Day trip

Another day trip and another new winery to add to our list! 

We picked up JP and headed west towards Crozet, VA.  First stop White Hall Vineyards in Crozet.  We visited White Hall a few years ago the week between Christmas and New Years and it was a great visit – server who was knowledgeable and interesting and good wine.  We were not disappointed in this trip.  The server was a retired college VP from New York who now volunteers on Saturdays at the winery.  We were the only ones there when we walked in and it was a great visit.  While talking he asked if we had been to Mountfair Vineyards in Crozet.  We had not, so off we went.  

We watched the rain come across the mountains and just as we go inside the tasting room, the heavens opened and it poured.  I am glad we can add another new winery to our tour list (99 different wineries visited as of 6/1/13) but it was not really our place.  The server and al the staff there were very nice but the they only make red wines – really red, they also sell 2 ciders for some friends and they poured 1 white that a friend bottles and they distribute.  They had live music that had to come inside because of the rain so it got really loud inside really fast and when we went outside to sit in one of the few spots not in the rain, there were some heavy smokers out there that just made it miserable.  C pulled the car close to the door and we left.  If they had a bigger variety of wines, I would not rule it out for a repeat visit, but reds only, well, it was meant for someone else.

We got to Sinson Vineyards in Crozet as the rain stopped.  We have visited before and they have some wonderful Adirondack chairs that I could not wait to get a chance to get back and hang out on those chairs and enjoy that view.  Not to happen today.  Everything was wet and it was late in the day.  Oh well, maybe next time.  Did have a great tasting and it seemed that it was dog day at the winery.  Their dog Dallas (pictured below) was there as was a dog from a neighboring winery and a few others just along for the visit! Even though we did not get to sit in those Adirondacks and enjoy a glass of wine, it was a nice ending to a nice day.