Yesterday, we took decided to go with some friends to the country for some apple-picking and wine tasting. Just a bit more than an hour drive can take you away from the city and into Virginia's pretty farm and wine country. We went to the local agribusiness of the year, Great Country Farms. We didn't realize that October is late for apple-picking in Virginia and children under 10 are required--not really, but we were pretty sure we were the only adults there without kids. However, we had a great time eating apple dumplings and watching one of my favorite animals run during the Pig Races.
Before we left, we went across the street and up a steep hill to Bluemont Vineyards. We got a free tasting with our entrance fee to Great Country Farms. Bluemont is a brand new vineyard in the burgeoning Virginia wine country and needs to grow a bit, but had a great views and a good Norton wine. In fact, I am a little sad I didn't purchase a bottle there.
Although, we left with no apples and no wine, it was a great day and just what we needed to celebrate fall. Check out our photostream at our flickr page for more photos.
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