Today W. and I went on a few winery tours and wine tastings. We didn’t have any plans today so last night after dinner we decided to plan a trip to a relatively local winery. We decided we’d go to Chrysalis Vinyards in Middleburg, Virginia. It’s less then an hour away and well worth the trip. The winery couldn’t be located in a more beautiful area. Middleburg is full of old money. There are lots of rich people with horse farms and expensive cars. The winery isn’t but 2 miles from this very upscale small town. Middleburg is known for it’s horse farms.

We took a leisurely drive to Middleburg and found the winery with no problems. We participated in their wine tasting and picked a few wines we’d like to buy. After the tasting, we bought a bottle of their 2004 Albariño and had a nice picnic on the lawn area. The picture is of W. being silly. He did have more of the wine then I did. As you see in the photo, we have a glass of their Merlot with some dark chocolate. We shared the glass instead of getting a whole bottle. After our lunch we purchased our wine and decided to get going. I ended up buying two bottles of wine to add to my collection. I bought their Albariño and a bottle of their Sarah’s Patio Red. W. bought a bottle of their Chardonnay I believe. As we were finishing buying our bottles, W. decided to ask about other local wineries. There were two others close by. I was ready to head home but W. decided we should at least go to one of them since we were close.

W. said he’d give a little extra something next weekend if I take him to the other winery. I decided to take him. We ended up choosing Piedmont Vineyards. This winery is just 2 miles outside of Middleburg, Virginia. The winery is on a huge track of beautiful land. The area down there is so wonderful. W. and I both began to dream of getting rich and opening a winery in the area. Piedmont is one of the oldest wineries in Virginia. It was established in 1973. We decided to participate in their tasting and tasted all seven of the wines they were offering today. I actually didn’t care for most of them. W. had a tough time picking one of their Chardonnay’s to buy. He ended up with 7 glasses in front of him. Many of them were from me. I was driving so didn’t want to drink much more. I just had a small taste and let him finish my glasses. He did finally end up getting one of their Chardonnay’s. I actually bought a bottle as well but a milder Chardonnay. We didn’t spend as much time at this winery because it was getting late in the afternoon and I had things I needed to do. So we headed home. W. was a little drunk tipsy and we laughed many times on the way home. It was a fun afternoon. We decided that we’d like to visit all of the wineries in Virginia. We’ve now been to 5 but I’m sure there are many more. We will have plenty of time this summer to visit many more.