Virginia Is For (Red Wine) Lovers
30 July 2011
A veritable forest of stemware covered our dinner table
Virginia produces delicious Viogniers (among other white wines), but it turns out there are some remarkable reds in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
I looked for some at Binny’s yesterday, but all I found was a lone Sauvignon Blanc from Barboursville (a Cabernet Franc is also available on their website). Until Virginia wines catch on, and I do hope they will, you will likely have to order them straight from the winery’s website. A bit of a pain, perhaps, but worth the trouble.
Here are a few favorites from the Wine Blogger Conference’s tastings, in no particular order: (more…)
