Ewan wrote:
> On Mar 11, 2:14 pm, "James Silverton" >
> wrote:
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>> wrote on Wed, 11 Mar 2009 09:30:08 -0700 (PDT):
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>>>On Mar 11, 11:54 am, "Dick R." > wrote:
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>>>>I think Virginia wines have been a topic of conversation in
>>>>the past. A little over a week ago we spent a few nights in
>>>>Charlottesville, VA. So much history there - Thomas
>>>>Jefferson, James Madison and others. Also, lots of wineries,
>>>>but the snowstorms in almost all of the eastern U.S. caused
>>>>lots of problems and hindered our visits to more of the
>>>>wineries. We did, however, visit Barboursville Vinyards, home
>>>>of the award winning Octagon cabernet. We sampled many of the
>>>>wines at the wine bar including the 2006 Octagon and found
>>>>them to be quite nice. No samples of the 2004 Octagon - it
>>>>sells for over $70 per bottle. Purchased a few modestly
>>>>priced bottles and vowed we'll visit more Virginia wineries
>>>>next April.
>>
>>>>Dick (From Minnesota, but presently in Hilton Head, SC where
>>>>my thoughts turn to good seafood - and a bit of wine)
>>
>>As a neighbor and one who actually knows the owner of a vineyard in
>>Virginia, I'd say VA wines can be good, especially Barboursville, but
>>they have a job competing on price with the West or New Zealand. I had a
>>bottle of Virginia champagne a few months ago and it was very drinkable.
>>Unfortunately, I can't find my notes of the vineyard.
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>
> [Delurking after long absence] We're big fans of VA wines; but never
> really of Barboursville. Linden is maybe our favourite, with Afton
> Mountain (whites) and White Hall (reds) also up there. If you find
> the sparkling wine notes I'd be interested :-).
>
> Ewan
It was James who had notes on the Barboursville bubbly.
Afton Mountain and White Hall are close to Charlottesville?
We'll be returning there to visit more wineries next April when it's
not snowing.

Dick