Alex and I took a weekend trip to The Greenbrier in White Sulfur Springs, West Virginia in early April and visited wineries on the return trip to break up the 3.5hr drive. Barren Ridge Vineyards was our first stop. The wine was good. Very friendly. I’m not sure if that’s a proper wine term but the style was drinkable with a focus on minimization of offensive characteristics. Across the board, the outstanding features of different grapes were muted to make…
… wine blogs and (choose your favorite, e.g. Yelp, TridAdvisor, etc.) review site are always a funny read for me. I love them, and almost always consult those sites before a visit. Sometimes it’s easy to see through the biases of those who want a quiet romantic vineyard but end up at a family friendly venue, or those who want a balanced selection of wine and go to a vineyard to has only big bold reds. No review of ours…
We chose the Clifton Inn as the starting point for our long Charlottesville weekend and moved on to the Inn at Willow Grove for our second night. I had remembered the property from when Southern Living featured it as “One of the South’s Best B&Bs” but hadn’t heard much more about it. I believe it opened in 2011 and the property dates back to 1778. After staying there, I have no idea why it doesn’t receive more praise. It was…
The Clifton Inn has been highlighted for years as a Charlottesville retreat and has been on my list of DC-area inns to visit. When I’m looking at lodging in an area that I’m not terribly familiar with I usually first meander over to the Relax and Chateaux site to see what they have to spotlight. Then Trip Advisor. Then Yelp. We wanted to dine on the property and I called to inquire about if there were any packages available. I…