The weekend of June 15th, some members of the wine club went to Charlottesville for a wine weekend. To make the details readable, I am going to spread the weekend out over three posts. The first (this one) will detail Friday night at OrZo, the second will detail the wineries we hit, and the third one will cover our wine dinner at Delfosse.

I'll try to get all three posts up this weekend, so that Sonadora has a lot to read on Monday :).

Friday night we arrived in Charlottesville. Most of us stayed at the Acorn Inn, a pleasant inn about 35 minutes outside Charlottesville.

Our first night we dined at OrZo Wine Bar. The appetizers were excellent, especially the Calamari, which was lightly fried. Enough to be crispy, but not drowning in oil. They seemed to do seafood really well the Salmon and Halibut were well-received by everyone.




But, where OrZo really shown (shined?) was its wine list. It was extensive, with a selections from all over the world, including quite a feww Greek wines. Not something you normally see.




The hit of the wine list were, in fact, two of the Greek wines. The Amethystos Red and White (a.k.a the boobie wines) were both really good and both very affordable.



The red was a deep purple, a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and the native Greek varietal Limnio. It was smooth wine, with a silky aftertaste and overall very enjoyable.