The Great Wine Tours by Carey Transportation
Barboursville and Horton Vineyards
Horton Vineyards:
n 1993, the first crush at the new Horton Cellars and in 1994 additional acreage came into production I with plantings of Bordeaux, Portuguese and Spanish varietals as well as additional varietals of the Rhone Valley. The national success of these wines has demonstrated that if the right grapes are planted for the climate of Virginia the results can be stunning. Come along and taste their NEW VINTAGE RELEASE - January 2010 - 2007 Cabernet Franc.
Barboursville Vineyards:
hrough the years, the winery has led in establishing the credibility of the Virginia appellation with an T array of vitis vinifera wine varietals, cultivating wines of a European heritage which wholly justify this new terroir. We are conscious of a joyful debt to that cultural and culinary tradition, not merely in grape cultivation, but in crafting wines of inherent food-friendliness.
Very few leading estates in the world of wine present an array of varietals of this diversity. On the contrary: most estates were created to present the one or two wines dominantly identified with their region or with the market's demand. But this was the region's first estate in modern times, to take seriously the development of European wine varietals, and it fell to Barboursville to prove what the terroir would support. This list, then, is not ambitious, it presents a sustainable and brilliant legacy - of a multi-decade exploration, experimentation, and validation of our Piedmont's own vocation for European wines.
Your Great Wine Tour schedule:
Departure from Richmond
9:00 AM From a location of your choice
10:15 AM Arrive at Horton Vineyards to Sample a wide variety of Reds and Whites.
11:25 AM Arrive at Barboursville Vineyards for the rest of your afternoon experience - Barboursville Oenophile Tour – see below for details
5:30 PM Arrival back to Richmond
Departure from The Williamsburg area:
8:00 AM From a location of your choice
10:15 AM Arrive at Horton Vineyards to Sample a wide variety of Reds and Whites.
11:25 AM Arrive at Barboursville Vineyards for the rest of your afternoon experience - Barboursville Oenophile Tour
6:30 PM Arrival back to Williamsburg.
Your Great Wine Tour Package Includes:
• Deluxe Mini-Coach Transportation • Wine Tasting at Horton Vineyards • The Great Wine Tour at Barboursville to include: o Tours of the vineyards, winery, cellar, crush pad, and Virginia viticulture museum o Sampling of portfolio highlights in the Tasting Room o Barrel tasting in the barricheria (barrel aging room) o A wonderful boxed lunch served outside • All gratuities and taxes
For those groups that want the very best, ask about the following:
A very special wine luncheon at Palladio Restaurant prepared by 3-times James Beard award nominee Melissa Close Hart
Q & A with winemaker Luca Paschina or viticulturist Fernando France
Cost per person:
From Richmond: $ 122.00pp
From the Williamsburg area: $ 130.00pp
Price is based on a minimum of 26 people. The Great Wine Tour is available to preformed (affinity) groups. All contact information is between a group leader (trip chairman) and the Carey Transportation office.
For information and available dates, please call
757-220-5466 on the Peninsula or
804-342-7300 in Richmond