Afton Mountain Vineyards – Grape Occasions

Virginia Wine Expo: Some Old Favorites, Part 2

In this last article on the 5th Annual Virginia Wine Expo, I'll cover my last five of my old favorite wineries, all located around Charlottesville, from the last year and my favorite wine they were tasting at the Expo. Blenheim Vineyards Petit Verdot 2010 Varietal: 100% Petit Verdot Aroma: Spicy, jammy Taste: Blackberry jam with [...]

2019-03-20T13:58:24-06:00Categories: Wine|Tags: Afton Mountain Vineyards, Blenheim Vineyards, Gabriele Rausse, King Family Vineyards, Veritas Vineyards, Virginia Wine, Virginia Wine Expo|

Virginia Wines I’m Loving, Part 2

My goal at last weekend's Viginia Wine Expo was to taste wines from many of the wineries I'd heard about (I hit 15 wineries and sampled 88 wines) and find some favorites (I did!). Yesterday's post covered Blenheim Vineyards and DuCard Vineyards. Here are three more favorites. *Afton Mountain Vineyards: On the southeastern slope of [...]

2019-03-20T13:58:47-06:00Categories: Wine|Tags: Afton Mountain Vineyards, Rosemont Vineyards and Winery, Virginia Wine, Virginia Wineworks|