点评:We visited Barboursville Vineyards twice on this trip. On the first visit, we did the wine tasting. Despite the vintner having two other parties of "tasters," he made all of us feel very special. He spent time telling us about the wine, how it's made and Barboursville Vineyards' incredible winemaker. He also answered our questions about the process, grapes and what we were tasting. We had difficulty making our selections because we found that so many of the wines at this vineyard were to our liking.
Later in the week, we found ourselves going back to Barboursville. This time we walked the ruins. The home was built by Thomas Jefferson for James Barbour, the 18th governor of Virginia. Sadly, it burned, but it creates a stately backdrop for the property.
On this visit, we also went to the Library 1821 which is next to the tasting room. This is where they serve their older vintages of wines with light fare. We each chose a favorite wine and ordered the small meat and cheese charcuterie board. This was the perfect amount of food, and it was all really tasty. A few of our favorites were the duck prosciutto, pork prosciutto and the cherry infused mustard. My husband enjoyed the focaccia bread while I had the gluten free almond crackers. The wait staff for Library 1821 were all very helpful and knowledgeable. We could not decide which of the two days we enjoyed more!
翻译:这次旅行我们两次造访了巴伯斯维尔葡萄园。第一次,我们品酒。尽管酿酒师还接待了另外两批“品酒师”,但他让我们每个人都感觉非常特别。他花了很长时间向我们介绍葡萄酒,包括它的酿造过程以及巴伯斯维尔葡萄园那位杰出的酿酒师。他还回答了我们关于酿酒过程、葡萄品种以及我们品鉴的葡萄酒的问题。我们很难做出选择,因为我们发现这家葡萄园的很多葡萄酒都很合我们的口味。
这周晚些时候,我们又回到了巴伯斯维尔。这次我们参观了遗址。这栋房子是托马斯·杰斐逊为弗吉尼亚州第18任州长詹姆斯·巴伯建造的。可惜的是,它被烧毁了,但它为这处房产营造了庄严的背景。
这次我们还去了品酒室旁边的1821图书馆。在这里,他们供应陈年葡萄酒和简餐。我们每人都选了一杯最爱的葡萄酒,点了一份小份肉类和奶酪熟食拼盘。菜量恰到好处,而且每道菜都非常美味。我们最喜欢的是鸭肉火腿、猪肉火腿和樱桃芥末酱。我丈夫很喜欢意式面包,我则点了无麸质杏仁饼干。1821图书馆的服务员都非常乐于助人,而且知识渊博。我们真是难以抉择,不知道哪一天更让我们满意!