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Anonymous wrote:Coopers Hawk has wine tasting and then you can eat there.

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.

“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.

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.

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

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.

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.

I’m not cultured, at least when it comes to wine. At home, I’m usually ok with boxed wine, so any of the local wineries are usually fine for me.

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Anonymous wrote:Coopers Hawk has wine tasting and then you can eat there.

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.

“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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Coopers Hawk has wine tasting and then you can eat there.

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.

“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.

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.

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

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.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Coopers Hawk has wine tasting and then you can eat there.

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.

“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.

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.

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

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Coopers Hawk has wine tasting and then you can eat there.

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.

“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.

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.

we loved Black Ankle Vineyards. Lovely view and really good red wine.

Loudon is the place to go for views. Hillsborough, maybe. Depending on where.you are in the DMV that might be slightly over your driving, though.

I have a friend who's actually passed a few levels of Sommelier training and he likes to say "the best wine is the one you like to drink".

Linganore Winery https://www.linganorewines.com/the-winery/

They actually have decent reds if you pay around $50 per bottle. The views are very nice and they usually have several food options and live music on the weekends.

Anonymous wrote:RdV is overpriced IMO (and also has been bought out) but if you want to feel like you are getting the fanciest experience, that is the one. Otherwise, there are many nice options within one hour of DC. I like the wineries in the Middleburg area and then dinner at Tremolo, which also has an excellent international list of wines by the glass.

For the close-in places:

RDV is probably the bet quality you'll find anywhere that is not from the west coast. It's pricey and reservations are hard to get - and are an absolute must otherwise they will not admit you on the property.

A second very solid option would be Crimson Lane. Perhaps the most beautiful tasting room, great views and they are making some pretty damn good wine - not quite Napa/Sonoma, yet, but really quite good. Food is outstanding too.

Third recommendation would be Linden. Beautiful setting but without the "wow" views. Very good wine.

GL.

RdV is overpriced IMO (and also has been bought out) but if you want to feel like you are getting the fanciest experience, that is the one. Otherwise, there are many nice options within one hour of DC. I like the wineries in the Middleburg area and then dinner at Tremolo, which also has an excellent international list of wines by the glass.

Why are you all so negative? She wants to do something nice for her husband and these are the limitations. If she can’t take him to Bordeaux, she should just give up?

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Anonymous wrote:Coopers Hawk has wine tasting and then you can eat there.

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.

“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.

Can't afford RDV?

This is such a bizarre take.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Coopers Hawk has wine tasting and then you can eat there.

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.

“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.

Can't afford RDV?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Coopers Hawk has wine tasting and then you can eat there.

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.

“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.

+1
When someone’s rebuttal to Virginia, having bad red wine is “but they’re this one cab franc”….

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Coopers Hawk has wine tasting and then you can eat there.

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.

“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.