Sunday, June 6, 2010

Tarara Winery

13648 Tarara Ln
Leesburg, VA 20176
(703) 771-7100
www.tarara.com

Visited:
June 6, 2010




Wow wow wow!

Pulling off of route 15 I wasn't expecting much out of a winery/vineyard that was still pretty close to the shopping madness that is Leesburg Outlet. As our mini van passed through the entrance of Tara Winery, all doubts were immediately erased.

The long gravel path that leads you from the roadway entrance to the wine tasting parking is a long and beautiful drive. I felt like I was home among the trees, the gorgeous lake all surrounded by beautiful green foliage. My emotions were mixed as I felt jealously for not owning such an amazing piece of property, joy for being in a place that appealed to my nature loving side and uncertainty as the sky looked like it was about to open up and rain down on our wine tasting excursion.

We parked the mini van in a gravel lot and headed up a path to the main wine tasting area. Before we reached the entrance, there were a series of wooden stairs that forced us to carry our two monkeys (strollers and all) up a few flights.

Finally reaching the entrance I marveled at the design of the building as it appears to have been built into the side of a hill. The outside of the wine tasting entrance had a large deck where patrons seated at tables overlooked a tall drop who's high elevation was masked by thick green trees. Just a beautifully amazing sight that said, "Nature is the setting while people and their building are just visiting."

We walked inside the door, down the hallway and were met by a cashier who greeted us with a big smile and showed us a listings of the wines that we would enjoy as part of the wine tasting. The wine tasting was only $10 which wasn't too bad for the price.

Once we started tasting the wine, we were happily surprised and gleeful at paying only $10 for the wine tasting. The wine was delicious and to date was THE best VA wine I have ever tasted. After enjoying some whites and reds we settled on buying a bottle of Charval white which was chilled and perfect for such a hot summer day.

Chilled wine in hand, kids in tow and a picnic basket slug on one of the kids' strollers we headed over to the man made beach on the Tarara property. The boys eagerly giggle in anticipation as they saw the small artificial sand beach at the edge of one of the lake's edges. The boys jumped out of their strollers and began frolicking in the water as the wife and I began sipping cold glasses of Charval wine.

The boys enjoyed themselves and we too had fun snacking on Manchego cheese and crackers as we continued to sip our tasty wine. Thankfully the rain stayed away and the cloudy skies passed by giving way to a hot intense sun. What an amazing view we had here on the Tarara property; a gorgeous lake in the middle of a green sanctuary with small fishes swimming around our boys' little toes.

This was the life and a perfect way to start off a weekend after such a Hellacious week of crappy contractors and a super-busy week. With each sip of wine and nibble of cheese the stress of the past week just fell away...washing off of us like the sand off of our boys' feet as the splashed in the water of Tarara's lake.

I fell in love with Tarara that day and knew that this would not be our only visit. The wife and I talked about coming back soon and knew we had to bring our other friends and my parents to this gorgeous place...and to taste their amazing wine.

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