Virginia Wineries - 2010

Two years ago I blogged about several Virginia wineries we visited. We visited 3 different wineries on our trip this year and were not disappointed.

Our first stop was at Barren Ridge Vineyards as we were driving in. All of the grapes from their wines come from within a 25 mile radius of the winery. I was impressed with the quality of the wines. The one I was most impressed with was their Cab Franc, my wife liked their Viognier and Dessert wine. They have a nice area with a beautiful view to sit and enjoy a glass.

Just outside Gordonsville, VA we visited two different vineyards. Horton Vineyard has a long lineup, around 40 wines. The building itself was a site to see. Their wines had an average price below the other vineyards. They had many fruit and desert wines including ports in their lineup. The wine I was most impressed with was their chocolate wine called XOCO. It had a nice chocolate flavor and was not overly sweet. I had never tasted wine like this one before. They also sold Norton wine which I like but I must admit most people probably will not like Norton. It has a strong and unique taste and is on the dry side. It makes a great wine reduction sauce if you do not like it out of the glass.

Our favorite vineyard of the three was Barboursville Vineyard. The vineyard also has an Italian restaurant on site and we would like to try it on a future visit. We liked most all of the wines. As is usually the case in Virginia wineries I liked their Cab Franc. The also had a nice Cabernet Sauvignon. The wines were a higher quality with more complexity.