{"id":568,"date":"2015-05-11T21:13:18","date_gmt":"2015-05-12T01:13:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ncwineguys.com\/?p=568"},"modified":"2024-04-21T15:59:44","modified_gmt":"2024-04-21T19:59:44","slug":"virginia-adventures-day-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ncwineguys.com\/index.php\/virginia-adventures-day-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia Adventures Day 4"},"content":{"rendered":"

Day four brought us to the close of our journey in
\nVirginia. As we made our way back down the highway from Northern
\nVirginia through the Appalachian Mountains in the Shenandoah
\nValley, we decided to make a few last stops. Although we didn’t
\nstop at many wineries, we were still able to make it to three.
\n All three are great locations and you should plan a visit
\nif you’re in the area.  Our first stop was Cave Ridge Vineyard<\/a>.
\n There we were presented with two tasting options. We
\ncould either taste the standard offering, or we could extend the
\ntasting and enjoy their port-style and dessert wines. Being port
\nlovers, we naturally decided to try it all. On the standard
\ntasting, there were a few wines that stood out. One of our
\nfavorites was the 2013 Viognier. This particular wine was barrel
\naged, which gave it a nice oaky nose and flavor with a drop of
\nvanilla. Also notable was the 2013 Riesling. This French style
\nRiesling was slightly carbonated, giving it a crisp and dry body.
\nThere was a bit of acidity to the wine that gave it a nice firm
\nbackbone. The port-style wines were tasty as well. They offered a
\nred made from Chambourcin and a white made of Viognier. Both were
\nquite tasty and complex with the red showing toasty butterscotch
\nand the white being smooth and tropical.  Our next stop
\nwas just down the road at the Winery at Kindred
\nPointe<\/a> Still slightly young, this winery is
\ndoing well. They offer a wine tasting as well as a cider tasting.
\nWe opted for the wine tasting and were eager for the first pour. On
\nthe menu were two Chardonnays.  The first was bright and
\nacidic with a hint of oak and a mellow buttery flavor. The second
\nwas more traditional with a bigger oak nose and a creamy and nutty
\nflavor. Our favorite was the 2013 Malbec. This light red had cherry
\nand vanilla on the nose. It was slightly jammy with a red currant
\nfinish. The light tannins were vibrant and playful and lingered for
\nonly a minute before finishing cleanly.  Our last stop of
\nthe day was a bit farther down the highway in Staunton,
\nVirginia. Ox Eye
\nVineyards<\/a> Ox Eye Vineyards is one stop we will
\nalways try to make whenever we’re in the area. Their new releases
\nare coming soon, but their current offerings are at also great. The
\n2013 Dry Riesling is ripe with a honey nose and has really mellowed
\nout since the last time we tasted it (just last year). It has a
\ngood balance of acids and honeysuckle with a light citrus finish.
\nTheir 2012 Pinot Noir was mild and jammy with a hint of
\nstrawberries and black cherries. Finally their 2012 Cabernet Franc
\nhad a rich nose with a delicate spice on the mid-palate. With each
\nsip, the spices continued to build until it faded into a long and
\nlingering finish. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Day four brought us to the close of our journey in Virginia. As we made our way back down the highway from Northern Virginia through the Appalachian Mountains in the Shenandoah Valley, we decided to make a few last stops. Although we didn’t stop at many wineries, we were still able to make it toContinue reading →<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[379],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-568","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-cellar","no-thumb"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/ncwineguys.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/568","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/ncwineguys.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/ncwineguys.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ncwineguys.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ncwineguys.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=568"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"http:\/\/ncwineguys.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/568\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":597,"href":"http:\/\/ncwineguys.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/568\/revisions\/597"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/ncwineguys.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=568"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ncwineguys.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=568"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ncwineguys.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=568"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}