Villa Appalacchia visit~
We had a lovely time up at Villa Appalacchia winery today. The twisty road, with fantastic views on nearly every turn, was a drive I've always enjoyed. (Flatlanders beware! It can be upsetting to someone unused to these mountains.)
The Floyd Festival was going on just before we arrived at VA; we could see hundreds of cars parked on a grassy hill & could hear Blue Grass music from the distance. At the Villa, though, there was a small group of people although they had run out of their little baskets of cheese, salami and proscuitto just as we arrived. We convinced them to search the kitchen, since Dick could not eat pizza, their special today. Lo & behold, they found enough to fill one basket, leaving out the bread of course.
Actually, they had raised the advertised price of the pizza & glass of wine; I think Dick got the bargain, and he shared it with the three of us. We sat on the covered stone porch, where a nice breeze kept us pleasantly cool on a 90-degree day.
We did the wine tasting ($3 each) & it was lovely, so of course we all bought bottles of our favorites. I definitely recommend their Raspberry wine...they began offering it when a farmer brought a truck load of fresh raspberries to the winery sometime back. They made a very fresh-tasting dessert wine (not at all sweet) that simply tastes of raspberries. Nice for an after-dinner treat.
A lovely drive, a delightful afternoon with friends, sipping Italian wine and looking out over the mountains. Perfect for someone who is getting a good bit of cabin fever these days.
The Floyd Festival was going on just before we arrived at VA; we could see hundreds of cars parked on a grassy hill & could hear Blue Grass music from the distance. At the Villa, though, there was a small group of people although they had run out of their little baskets of cheese, salami and proscuitto just as we arrived. We convinced them to search the kitchen, since Dick could not eat pizza, their special today. Lo & behold, they found enough to fill one basket, leaving out the bread of course.
Actually, they had raised the advertised price of the pizza & glass of wine; I think Dick got the bargain, and he shared it with the three of us. We sat on the covered stone porch, where a nice breeze kept us pleasantly cool on a 90-degree day.
We did the wine tasting ($3 each) & it was lovely, so of course we all bought bottles of our favorites. I definitely recommend their Raspberry wine...they began offering it when a farmer brought a truck load of fresh raspberries to the winery sometime back. They made a very fresh-tasting dessert wine (not at all sweet) that simply tastes of raspberries. Nice for an after-dinner treat.
A lovely drive, a delightful afternoon with friends, sipping Italian wine and looking out over the mountains. Perfect for someone who is getting a good bit of cabin fever these days.
posted by Marion | 8:57 PM
2 Comments:
Sounds delightful! What is the name of the rasberry wine?
Did you go to the wine down the trail festival? I was there with my sister and her family, my parents and their friends, and my husband and kids. We bought the 19 dollar ticket in advance and sipped wine ALL day.
Those Crooked Road signs aren't kidding - LOL Check out my blog at www.littlehousefullofkids.blogspot.com
Nice blog. Your day sounded a little more relaxing than mine.
Amy H
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