My good friend is moving to Bolivia so as a last hurrah before she left town, we decided to take a trip to a few Virginia wineries, using a list of recommendations from Red Hen’s Sebastian Zutant. We started at Glen Manor, which sits in a valley bordered by Skyline Drive (yeah, it’s kind of picturesque). Since it’s a little further out and doesn’t allow buses, it’s quiet and uncrowded and we ended up making a picnic of our lunch on their Adirondack chairs looking out at the surrounding hills (ridiculously charming, right?). Oh I should mention the wine was great, too. I took a bottle of rosé home and still enjoyed it (I feel like the ultimate test is trying wine again at home).
Our other notable stop was Linden, which I had visited before, but didn’t realize that the owner, Jim Law, is considered the “godfather” of Virginia wine and that many other Virginia winemakers worked for him and learned from him. But most importantly, Linden wines are delicious every time we visit and the (other) bottle of rosé I took home was just as good, if not better than when I tasted it at the winery.
7 Eleven sunglasses (similar mirror shades here)
A.V. Max necklace (old, love this)
ASOS t-shirt
Zara blazer
Hermes, Amrita Singh, and Madewell bangles
Anthropologie ring
Mother denim
Pour la Victoire flats
Mansur Gavriel bag
10 comments
libys11
what a beautiful location!!! love your trousers, btw! 😀
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LyddieGal
Quite picturesque indeed! What a wonderful way to spend the day, and great send off for your friend. Loving those pants too!
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CILLA B
loving the outfit and the amazing scenery
RosaLovesDC
Oh how fun! Sad that your friend is moving but so glad you got to spend some time together touring these fabulous vineyards. Beautiful.
Closet Fashionista
Wow! It's so beautiful there! Loving your outfit, especially the bright red of the shoes 🙂
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sarahsreallife
Looks looooovely! My mom grew up in the Shenandoah Valley and we still have family there. Can't beat that view on this side of the country! But I don't think I've been there since I turned 21 so I've never been to a VA winery! Maybe I should pay a visit to my grandparents…hmmm…. 😉
Frannie Pantz
This sounds and looks just delightful! What a great send off for your friend! You look great in these plaid pants. Perfect transition from summer to fall (is it really that time already???).
Debbie Stinedurf
Sounds like fun…gorgeous photos. Those pants are crazy fabulous!
Debbie
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Adrianna Traxler
I have my eyes solely on your masur gavriel purse! One of my clients came into the store and i had to try on hers immediately. Hers was black as well, but with blue inside. love it!
Adrianna
Andréa Viza
i haven't made it to any wineries this summer but this post & outfit really have me itchingto hit some up before this cool summer weather is gone.
LOVE the pants.
-Andréa
VA DARLING