Lightfoot Restaurant - Leesburg
After brunch, we headed to an orchard in Purcellville, Va., which is apparently "everybody's home town," to do some apple picking. (The name escapes me.) Unfortunately, there were no "pickers," which made the picking difficult, seeing as how all the ripe and non-wormy apples were up pretty high in the trees. [sigh] Alas, the hubbies (such heroes!) climbed a few trees, and a few good apples were gotten. (Bad grammar, I know.) I didn't get any pictures of the boys in the trees - probably because I was afraid I would be fallen on and my camera would be broken. I sure wish I had, though.
After apple picking, we headed to Notaviva Vineyards, also in Purcellville. Now, this was a cool place. It hasn't been open that long. In fact, the winery and its owners are the current stars of HGTV's "Dream House."
One of the owners, who did our tasting, told us that Notaviva is a made-up word, meaning "the intrinsic effect of music upon human emotion." The winery's brand identity is about marrying wine and music - so each bottle gives recommendations for what music goes with the wine.
Now, some of you may not believe this - seeing as how you've witnessed me chug a few bottles in my day - but this was my first winery experience. I got to partake in my first official tasting, and I liked almost every wine I tried. We ended up buying a few bottles to take home.
It was a great day, spent with some great people!
-Princess Cyndi
