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Wine Tasting - The Sense of Taste
 After observing your wine using the sense of sight and smell, it is then time to use your palate to identify tastes. This is far more detailed than simply tasting as we would any other beverage. We must remember to note the characteristics of the wine on all sensory areas of the tongue. Sweetness is detected on the very tip of the tongue, while bitter tastes are sensed in the extreme rear. Saltiness is sensed on the front, upper sides of the tongue, and the acidity-sour taste is sensed mainly on the sides. Some suggest focusing your attention on one sensation at a time in order to be more efficient in your taste. Try taking a sip of wine and swallowing immediately. Then try another sip, this time letting the wine work well around the palate into these sensory areas before swallowing. You will recognize a noticeable difference in the intensity of flavors!
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Wine Tasting - The Sense of Sight
 Wine tasting basics begin with knowing how to use your senses to understand, interpret, and enjoy the wine. The ability to recognize what you see, and furthermore describe it in clear terms, is a very important wine tasting skill.
Although some may say the appearance of the wine is the least important aspect with regard to the senses, it is still worth noting. When examining appearance, we are looking for clarity and color. We want the wine to be free of any sediment, leaving it clear and brilliant. Red wines tend to lose their color as they mature, while white wines tend to grow darker with age. A good quality wine generally will be intense in color. The "legs" seen running down the sides of a glass after being swirled, are an indication of flavor density. It is best to use a plain white background, and tilt the glass slightly as you observe clarity and color.
Wine Tasting - The Sense of Touch
 Touch is an important category of taste sensation. This is where we try to feel the wine on the palate. Here we seek to find impressions of such things as texture, body, temperature, and astringency. The aftertaste, finish, and length of a wine are all things we feel on our palate. We are looking for how the wine feels in weight (light, medium, full) and texture (silky, coarse, velvety). Try to observe how long the sensations last in your mouth. Most will tell you the longer it lasts, the better the wine!
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Virginia Winery List
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Abingdon Vineyard & Winery
20530 Alvarado Road
Abingdon, VA 24211
tel. +1 276.623.1255
Acorn Hill Winery (Opening Summer 2008)
6109 Wolftown-Hood Road
Madison, VA 22727
tel. +1 540.948.9005
Afton Mountain Vineyards
234 Vineyard Lane
Afton, VA 22920
tel. +1 540.456.8667
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AmRhein Wine Cellars
9243 Patterson Drive
Bent Mountain, VA 24059
tel. +1 540.929.4632
Autumn Hill Vineyards
301 River Drive
Stanardsville, VA 22973
tel. +1 434.985.6100
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Barboursville Vineyards
17655 Winery Road
Barboursville, VA 22923
tel. +1 540.832.3824
Barren Ridge Vineyards
984 Barren Ridge Road, Fishersville near
Waynesboro, VA 22939
tel. +1 540.248.3300
Belle Mount Vineyards
2570 Newland Road, Warsaw - near
Tappahannock, VA 22572
tel. +1 804.333.4700
tel. +1 800.335.5564
Blenheim Vineyards
31 Blenheim Farm
Charlottesville, VA 22902
tel. +1 434.293.5366
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Bluemont Vineyard
18755 Foggy Bottom Road, Bluemont near
Leesburg, VA 20135
tel. +1 540.554.8439
Boxwood Winery
2042 Burrland Road
Middleburg, VA 20117
tel. +1 540.687.8778
Breaux Vineyards
36888 Breaux Vineyards Lane
Hillsboro, VA 20132
tel. +1 540.668.6299
tel. +1 800.492.9961
Burnley Vineyards
4500 Winery Lane
Barboursville, VA 22923
tel. +1 540.832.2828
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Cardinal Point Winery
9423 Batesville Road
Afton, VA 22920
tel. +1 540.456.8400
Cave Ridge Vineyard & Winery
1476 Conicville Road
Mt. Jackson, VA 22842
tel. +1 540.477.2585
Chateau Morrisette
287 Winery Road SW
Floyd, VA 24091
tel. +1 540.593.2865
Chatham Vineyard & Winery
9232 Chatham Road
Machipongo, VA 23405
tel. +1 757.678.5588
Chester Gap Cellars
4615 Remount Road
Front Royal, VA 22630
tel. +1 540.636.8086
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Christensen Ridge
HCR 02 - Box 459
Madison, VA 22727
tel. +1 540.923.4800
Chrysalis Vineyards
23876 Champe Ford Road
Middleburg, VA 20117
tel. +1 540.687.8222
tel. +1 800.235.8804
Cooper Vineyards
13372 Shannon Hill Road
Louisa, VA 23093
tel. +1 540.894.5253
Corcoran Vineyards
14635 Corkys Farm Lane
Waterford, VA 20197
tel. +1 540.882.9073
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Deer Meadow Vineyard
199 Vintage Lane
Winchester, VA 22602
tel. +1 540.877.1919
tel. +1 800.653.6632
DelFosse Vineyards
500 DelFosse Winery Lane, Faber - near
Charlottesville, VA 22938
tel. +1 434.263.6100
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Doukenie Winery
14727 Mountain Road
Hillsboro, VA 20132
tel. +1 540.668.6464
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Farfelu Vineyard
13058 Crest Hill Road
Flint Hill, VA 22627
tel. +1 540.364.2930
Fincastle Vineyard
203 Maple Ridge Lane
Fincastle, VA 24090
tel. +1 540.591.9000
First Colony Winery
1650 Harris Creek Road
Charlottesville, VA 22902
tel. +1 434.979.7105
tel. +1 877.979.7105
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Flying Fox Vineyard
Hwy 151 & Chapel Hollow Road
Afton, VA 22920
tel. +1 434.361.1692
Fox Meadow
3310 Freezeland Road
Linden, VA 22642
tel. +1 540.636.6777
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Gadino Cellars
92 Schoolhouse Road
Washington, VA 22747
tel. +1 540.987.9292
Glen Manor Vineyards
2244 Browntown Road
Front Royal, VA 22630
tel. +1 540.635.6324
Gray Ghost Vineyards
14706 Lee Hwy
Amissville, VA 20106
tel. +1 540.937.4869
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Grayhaven Winery
4675 East Grey Fox Circle
Gum Spring, VA 23065
tel. +1 804.556.3917
Green Springs Winery
1890 Poindexter Road
Louisa, VA 23093
tel. +1 540.967.WINE
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Hartwood Winery
345 Hartwood Road
Fredericksburg, VA 22406
tel. +1 540.752.4893
Hickory Hill Vineyard
1722 Hickory Cove Lane
Moneta, VA 24121
tel. +1 540.296.1393
Hidden Brook Winery
43301 Spinks Ferry Road
Leesburg, VA 20176
tel. +1 703.737.3935
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Hill Top Berry Farm
2800 Berry Hill Road
Nellysford, VA 22958
tel. +1 434.361.1266
Hillsborough Vineyards
36716 Charles Town Pike, Purcellville - near
Hillsboro, VA 20132
tel. +1 540.668.6216
Horton Vineyards
6399 Spotswood Trail
Gordonsville, VA 22942
tel. +1 540.832.7440
tel. +1 800.829.4633
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Ingleside Vineyards
5872 Leedstown Road
Oak Grove, VA 22443
tel. +1 804.224.8687
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James River Cellars
11008 Washington Highway
Glen Allen, VA 23059
tel. +1 804.550.7516
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Jefferson Vineyards
1353 Thomas Jefferson Parkway
Charlottesville, VA 22902
tel. +1 434.977.3042
tel. +1 800.272.3042
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Keswick Vineyards
1575 Keswick Winery Drive
Keswick, VA 22947
tel. +1 434.244.3341
King Family Vineyards
6550 Roseland Farm
Crozet, VA 22932
tel. +1 434.823.7800
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Kluge Estate Winery, The
100 Grand Cru Drive
Charlottesville, VA 22902
tel. +1 434.977.3895
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Lake Anna Winery
5621 Courthouse Road
Spotsylvania, VA 22553
tel. +1 540.895.5085
LeoGrande Vineyards
1343 Wingfield Drive, Goode - near
Bedford, VA 24556
tel. +1 540.586.4066
Lexington Valley Vineyard
80 Norton Way
Lexington, VA 24473
tel. +1 540.462.2974
Linden Vineyards
3708 Harrels Corner Road
Linden, VA 22642
tel. +1 540.364.1997
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Lost Creek Winery
43227 Spinks Ferry Road
Leesburg, VA 20176
tel. +1 703.443.9836
Loudoun Valley Vineyards
38516 Charleston Pike
Waterford, VA 20197
tel. +1 540.882.3375
Lovingston Winery
885 Freshwater Cove Lane
Lovingston, VA 22949
tel. +1 434.263.8467
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Marterella Winery
8278 Falcon Glen Road
Warrenton, VA 20186
tel. +1 540.347.1119
Mediterranean Cellars Winery
8295 Falcon Glen Road
Warrenton, VA 20186
tel. +1 540.428.1984
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Mountain Cove Vineyards
1362 Fortunes Cove Lane
Lovingston, VA 22949
tel. +1 434.263.5392
MountainRose Vineyard
10439 N. Reservoir Road, Wise near
Abingdon, VA 24293
tel. +1 276.328.2013
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Naked Mountain Vineyard
2747 Leeds Manor Road
Markham, VA 22643
tel. +1 540.364.1609
New Kent Winery
8400 Old Church Road
Richmond, VA 23124
tel. +1 804.932.8240
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North Mountain Vineyard
4374 Swartz Road
Maurertown, VA 22644
tel. +1 540.436.9463
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Oak Crest Vineyard
8215 Oak Crest Drive
King George, VA 22485
tel. +1 540.663.2813
Oakencroft Vineyard
1486 Oakencroft Lane
Charlottesville, VA 22901
tel. +1 434.296.4188
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Oasis Winery
14141 Hume Road
Hume, VA 22639
tel. +1 540.635.7627
Old House Vineyards
18351 Corky's Lane
Culpeper, VA 22701
tel. +1 540.423.1032
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Peaks Of Otter Winery
2122 Sheep Creek Road
Bedford, VA 24523
tel. +1 540.586.3707
Pearmund Cellars Winery
6190 Georgetown Road
Broad Run, VA 20137
tel. +1 540.347.3475
Philip Carter Winery
4366 Stillhouse Road
Hume, VA 22639
tel. +1 540.364.1203
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Piedmont Vineyards
2546-D Halfway Road
The Plains, VA 20198
tel. +1 540.687.5528
Prince Michel of Virginia
154 Winery Lane
Leon, VA 22725
tel. +1 540.547.3707
tel. +1 800.800.WINE
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Rappahannock Cellars
14437 Hume Road
Huntly, VA 22640
tel. +1 540.635.9398
Rebec Vineyards
2229 North Amherst Highway
Amherst, VA 24521
tel. +1 434.946.5168
Rockbridge Vineyard
35 Hill View Lane
Lexington, VA 24472
tel. +1 888.511.9463
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Rogers Ford Farm Winery
14674 Rogers Ford Road
Sumerduck, VA 22742
tel. +1 540.439.3707
Rose River Vineyards
Rt 648
Syria, VA 22743
tel. +1 540.923.4050
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Sans Soucy Vineyards
1571 Mt. Calvary Road, Brookneal near
Lynchburg, VA 24528
tel. +1 434.376.WINE
Savoy-Lee Winery
5800 Johnson Mountain Road
Huddleston, VA 24104
tel. +1 540.297.9275
Sharp Rock Vineyards
5 Sharp Rock Road
Sperryville, VA 22740
tel. +1 540.987.9700
Shenandoah Vineyards
3659 South Ox Road
Edinburg, VA 22824
tel. +1 540.984.8699
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Smokehouse Winery
10 Ashby Road
Sperryville, VA 22740
tel. +1 540.987.3194
Stone Mountain Vineyards
1376 Wyatt Mountain Road
Dyke, VA 22935
tel. +1 434.990.9463
Sugarleaf Vineyards
3613 Walnut Branch Lane, North Garden near
Charlottesville, VA 22959
tel. +1 434.984.4272
Swedenburg Estate Vineyard
23595 Winery Lane
Middleburg, VA 20117
tel. +1 540.687.5219
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Tarara
13648 Tarara Lane
Leesburg, VA 20176
tel. +1 703.771.7100
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Tomahawk Mill Winery
9221 Anderson Mill Road
Chatham, VA 24531
tel. +1 434.432.1063
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Unicorn Winery
489 Old Bridge Road
Amissville, VA 20106
tel. +1 540.349.5885
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Valhalla Vineyards
6500 Mt. Chestnut Road
Roanoke, VA 24018
tel. +1 540.725.9463
Veramar Vineyard
905 Quarry Road
Berryville, VA 22611
tel. +1 540.955.5510
Veritas Vineyard & Winery
145 Saddleback Farm
Afton, VA 22920
tel. +1 540.456.8000
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Villa Appalaccia Winery
752 Rock Castle Gorge
Floyd, VA 24091
tel. +1 540.593.3100
Village Winery & Vineyard
40405 Browns Lane
Waterford, VA 20197
tel. +1 540.882.3780
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White Hall Vineyards
5282 Sugar Ridge Road
White Hall, VA 22987
tel. +1 434.823.8615
White Rock Vineyards
2117 Bruno Drive
Goodview, VA 24095
tel. +1 540.890.3359
Williamsburg Winery, Ltd.
5800 Wessex Hundred
Williamsburg, VA 23185
tel. +1 757.229.0999
Willowcroft Farm Vineyards
38906 Mt. Gilead Road
Leesburg, VA 20175
tel. +1 703.777.8161
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Wine Cellar, The
2017 Walmart Drive
Midlothian, VA 23113
tel. +1 804.378.0165
Winery at La Grange, The
4970 Antioch Road
Haymarket, VA 20169
tel. +1 703.753.9360
Wintergreen Vineyard
462 Winery Lane
Nellysford, VA 22958
tel. +1 434.361.2519
Wolf Gap Vineyard
123 Stout Road
Edinburg, VA 22824
tel. +1 540.984.3306
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