Or Paul and I met Kurt and Carol of Wine About Virginia at Muse Vineyards. Anyway, Paul and I put Muse Vineyards on our list of wineries to visit this year. We have enjoyed their wines at tasting events, and a bottle of the 2010 Clio is somewhere on the wine rack still taking a snooze. Kurt and Carol invited us to join them in late June for a tasting at the winery, and we could not refuse the offer!
Muse Vineyards is located in Woodstock, and the setting is classic Virginia wine country. The tasting room offers mountain views through windows that allow the interior to shine with sunlight. We were fortunate to make the trip out to Muse after weeks of rainfall, and this day was warm and sunny. Our tasting began with white wines, of course, and the first offering also ended up being one of my favorites of the day—-the Erato 2017. This crisp blend include Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, and Muscat. The result is an aromatic wine that offered floral notes and citrus elements destined to please anyone on a summer day. Rhone varieties shined brightly in the Thalia 2016, a mix of Roussanne, Marsanne, and Viognier. In fact, Thalia 2016 is one reason why I am becoming more intrigued with the ability of certain microclimates in Virginia to produce quality wine from Rhone grapes. It presented citrus notes and a full palate to complement rustic fare such as roasted chicken or pork.
This Article was originally published on Virginia Wine Time
