruit forward nature and the smooth ending. Before leaving I bought my favorites and George picked up his shipment. It was nice to return to The Barns at Hamilton Station after so long and to see the wines progress nicely. Next time you visit them, tell them Virginia Wine Time sent you!