Ehlelwe yiVirginia yezintaba zeBlue Ridge entshonalanga futhi ebonakala njengabakhulumeli abavuthayo kusukela echwebeni laseCharlottesville, i-Monticello Wine Trail iyinhlawulo yewayini enamandla kakhulu. Akuwona wonke umgwaqo wezwe wewayini okwazi ukudlala umculi ukuheha wonke ama-buffs omlando kanye ne-oenophile ngokufanayo endaweni yayo yokudlala, kodwa i-Monticello Wine Trail ayifani nemigwaqo eminingi yezwe lewayini.
Elinganiselwe ngaphezu kokuhlanganyela kwayo okuhle kwezingosi zomlando eziphawulekayo, futhi ukuqubuzana nokuqothulwa kwama-wineries amasha ezama izandla zabo endaweni ehlukahlukene yaseVirginia, isifunda siyindawo yomlando nokunambitha. Ngabe ungaphi lapho ungakhansela khona izindlu zikaMengameli zabamengameli abathathu base-United States (uJefferson, Madison noMonroe) futhi ujabulele izinga lokuqala lokuvinjelwa kwewayini nje imizuzu embalwa nje?
I-Makeup ye-Monticello Wine Trail
Ngandlela-thile i-wine scene eduze ne-Monticello Wine Trail ikhumbuza uNapa ne-Sonoma eminyakeni engu-25 eyedlule, lapho amakamelo okugcoba engekho ngaphezulu kakhulu, izindleko zokunambitha azikho noma zincane futhi izivakashi zithola ukunakwa okungafani kwabaphathi, abaqaphi noma abanikazi ngokwabo. Nokho, yilapho ukufana kufinyelela khona. Izwe laseVinia laseVirginia ngokusobala alilwela ukuba yiNapa elilandelayo - njengokuqabula izivakashi njengalesi sifunda. Kuyathakazelisa ukuphawula, ukuthi izinkanyezi ezikhanyayo eziqhubekayo zomngcele waseVirginia zivame ukuhlukahluka eCalifornia, okuthandwa yi-Viognier, i-Cabernet Franc ne-Petit Verdot ngokuphindaphindiwe kuya phezulu phezulu kwesiteji esinambitha.
Ama-wineries ngokwabo athambekele ekugcineni kwe-boutique ye-spectrum, enezandla ezimbalwa zabakhiqizi abakhulu nezindawo eziningi zokukhiqiza ezincane ezinikeza umthamo wewayini we-Old Dominion jikelele.
I-Commonwealth yaseVirginia ine-Wineries engaphezu kuka-150 ne-Monticello AVA eyona enkulu kunazo zonke ze- Viticultural Areas yase-Virginia (AVAs) yaseVirginia ayisithupha, futhi isingatha emiphandleni engu-24 nokubala.
Ezinye zezindawo ezithandwa kakhulu zihlanganisa iJefferson Vineyards, iKluge, iKineswick, iziKhamo Zomvini zeNkosi, i-King Family Vineyards, i-Del Fosse, iziMivini zaseMountfair, amaVinivini namaVilenheim.
Thomas Jefferson, i-America's First Wine Connoisseur
Indaba yaseMonticello Wine Trail iqala ngo-Thomas Jefferson, i-America yokuqala i-wine connoisseur, eyachitha iminyaka engama-30 ezama ukusungula imivini yokwenza iwayini eMonticello Estate yakhe, kodwa ngenxa enkulu yesifo sevini, umbono wakhe wokwenza amawayini aseVirginia awuzange neze kwafika ekusebenzeni. Noma kunjalo, amaphupho akhe esivini, nakuba ephuze iminyaka engaphezu kwengu-200, ekugcineni sekufezeke. UJefferson uzoziqhayisa ngokuzi ukuthi iVirginia ihlakulele ngempumelelo imivini nokwenza iwayini eminyakeni engama-30 eyedlule, iwayini elihamba ngokukhipha okukhulu kokubili ikhwalithi kanye nokuvumelana phakathi neminyaka eyishumi edlule ikakhulukazi, njengoba kuqinisekiswe ukuqashelwa okufanelekayo nemiklomelo ukuza kokubili esigabeni sikazwelonke nakwamanye amazwe.
Amagilebhisi Ukuvakasha Emgwaqweni Wamawayini eMonticello:
Indawo ka-Thomas Jefferson's Monticello kanye negama elifanele lomzila wewayini elizungezile, indawo yokukhetha ukuqala i-adventure yezwe lewayini laseVirginia. Ngeke nje kubekwe amatshe akho omlando kuphela, kodwa ukwazisa okuthonya elikhulu likaThomas Jefferson kuzo zonke izimo zikahulumeni nezesizwe esizayo kuzokwakhiwa.
Ungasho ukuthi ukusondelana okukude kakhulu kweminye imikhakha engcono kakhulu ye-trail yabelana nefa elidumile le-Monticello. Nakuba uJefferson engakaze akwazi ukukhiqiza ibhodlela lewayini ezivini zakhe, namuhla kukhona amagilebhisi akhulile kanye newayini esenziwe kusukela enhlabathini ayekade esebenza imivini eminingi ngeze. Isitolo sesipho sikaMonello sithengisa inani elilinganiselwe lamavini ezenziwe ezivini ezihlonishwayo zaseMonello, ngaphansi kwesibindi sikaGabriele Rausse. Iwayini leMonticello lidayiswa ngoMsombuluko wokuqala wonyaka, kodwa amaqembu anentshisekelo angcono ngokushesha njengoba athengisa ngosuku olulodwa. Uma ungasheshi ngokwanele ukuthatha iwayini elilodwa likaRausse's Monticello, ungakhathazeki, uthengisa uchungechunge lwewayini olucindezelayo ngaphansi kwelebula lakhe esitolo sesipho kanye. Ama-flavour, agxile ama-flavour kaTrigase kaGabriele Rausse ayingqayizivele ngomdlalo oqoshiwe.
I-Jefferson Amagilebhisi: Indawo engamakhilomitha angama-2 kuphela eningizimu-ntshonalanga yeMonticello izokuyisa eJefferson Amagilebhisi, lapho ungabona khona lapho umlingani we-viticulture waseTitaly Jefferson wase-Italy, uFilippi Mazzei, etshala izivini zokuqala ezingamakhemitha angama-400 eduze kwaseMonticello. Imivini yatshalwa ngokuphindaphindiwe, kodwa izinambuzane nezifo zavimbela izivini ukuba zingalokothi zikhiqize ibhodlela lewayini. Sishesha phambili ngo-1981 futhi sithola esinye isiNtaliyane, uGabriele Rausse, futhi saphinda sivuselele izivini, kodwa manje siphumelele ngokuphawulekayo. Eyaziwa ngokuthi i-Viognier enamandla, iJefferson yezivini zihlanganisa ukuhumusha okumangalisayo kwalesi sigqila saseRhone esenyakatho. Namuhla iJefferson yezivini zihlakulela amahektare angu-20 emivini (nemithombo uma kudingeka) ukukhiqiza amacala angu-4 000 kuya ku-8 000 wewayini minyaka yonke. Thola izincomo zewayini zeJefferson.
Abalandeli bakaDave Matthews bayakwazisa iBelenheim Vineyards, i-Jaunt jaunt emihlanu esuka ku-Thomas Jefferson's Monticello ngaphandle komgwaqo weCarters Mountain. Abanikazi bomndeni kaDave Matthews futhi baqhutshwa nguKirsty Harmon, winemaker oqhoshayo kanye nomphathi jikelele - oye wathweswa umsebenzi ongeke ube lula ngaso sonke isikhathi "wokwenza iwayini elihle." Amabhilidi aseBlenheim enza amawayini amnandi, afinyeleleka futhi anakho ukuletha ngaphandle kokubili kokudla nabangane. Hlola izincomo zewayini zeBilenheim Mivini lapha.
I-Kluge Estate cishe imakhelwane no-James Monroe owayehlala kuyo, i-Ash Lawn-Highland, elinye i-jewel eMonticello Wine Trail. I-kluge igxila kakhulu ekuvinjweni kwewayini futhi igxile lesi sihloko njengomunye wabakhiqizi abakhulu baseVirginia (kuya kumacala angu-30 000 ngonyaka). Bona izincomo zewayini ze-Kluge Estate lapha.
I-Barboursville Amagilebhisi, ikhaya lewayini elidumile elibomvu, "i-Octagon," "kufanele-ibone," kufanele-ukunambitheka ukuma kunoma yikuphi ukuhamba kwe-Monticello Wine Trail. Amamayela ayisishiyagalombili kuphela ukusuka emzini kaJakobe Madison, eMontpelier, kanye nokuhamba okulula okuvela eCharlottesville, eBravoursville Amagilebhisi amelela izwe elihle kunazo zonke laseVirginia iwayini lonke ngaphansi kophahla olulodwa. Kusukela ekamelweni lokunambitheka nesitolo sesipho esithengisa ukudla kwesikhwama sepikiniki kanye newayini, endaweni yokudlela ehlonishwayo yasePalladio kanye nokuphakama okuphakeme kwewayini elidala eliphefumulelwe i-Old World, kuya kumahektare angu-150 ngaphansi komvini - i-Barboursville inakho konke.
Umlando, i-landscape, iwayini elihle, ukudla okukhethwa kukho, indawo yokuhlala yewayini elimnandi kanye nokuningi okungokwakho nokuma endaweni yokuvuna yaseBarboursville. Funda kabanzi mayelana newayini lase-Barboursville nemivini lapha.
I-Keswick Emivini yemivini yinto yokukhiqiza emindenini cishe imizuzu engama-20 evela kumpahla kaJames Madison waseMontpelier. Benza umsebenzi ovelele ekamelweni lokungenisa izihambi ngekamelo lokunambitha elihlelwe kahle, isikhwama esinezikhumba ze-tastings zangaphandle, ukubamba ukudla kwe-winemaker ngezikhathi ezithile, ukushada, nokunikeza amapipikiki omkhaya lapho ngisho nenja yomndeni imenywa khona. I-Keswick ingenye yalezo zinsuku eziyazi ukuthi ibhizinisi lewayini liphathelene nobuhlobo, ukuphatha izivakashi njengezivakashi ezihloniphekile nokuzivakashela endaweni yezwe lewayini ngewayini elimnandi kanye namafilosofi wokugubha phansi komhlaba. Thola iKeswick Vineyards iwayini elihle lapha.
Ehlangothini olusenyakatho-ntshonalanga ye-Monticello Wine Trail, edolobheni laseCrozet, liyi-winery yomkhiqizo wezithelo zemivini yaseMountfair.
Elandelwa yi-Fritz Repich, intshiseko yakhe ethintekayo, intshisekelo engenakulinganiswa nobuntu obukhulu kunokuthi-impilo yenza uphawu olungapheli emvinini wayo omncane we-Old World obomvu. Igumbi lokugcoba i-Mountfair livuliwe ngoLwesihlanu-ngeSonto, kusukela ngobusuku kuya ku-5 ntambama futhi amathuba okuba uzohlangana noFritz nomndeni nganoma yiluphi usuku olunikeziwe.
Ababili kumele bazame amawayini yi- 2008 Mountfair Inaugural , ingxube ehlelwe ngokucophelela yeChab Franc no-Merlot-okuholela ekutheni kugxile izithelo ezifinyelelekayo, ezitholakalayo, izithamini ezingenakusiza kanye nesiphetho eside, esicacile. I- Mountfair Wooloomooloo ka-2007 ayiyona nje injabulo yokusho, kodwa injabulo enkulu ukuphuza. Njengoba i-Petit Verdot ithatha indima yokubusa amagilebhisi, lindela ama-shade omnyama we-blackberry kanye nokuthinta ama-molasses ekhaleni, i-blackberry debuts futhi emlonyeni, ujoyine i-cherry evuthiwe ne-black plum ene-layer encane ye-vanillin ne-cocoa enothuli ukuphela.
Uma uke waba nesabelo sakho esihle sokunambitha iwayini futhi ufuna ukususa izinto eziseMonticello Wine Trail, ungase ufune ukuhlola i-Albemarle CiderWorks. Ngokuqinisekile "i-apula iwayini," i-aple kanzima cider ekhiqizwa lapha ayifani nanoma iyiphi i-cider yezentengiselwano owake wayinambitha. Lezi ciders ezinzima zenziwe ngesitayela se-colonial futhi zenziwe zome, zinekhono eliphezulu futhi zikhanya kakhulu futhi ziqabula. Umndeni wakwaShelton ubelokhu ukhula izinhlobo zamafa we-apula eminyakeni engama-20 eyedlule futhi nje maduzane nje wanquma ukuzama isandla sabo kuma-ciders kanzima, ngokuphumelela okukhulu. Ama-albhamu e-Albemarle CiderWorks okunambitha lapha.
Ukuhamba Emgwaqeni Wamawayini WaseMonticello
Ngaphambi kokuphuma eMotweni ye-Monticello Wine, ungase ufune imephu eqondisayo ye-appellation ku-www.monticellowinetrail.com noma eCollottesville endaweni yokuvakasha izakhiwo.
Hlalani nibheke izibonakaliso zomgwaqo ezithwele amaqoqo amagilebhisi kanye "nezinkambo" ezixwayisa ukusondela eduze kwe-wineries yaseVirginia.
Uncamela ukushiya ukushayela kubachwepheshe? Khona-ke kunezinkampani ezimbili eziyinhloko edolobheni ezizohlela uhambo lwakho futhi zihambisane nawe ekuhambeni kokunconywa kwama-appellation e-Monticello.
Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi yizimpelasonto ezikhethekile ezimbili, ukuvakasha kwezwe lewayini, isithombe esiphezulu somshado noma inketho ehloniphekile yokuthutha ezinkampanini, i-Albemarle Vintage Limousine inezimoto eziningi ezingavamile, ezigcinwe ngokucophelela (i-1940s ye-Fleetwood Cadillacs kanye namajagu amabili abuyiselwe kahle, 1946 uMarku IV no-1947 uMarku II) okwenza lokho kuvelele kunoma yikuphi ukushayela. Baye bafaka nje i-Cadillac Escalade ukuthi bayisebenzise ukuvakasha kanye nokuhleleka okusemthethweni umsebenzi wokuvuna i-limousine we-vintage ukuze badle ukudla okuphelile ngama-roses ama-long stem.
Abashayeli abanolwazi, abanikazi abaphansi kuya emhlabathini kanye nokubamba okungafani kuwo wonke umcebo ofihliwe ohlangene neMonticello Wine Trail, yenza umkhosi ongenakulibaleka, owangasese, owenziwe ngezindlela ezizimele, izivini nezindawo zomlando ezikhethiwe.
I-Arcady Vineyard Wine Tours enye enye indlela yokuvakashela izwe lewayini le-Monticello, elinokuqondisa ukuvakasha, ulwazi oluhlelwe ngaphambili kanye nomshayeli oqokiwe ukumboza ukuhamba kwakho okunambithayo. Ukuvakasha kungu-$ 125 umuntu ngamunye (okuhlanganisa izimali zokunambitha) usuku oluthile lwewayini lokunambitha, ngokuvamile lumboza ama-wineries angu-3-4.
Ukuhlala Kuphi Umzila Wamawayini WaseMonticello:
I-Keswick Hall iyindawo yokunethezeka yezwe, ephethwe yi-Orient Express ehlala emahektha angama-600 ama-rolling okuholela e-Blue Ridge Mountains. Amakamelo amaningi amisiwe aqaphele i-Arnold Palmer yegoli eliyishumi eli-18 elalibuyiselwe futhi ajabulele ukufinyeleleka echibini elingenakunqamu kanye ne-spa. I-restaurant ye-Fossett eyinkokhelo, ijabulela imibono evulekile, insizakalo ephezulu kanye nemikhiqizo eminingi evelele, kusukela nge-stylistically Southern kuya kwisiFulentshi yendabuko, isetshenziselwa ukuvumelana okuphelele kwe-gourmet.
I-Clifton Inn ihlala endaweni ekhangayo engu-100 acre eyayiyisipho somshado esivela ku-Thomas Jefferson kuya endodakazini yakhe, uMarta. Ukuhlanganisa ukunakekelwa kwe-B & B kanye nesitayela sokuqala kanye nensizakalo ye-resort high-end, i-Clifton Inn iyakwazi ukuletha ukunethezeka kokungenisa izihambi zaseningizimu kanye nezintelezi eziqhubekayo zesikhathi esidlule (njengeDayira ehambelana namakamelo okuvakasha) ndawonye ukumnika okuthandekayo kokunethezeka nokuphakama okuhlala njalo. Indawo yokudlela onesiteji iyinhlangano ye-cornucopia ye-gourmet fun, ngenkathi yonyaka, imenyu eyodwa-yomsindo ephonsa umyalo wendabuko wezinfundo, ukukhetha izinto ezikhethiwe ze-tapas ezisuselwe ngokungahambisani ngezinhlobo zokudla.
I-Inn and Cottages yaseBarboursville : I- Barboursville amanga emvinini enhliziyweni yaseVirginia, ngakho akumangalisi ukuthi le ndawo isakhiwe ngezakhiwo eziningi ezinhle kakhulu ngasekuqaleni kwawo-1800.
Indawo yokuhlala enezivakashi ezintathu ezinezintambo ezinhle futhi exhaswe ngamakamelo okunethezeka ahlala endaweni yokunethezeka yenza i-excursion yezwe lewayini elide liqala futhi liphele ne-Barboursville Vineyards kokubili okunamandla kakhulu futhi okulula kakhulu.
I-Charlottesville Bed and Breakfasts: Kunezinhlobo eziningi ze-B & B ezifafazwe eceleni kwe-Trail yaseMonticello Wine - thatha ukhethe lapha.
Ukudla kuphi eMgwaqeni wewayini weMonticello:
I-Michie Tavern iyi-tavern yeqiniso ye-18 yekhulu le-18 eyisondlo esivela eMonticello futhi inikeza ukunambitheka kwezikhathi ezinhlobonhlobo ezahlukene. Eyaziwayo nge-fare eseningizimu enhle, imenyu yabo ithwala izintandokazi zendabuko ezivela emahlathini amnyama kuya eningizimu yenkukhu ethosiwe futhi idonsa ingulube kumazambane kanye ne-gravy. Abasebenzi abakhonzayo bagqoke izingubo zekoloni, izingane ziyakumenywa ukuba zenze okufanayo nezinkambo zokucima uketshezi zombili zibandakanya futhi zikhunjulwa.
I-Palladio: Ifilosofi yewayini ye-Wine-friendly ye-Vineyard ithola ukucwiliswa okusheshayo ematafuleni amancane asePalladio, indawo yokudlela ephethwe yi-Winery. Njengoba sincike ezitshalweni ezintsha, zonyaka futhi sithola umthelela omuhle we-culinary enyakatho ye-Italy, i-Palladio isebenza ngokuthakazelisa okumnandi okuvela ezitsheni ezenziwe ngesandla ezenziwe ngezandla kuze kube yi-crab ekhanda elwandle. Izinhlobonhlobo zemenyu kanye nokukhetha okukhethwa kukho okucubungulayo zenza ithuba eliphoqelekayo lokubhangqa iwayini le-Barboursville nge-gourmet fare. Iwayini elilindelekile neliyiqiniso namathiphu wokubhanana okuphakelayo imenyu kanye nabasebenzi bokulinda abanolwazi bayakujabulela ukukukhomba endleleni efanele.
I-Greenwood Gourmet Grocery isendleleni eya emigqumeni eyakha umthamo osenyakatho-ntshonalanga ye-Monticello Wine Trail. Ngempela i-gourmet deli, nge-sandwich isignesha kanye goodies okuzenzela ukuhamba, izwe iwayini picnic asizuzi lula kunalokhu.
Ukuze ufunde kabanzi mayelana nesimo sewayini saseVirginia noma ukuthatha ikhalenda e-Virginia ye-calendar festival, hlola iwebhusayithi yeVirginia Wine.
Uma udinga izinsiza ezengeziwe zokuhlela uhambo, cishe uzothola isitifiketi esiphezulu sesivakashi saseVirginia.org - www.Virginia.org.
U-Thomas Jefferson, uJames Madison noJacob Monroe benze uphawu lwabo olungavamile kunomlando wesizwe sakithi; Namuhla bagqoka isengezo esingejwayelekile esingokomthetho, njengezithunywa ezifanele emgwaqweni wewayini ovutha kakhulu kunazo zonke waseVirginia, umzila we-Monticello Wine.