Looking to go to a nice Virginia vineyard this weekend.

THan ks for the recommendations

Hillsborough Vineyards has a good tasting, from several different VA vineyards, and lovely view. Breaux vineyards has good wine and nice setting. Gray Ghost is a little further away, but good wine. Oasis is very good. Barboursville is beautiful, good wine, and a great place to have lunch. It was the home of one of Va's first Governors and the ruins of his home are still there. A nice place for a walk. We also like Naked Mountain Vineyards and loved their t-shirts, "Drink Naked".
http://nakedmtnwinery.com/Store.html

Virginia vineyards are fun and they offer some very good wines. I hope you enjoy your visits.

If you don't mind the drive, Barboursville is really the best one to check out. Take a picnic or have lunch at their restaurant.

Juan,
they need grape pickers in September, not May.

Gray Ghost is the best.(But beer is always better, ummm beer...)

Larger map: http://www.blueridgewineway.com/map.html
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I just got an email from this group.

If you can wait one week and don't want to drive you might check out this bus trip to the Virigina Vintage Wine Fest- http://www.partydc.com/events_details.php?page=2&eid=82 They have 16 buses going right now.

It usually a group of singles and couples people between 25-40.

A new vineyard is opening tomorrow in Delaplane, VA. It is called Barrel Oak. It is suppose to have a lot of free festivities and has an ad online for a free wine tasting for two.

http://winetrailtraveler.com/listings/images/barreloak1.pdf

I think their direct website is www.barreloak.com

Forget going to a vinyard this weekend and instead go to the annual Vintage Virginia festival and try ALL the Virginia wineries in one place!

I didn't realize that the Vintage Virginia wine fest was so close. It's in Manassas this weekend - http://atwproductions.com/index.php?pr=vvhome

Clicked link.....heres a summary..sounds like fun.


"The event is held in the Northern Virginia are, at Bull Run Regional Park Special Events Center, and features over 50 of the most prominent Virginia wineries, pour over 350 of their finest selections. Vintage Virginia also features some of the finest entertainment you'll find at a wine festival, with music from some of the nation's most talented performers…."

The festivals can be fun but the wines that they server are crap. You basically get drunk that day. Let me know if someone finds a decent va wine (if such a beast exists). All the ones I've tried have stunk. I'd be willing to spend up to 100.00 to find one.

Chrysalis Viognier. Excellent. -§