My kind of an Adventure

I think it high time I reassess my life’s trajectory. Friday night, as I was sitting in my room doing absolutely nothing worth writing about, I received a phone call from LG and AD inviting me on their latest adventure: an expedition into Virginia wine country. Who am I to say no to such an offer?

Saturday morning, armed with our cameras and fashion forward sunglasses, we drove about an hour north through the picturesque Virginia countryside (red barns, silos, and rolling hills included) to Purcellville, VA where we began our wine tastings at Breaux Vineyards.

We arrived just after 11:00, which perhaps under normal circumstances is a little early to break out the bottle. Fortunately for us, these were no normal circumstances. Breaux Vineyards is among the more well known wineries in the area, and perhaps rightfully so. It was the perfect picture of a georgic setting (yes, I did just use “georgic” in a sentence…stop rolling your eyes, it’s a good descriptor), with rustic beams, stone walls, and picnickers snacking and enjoying their wine under the large branches of shade trees.

After leaving Breaux, we moved down the street to a restaurant located in the middle of a farm. It was a beautiful day and we unanimously decided a small table outside and in direct sunlight was preferable to experiencing our beautiful surroundings from the inside looking out. Eating a farm fresh lunch only confirmed my not-so-secret ambitions of one day growing my own vegetables.

We then slowly made out way to Hillsbouroug Vineyards. This was definitely my favorite of the two, partly because we got to frolic amongst the vines and partly because I preferred their wines to the other.

It goes without saying that it didn’t take us long to adopt this day trip as a tradition. In fact, we’ve hatched an ingenious plan involving all of us quitting our jobs/school, purchasing some land, starting a vineyard, and then having a movie made after our adventures. It will be called Under the Virginian Sun. I’ll begin drafting our film proposal this week, and I expect filming to begin soon after.

Pictures courtesy of AD and her mad-photography skills.