Celebrate love this Valentine’s Day in Virginia wine country! Nearly every winery offers something special this month– a chocolate and wine pairing, live music, blind tasting classes, wine dinners– grab your special someone, your best friends or your galentine’s and plan a fun and delicious day sipping and savoring! Check out just a few of…
Category: CENTRAL VIRGINIA REGION
Taste of Terroir: Valley Road Vineyards
If you know us, you know that we won’t pass up any opportunity to travel to the Charlottesville area. So earlier this Fall when a new winery reached out to us to pay them a visit we happily accepted! This week, we’re sharing our fabulous experience at Valley Road Vineyards, the newest Virginia wine gem to hit…
Taste of Terroir: Stinson Vineyards
Over the summer we brought you a snapshot of California, Oregon and Washington Wine Country through out West Coast Wednesday series. Along the journey, we were able to sample the award winning and unique flavors of Sonoma Coast, Napa Valley, Walla Walla, the Willamette Valley and other exciting wine regions on the left side of the country….
The Best of Virginia: Early Mountain Vineyards
A few weeks ago we made our way South for a quick stay in one of our favorite places, Charlottesville. We spent a great day tasting wines, walking around the downtown mall, enjoying a stroll around the UVA campus, and eating some of the amazing local food. It was a great trip that was capped off in…
Central Virginia is for Wine Lovers
A few weeks ago we spent some time along the Monticello Wine Trail in Central Virginia (around Charlottesville). Those of you who follow our blog know that the Central Virginia/Charlottesville wine region is a favorite destination of ours. For those who may not be as familiar with us, allow us to tell you why in the…
It’s Rosé Season!
Spring flowers, pollen, warm weather, rain showers, cool breezes– all of these elements signal the start of Spring! One other element that tips off Spring’s impending approach? Why the enormous displays of beautiful Rosé bottles filling the aisles of Wegman’s of course! That’s right; it’s Rosé season! In honor of the occasion and it’s impact on…
A Weekend Along the Monticello Wine Trail
A long winter and a few spring-like days inspired our most recent trip to the Central Virginia Wine Region. We were craving the views, the wine, the friendliness and the quiet countryside, and that is exactly what we got! We began our journey bright and early on Saturday morning and drove straight to our first destination,…
Adventure Farm Winery
Over the last few weeks, despite our chaotic summer schedules, we managed to make our way to a few off the beaten path wineries in the region. The first of these was a stop on our return trip from Charlottesville. Taking some back roads for a more scenic drive home, we stumbled upon Adventure Farm Winery right…
DuCard Vineyards
A recent trip to DuCard Vineyards in Etlan, VA brought us back one of the best bottles of Petit Verdot we’ve ever enjoyed! This smaller winery is located between Madison and Sperryville off of Route 231 and they are typically only open Friday-Sunday except during harvest and fall foliage season, when they expand their hours to 7…
Early Mountain Vineyards
Determined to achieve our New Year’s resolution (drink more Virginia wine), we decided to explore the Central Virginia countryside last weekend. We’d been hearing and seeing some amazing things from Early Mountain Vineyards so we decided to take a look for ourselves. Early Mountain is located in Madison, Virginia right off of route 29. It’s an easy…
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