Going to Virginia is really fun for Gary and I. It is only a couple hours from where we live (as long as we don’t travel in that direction during peak travel times, and, we have wonderful friends there that we get to visit. So on this journey our purpose was to visit our friends, but along the way explore and enjoy some of the Virginia wineries and to do some hiking.
On our first full day, our schedule was to hike some trails at Harper’s Ferry, then check out some wineries after which we would visit our friends. Other than our Harper’s Ferry objective, we really didn’t have any set agenda. Sometimes we like to just free flow it. See how the wind directs us.
So we headed in the direction of Harper’s ferry. Along the way, we noticed several wineries, so while Gary was driving I did a quick Google search to see what other people’s thoughts were on the wineries. They all received pretty good reviews.
So I picked two that seemed to stand out the most to me to visit after our hike, Two Twisted Posts was the first one we decided to visit. The sign at the road made it easy to find. There’s decent amount of parking available when you include the adjacent field.
The name comes from the Thomas Great Two Twisted Posts Tavern in Colchester England where the owner’s mother was born. Please click here to read more about the fascinating story.
Since this was a Monday in late October, we almost had Two Twisted Posts to ourselves. One of the first things you notice is how the exterior is set up to invite you to enjoy your day there. It was very quiet, but still very welcoming. We could smell the smoke that was coming from the outdoor fire pit. They had it lit and ready to go. It was clearly evident it would be great spot to relax with a bottle of wine, just sitting around the fire enjoying the fall season. There is a wrap around porch that you can sit under during hot or inclement weather and games like corn hole to play at your leisure.
The inside was even more cozy. There was a bar-like section where one can stand for tastings, but also a coffee-house type area where one can sit and enjoy a glass of wine or share a bottle with friends. They even had blankets in a basket you could use either indoors or outside.
Casey – the Tasting Room Manager greeted us warmly as we entered the tasting area. There was another couple in the seated area who was finishing up when we got there. Shortly after we arrived a gentleman who introduced himself as being part of the Yarrow Wine Blog joined us for a wine tasting, so we decided a selfie was in order!
The tasting offered the day we went was a very nice mix of whites and reds, wines tasted were as follows:
2014 Chardonnay
2013 Cabernet Sauvignon – Governor’s Cup Bronze Medal Winner
2013 Petit Verdot – Governor’s Cup Silver Medal Winner
2014 Thomas Great – Governor’s Cup Gold Medal Winner
2013 Sweet Life, Seyval Blanc – Governor’s Cup Silver Medal Winner
2012 Vidal Blanc
All were pretty good, but as always Gary favored the deep reds.
Side story – before the tasting room existed they entered their 2012 Chardonnay into a contest and it won a Gold Medal in the Virginia Governor’s Cup and was selected for the Governor’s case. The contest organizers told them they had to have an actual place to receive the award…so they put up a tent on the property where they were going to build to receive the award!
It’s also nice to know that they are dog friendly, in fact we were able to make friends with one the day we dropped by (no, the dog is not terrified of Gary, she just got distracted).
They even have craft artisans and musicians on the weekends, but mostly music on most Saturday afternoons usually between 1pm-4pm and it can be inside or out depending on the weather. You can find the info on both their website and they have a chalk board list hanging in the tasting area.