Tour De Wine: A Weekend Adventure in Charlottesville

Brad and me in the tasting room. 

Last week my fiancé and I went and toured Jefferson Vineyards, one of the smaller wineries in Charlottesville, Virginia. We got to see inside their production facilities, taste their wine and hear about the history and development of their vineyard. It was really neat to go to this particular vineyard because its one that Thomas Jefferson himself helped to develop. 

 This was the first wine we tried. It's a Chardonnay 2010 and it smelled or tasted like apples.

This was a Cabernet Franc 2010. It was really peppery and reminded me of licorice. 

This is a Chardonnay 2010 reserve, and was voted "Best Dressed" by the staff. It reminded me of pears. 

This wine was on the sweeter side and made me want a big hunk of cheddar cheese.

This is a room where they do bigger tastings and parties. I'd love to come back for one sometime. 

This is one of the grape tanks that the grapes get put into after they are picked. 

These are all of the barrels used for storing wines. 

These shots are taken in the winemaker's lab. These are his test tubes, formulas and tasting glasses.

The wine making room from the outside. 

On the front porch...I'd love to come back when its warmer and have a picnic. 

The vines, and the rosebushes in front of them as a warning sign for parasite and disease. 

The sign out front.

All the wines with the medals and awards they have won. 

All the wines on display. We ended up purchasing the Vin Rouge.

I really loved the vineyard, but it was too chilly to really enjoy the full experience. That's the one bummer with taking the class during the Spring Semester. We don't hit the spring part until its almost over, and it's hard to enjoy it as much at this time of the year.