Forks of Cheat Winery

Wine: Winery: Ambiance: Jul 13, 2010

Favorite Wine: Seyval Blanc

Wine-compass.com blogger suggested we try this winery near Morgantown, WV. Since we have never been disappointed with his off-the beaten-path suggestions, we climbed the seven miles of back roads off I-68 to find this neat setting vineyard planted in 1981 with wonderful rolling farmland views. Jerry and Susan Deal have put a lot of care into their site which offers dry red varietals that we have never tried before and a plethora of sweet fruit wines. Though they served wines made from “imported” grapes, we opted to try only those they personally grew in their vineyards. My, my, - another West Virginia great white find with unusually strong mystical aromas. We rarely buy even one white wine, but today we bought three FCW fruit forward Seyval Blanc wines (one for tonight’s grilled salmon meal, one for home and one as a special gift). We left also with a light Leon Millot grape Burgundy, a surprisingly good Van Buren grape sweet wine, and a “Black Jewel” Port made from the not often found Marechal Foch grape. A pleasant setting where you can buy chips, crackers and cheeses or bring in your own picnic meal to sit on the small deck and enjoy some most pleasant West Virginia wines.