Dick wrote on Tue, 17 Mar 2009 06:52:13 -0400:

> Ewan wrote:
>> On Mar 13, 2:29 pm, "Dick R." > wrote:
>>
>>> Ewan wrote:
>>>
>>>> [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 :-).
>>>
>>> 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 -
>>
>> - yes. Afton Mountain is just west, up under the eponymous
>> mountain; White Hall is the closest winery to C'ville, I
>> believe. I also like Horton - which had slipped my mind -
>> also close, and a very pleasant drive from C'ville; their
>> ports are perhaps the best offering, but the Norton also
>> deserves attention. I hate to think of what my moves
>> have done to the carefully gathered vertical of Nortons which
>> I really really need to find time and company to drink.
>>

I still can't find my notes but I think, after searching the web, that
the Virginia sparkling wine that I drank was "Prince William" but I
don't remember the vintage year.I have a URL whose title will gladden
the hearts of patriotic French Champagne drinkers: "Virginia's so-called
champagne." http://tinyurl.com/djavxy Eight wineries are mentioned
including one whose prices have to be delusional.


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James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

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