Old Millington Vineyard and Winery

Wine: Winery: Ambiance: Jan 30, 2010

Norton Wine Review: The heck with the wine, lets talk about the ambiance of this winery. After a short wait at the diminutive serving bar, a young boy (man?) appeared who stated he worked at the winery doing about everything. I have never ever encountered such a flippant, obtuse winery host in my life. His demeanor and looks of “I don’t really care” was accentuated by the socially insensitive memorabilia posted next to the bar. Crappy divorce cartoon and a bear-breasted pencil drawn lady exclaiming “Recycle is Sexy”. This was my first ever honky-tonk winery visited. Another middle aged “dating” couple was there and after one taste the lady rolled her eyes at our host and excused herself to go outside. Obviously I must be too old to understand to whom such a storefront would have any appeal. And if this were not enough, the wines generally complimented the setting. ‘Crying Angel Red’ was their Chambourcin with a blend of Norton grapes. The host really had no clue about the wine. I left with a Carlos muscadine gift wine since it resembled an interesting attempt to make Vitas rotundifolia legitimate and a ‘Red Port’ which had “all sorts of stuff in it”, as noted by our host. Good grief . . . . . . . .