Virginia wineries

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We went to the Williamsburg Winery a little over a year ago. It was interesting. If you plan on tasting, be aware the regular no charge tasting is something to avoid. The run of the mill wines they pour weren't terribly exciting. Sign up (through their web site) for their reserve (or some such name) tasting. You have to pay for this, but they take you down into the cellar and pour some better than average wines, including some older vintages.

As for elsewhere in Virginia, the best wine are found around the Charlottesville area. There are some very good wineries there like Horton and Barboursville. It's about 150 miles from the Newport News/Roanoke area and will take about 2 1/2 hours, but that's where the best wines are. I sure hopw you're not staying in Hampton Roads, unless you're on a boat. That's the waterway separating Newport News/Hampton and Roanoke.