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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Coopers Hawk has wine tasting and then you can eat there.[/quote]

Why in the world would you go to a chain restaurant when there are top quality vineyards 30 minutes away? This suggestion would make sense in Kansas, not in Virginia. [/quote]

“Top quality” 🤣😂🤣😭

Ah yes, the world famous wine region of the American Mid-Atlantic.  Any winery here is strictly for ambience and that’s fine.[/quote]

Virginia is the oldest wine region in the US and routinely has wines appear on the Wine Enthusiast Top 100 list. Btw, as a fairly credentialed wine snob, this kind of comment is a dead giveaway that you're an amateur.[/quote]

Congratulations for being the first colony. I don’t need to flaunt my credentials when I can just drive to Napa. [/quote]

Given that this is a DC-based message board, I'm venturing a guess that most of us can't just "drive to Napa."  So we'll have to stick with the perfectly fine Virginia and Maryland options.[/quote]

I agree it's "perfectly fine" but let's not pretend like the DMV is some secret hot-spot for wine that only the truly cultured can appreciate.[/quote]

Was someone suggesting that?  I believe people were answering the OP's request for nice wineries within an hour.  Just because it isn't Napa doesn't mean there aren't some good options out there.[/quote]

I would suggest that the small number of vineyards I posted above plus a few in the Charlottesville area do represent a hidden hotspot for exceptionally good wine.  I’d put the small micro region within a few miles of Linden, VA up against many west coast and European wines.

The prices are higher based on some comparables (but not all) but that’s due to the difficulty associated with producing high quality wine in this region.  But that’s changing with climate change.  The seasons we get rain and hotter and drier summers could very well significantly improve the wines from some of the well-placed vineyards.

In any case, the good Virginia wines are massively under appreciated.  Unfortunately people like posters here form their opinion after visiting touristy places like Barrel Oak and Boxwood and don’t take the time to form an informed opinion.  Or, even worse, they think looking down their nose on Virginia wine demonstrates their expertise.  Couldn’t be further from the truth.

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