New Kent Winery

Wine: Winery: Ambiance: Apr 17, 2018

Favorite Wine: Norton

Nice selection of wines. Unique wines are the White Norton and White Merlot, both very good wines. Staff is very friendly and knowledgeable.

Wine: Winery: Ambiance: Aug 05, 2010

Favorite Wine: Meritage

Limited tasting selection, but had a nice Chardonnay and solid Meritage. Friendly winery staff.

Wine: Winery: Ambiance: May 12, 2010

Favorite Wine: Norton

Wine: Winery: Ambiance: May 02, 2010

Favorite Wine: White Norton (available again in 2012?)

Norton Wine Review: New Kent Winery is a new-fangled venture of homes, golf courses, soon-to-be built 5-star hotel and the like. Be aware that the $10 tasting fee does not apply to purchases. Hot looking facility using recycled woods from eras gone by, but unfortunately real cool taste reactions by us for all seven wines served. We found a brassy Chardonnay and reds that just missed the mark all together. The experience was as artificial as the Richmond, VA stamped heavy ceiling beams which had come from Connecticut. Had to buy their White Norton in the blind since they only had a few bottles left from an earlier vintage. Because of crop failure, another similar Norton will not be available until 2012. First of all, we tend to not find ourselves drinking Rose very often, but were willing to try the NKW White Norton. To make this more palatable, we decided to try to couple this with an appropriate occasion food pairing. Out came the freshly picked strawberries dipped in chocolate and smiles from dinner guest who finished the first bottle of White Norton in quick order. Good experience and glad we made the effort to pick up bottles of NKW White Norton for this once in a lifetime experience.