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Blogger Favorites For Virginia Wine Week #vawine

The Top 20 Virginia Wine Lists amongst the Virginia Wine Bloggers were a big success so we decided to celebrate Virginia Wine Week with a "best of..." wineries list. Hopefully, this will encourage everyone to visit their favorite Virginia Winery this week!

Frank at Drink What You Like has his list up, as do Paul and Warren from Virginia Wine Time, Kurt at Wine About Virginia, VA Wine Diva and Grape Envy Guy at Swirl, Sip, Snark and Nancy and Rick at VA Wine in My Pocket.

My list is not detailed, but I am happy to expound on my selections if anyone is interested:
1. Most dog-friendly:
Barrel Oak Winery
Chateau Morrisette
2. Most family-friendly:
Philip Carter Winery
Bluemont Vineyard
3. Best winery to take a date:
Breaux Vineyards
Veritas Vineyards
4. Best winery to hear music:
Notaviva Vineyards
Blenheim Vineyards
5. Best winery to bump into owner/winemaker:
Fabbioli
Hiddencroft Vineyards
6. Best winery for someone new to Virginia wine:
Breaux Vineyards
Barboursville
7. Best views:
Stone Mountain
Crooked Run Cellars
8. Best place to visit with a big group:
Boxwood Tasting Rooms
Horton Vineyards
9. Best je ne sais quoi/indefinable quality that makes it special:
DelFosse Winery
Hunters Run Wine Barn
10. Best winery to laze away the afternoon:
Veramar Vineyards
Fabbioli

1 comment:

Frank said...

Allan: Thanks for pulling this all together... Crooked Run Cellars is new to me... I need to check them out.

All the best!
Frank