Wine Season has started!

Gone are the cold and wintery days at the Vineyard. We are no longer sitting around watching the wines in the barrels. We are busy, busy, busy.

We attended the first festival of the season... Reston's "Great Grapes" Wine Festival! We broke a record that day for the hottest day yet on April 25th. A whopping 92 degrees! Although seriously it felt like 120! The Sangria was flowing rapidly all day long. We took our Red Table wine and added a few ingredients and "ta da" LVV's Sangria was born. We sold the wine and included the "Secret Recipe", it was the best seller of the day by far.

Meanwhile back at the Vineyard.... We continued filtering the wines, preparing them for the long awaited bottling. The new wines that are being bottled this weekend will be released in the tasting room either the last week of May or first week of June. Be sure to check them out... you won't be disappointed.

I also just finished planning some events at the Vineyard for May and June (The are listed on our website as we speak). The Vineyard will be hosting many music and food events for the summer season. I for one can't wait for Chef Rick to start the Pit Barbeque up. He makes a mean brisket!

Last but not least Bree was awarded this past week with 4 international awards. Three bronze (Chamborcin, Dynasty & Vinifera Red) and one silver (Vinifera White). I couldn't be more proud of Bree!

Well, that's it for now... I will keep you updated as things keep happening at the Vineyard!
Salud!

Vines, Wines and some new events

The Vines are being pruned, the wines are being bottled and I have been working on some fun new events!
Cameron over the last month or so has been pruning the vines! If you look at the finished product you would never know how much effort it takes to prune vines. Even though it is labor intensive it is an extreamly important job ... without pruning new growth would not occur and the vines would grow wild. He has also been working on our building. Another really big job! If you have not been by in a while, you need to check it out. It's amazing what a little power-washing does to a building!
Bree has been tending to the wines and they are so close to being ready! We are bottling a selection of our wines the first week of May (Pinot Grigio, Viognier, Classic White, Traminette, Pinot Noir, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Legacy, Chambourcin, and Vin de Pomme) I tasted them last week and let me tell you... she has outdone herself this year! I am especially excited about Legacy. Legacy is Bree's new Dessert Wine named in honor of her little guy Cameron Davis!
Me, I have just finished up Soup Season and now getting ready for Festival Season!
I'm also working on planning a large number of events thru out the Spring and Summer Season. One I'm an very excited about is a Summer Concert Series. We are inviting Singer/Songwriters to the Vineyard to perform thru the Summer. Picnic blankets, good music, sunsets and of course WINE! More to come... as I work it out! We will also continue our Live Music on most weekends all summer long. We have invited Ken Wenzel a LVV favorite back to the Vineyard for several dates this Summer. Then there are Wine Dinners, Dog Walks, Weddings and Barrel Tastings to plan! That should keep me busy for a while!