Winery Wednesday -Eastmont Farm and Winery

 It seems as if my time to blog about Winery Wednesday is no match for my ability to visit wineries. 

I am now officially behind! 

But, we found some wonderful gems.

Eastwood Farm and Winery is quite close to town, but was a standout for the open hours. They are one of the few, it seems, that aren't exclusively dedicated to day drinking, and are open from 4-8pm!

It is a newer winery, built up the hillside. The main tasting room in this weather is a large, fancy party tent with an adorable wine shack, trimmed in copper.  I also appreciated their thoughtful Kids Juice Box Flight to make the little ones feel included. Youngest not yet being 21, I was tempted to bring a flight home for him. He would not be amused.

Huz and I chose flights, his red and mine white, and settled into Adirondack chairs to look out towards the mountains and enjoy.  

We also chose a cheese sampler from local fromagerie, Caromont Farms in Esmont, VA. Caromont is a  goat dairy and we had three cheeses, a chèvre, a chèvre with truffles and an aged goat cheese. They were accompanied by a fig preserve, and were all delicious! 

 Being a chocolate fan, I also got a flight of chocolates by local confectioner, Gearharts Fine Chocolates made for pairing with my white flight. I found them all similar and too sweet. 

Huz was impressed with the reds, and liked them all very much. I was not as enthusiastic about the whites, although, their White Blend, a 2020 Virginia Governor's Cup Silver Medalist was quite nice, and we brought home a bottle. I had a glass of the Rosé, which was light and fruity and would be excellent with a flourless chocolate cake! Huz, when pressed, chose the Meritage Reserve as his top choice.  We also brought home the Meritage and the Rosé.

There is another level above the street level, which has a bar, and the tent level, where we did our tasting, that is an open area with a view. There are hiking trails at Eastmont, so hike before you sample- they go straight UP hill! 

Eastmont Farm and Winery:

Wines: there was a distinction so... Reds:****

                                        Whites:**

Atmosphere/ location: ** 

Food: Cheese: *** chocolate: *