Snuggled into a mountain "holler" and surrounded by terraced hills of vines, Mountain and Vine Winery (previously Delfosse) made me feel like we had found a little slice of Italy. It is south of Charlottesville, about 40 minutes from Foxcroft, and we chose a remote and winding route through the verdant hills for our afternoon adventure.
They make their wines in the French tradition, and they do a very nice job of it! Everything they bottle is grown on the property, with 17 acres in vines. We had a lovely tasting, enjoying both the wines and the knowledge of the current owner, met the resident chocolate labrador and peeked into the old original chestnut wood cabin perched on the hill above the tasting room.
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| View from the cabin of the tasting room and winery. |
We had the tasting room to ourselves for most of our stay. It pays to have Winery Wednesday, as it is not the most popular day for wineries!
This is the cool log cabin. We were told the previous owner of the winery was going to have the old house burned down, as it was not habitable. But when they started getting it ready for a supervised burn, they discovered the log cabin beneath. And finding it was all in chestnut, they instead embarked on a restoration project. The cabin was dissembled, a new foundation was built, and was reassembled, adding plumbing and electric. It has a tiny kitchen and a modest bath, a big fireplace, a loft bedroom and this expansive wrap around porch. It is available to stay on the Evolve app.
We brought home several bottles to share, so c'mon over!
The choices by me: 2017 Chardonnay Reserve ( maybe my favorite?) ; 2017 Grand Cru Reserve ; and Hippie Chick, a great afternoon fruity sipper.
Huz chose the 1870, a full body red, and the Port, so maybe he will start foxhunting with me this season? Stirrup cup, anyone?
It was a lovely afternoon escape from the heat of July. Grow grapes Grow!
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