The Winery at La Grange

Wine: Winery: Ambiance: Jan 14, 2010

Norton Wine Review: Nicely restored home houses The Winery at La Grange. As was its relatively new setting, so were the wines. A few palatable whites, but we didn't understand why their Norton wine was awarded a bronze medal at St. Louis' 2007 National Norton Festival. Went online to look at the awards distributed at this festival and found practically everyone who participated seemingly got a bronze medal if not in the running for the silver and gold awards. We went to the 2008 Norton Wine Festival and understandably La Grange's Norton was not to be found. Virginia has several nice Norton wine examples, but The Winery at La Grange's wine was not one of them.

Wine: Winery: Ambiance: Mar 06, 2009

Even though Chris Pearmund is involved in both LaGrange and his eponymous enterprise, the wine styles are sufficiently different that it's worth a trip to both wineries. Take the time to stroll around the building & grounds as well. If you want to buy wine, buy it and take it with you. At $5/bottle for shipping, they're clearly making a profit there, too.

Wine: Winery: Ambiance: Jan 20, 2009

Favorite Wine: Port style wine (can't remember the name)

Nice winery! It's the sister winery to Pearmund Cellars as it has the same winemaker. They are a bit newer than Pearmund, but we can already tell that their wines are only going to get better. They're good now! There's a little kids room with toys and things near the back. There are also lots of shaded picnic tables and a brick oven outside. It's set up beautifully and is very relaxing to visit! I actually recommend the Norton here. If you're not a fan of Norton, give this one a try. They blend it with Cab Franc (I believe) and it does mellow that harsh Norton taste out a bit. We enjoy it.