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Breaux Vineyards, Leesburg--it's a long drive from DC, but completely worth it, even if you, ahem, get lost. Breaux is a gorgeous vineyard, with a rather stately-looking tasting house on a hillside, where picnics are welcomed and playful jazz music is played. There are two tasting menus: the house tasting, which includes eight wines, and the more exclusive "library" tasting, which includes five more mature, complex vintages. The library tasting also includes the Nebbiolo, a truly fantastic experience of red. I haven't yet been to the Piedmont in italy, where the Nebbiolo is a noble grape, but I can hardly imagine it being any more noble there than it is at Breaux. There are also two crisp, fruity, and very different Chardonnays, and a blue-ribbon Merlot. The staff is relaxed, but eager to answer questions. Breaux is open for tastings year-round Fridays through Mondays from 11-5 (but call before you go, just to be sure.) Hillsborough Vineyards, Purcellville--this might be an even prettier vineyard than Breaux, and it's a little homier and more charming. There's a goldfish pond, a spaniel, and a jaw-dropping sunset view. Their wines are all named for stones, and the "Opal" (named for the vintner's grandmother) is one of the best--a beautiful, bright blend of viognier and chardonnay. They also have a red called "Bloodstone," with seductive earthy notes, which I was mocked for trying to describe. But this wine really does taste like life and death, and sex, and power, and the change of seasons. Hillsborough is open Friday-Monday from 11-6 for tastings. Breaux Vineyards Hillsborough Vineyards Trackback PingsTrackBack URL for this entry: CommentsYou got to try the Bloodstone! So lucky, it was just being bottled the last time I was there. I will have to get some. Posted by: Chris at September 26, 2006 1:15 PM What does the Virginia Wine Festival entail? Are all of em getting together for something special? Posted by: Wharman at September 26, 2006 2:29 PM Baby, if this thing can give me life, death, power, and sex in a bottle, you're on. I mean, think of the savings! Wharman - here's the info for the VA wine fest. very worth it, I've heard: http://www.virginiawinefestival.org/ Posted by: zaf at September 27, 2006 10:35 AM I remember enjoying all the other Hillsborough wines, as well as the atmosphere of the winery itself. I definitely thought that their wines would go particularly well with nice, hot, homecooked meals (turkey dinners, steaks, chicken pies, etc....and I don't even like chicken pie!). Posted by: M at September 27, 2006 10:38 AM
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In anticipation of the Virginia Wine Festival (coming up this weekend, September 30th and October 1st), allow me to sing the praises of two DC-area wineries. These came recommended to me by Chris over at