Apple Picking and Wine "Tasting"

Well Since I kick off my new job tomorrow, my mother and I thought it would be a good weekend to get away and just spend some time together! None of the boys were allowed to come even though they missed us terribly I am sure (Yeah right)! We decided it was the perfect time to go out to our favorite orchard in the Western Part of Virginia!



My Grandmother is originally from a town out that way called Lynchburg, and a decent part of her family still lives out that way including her wonderfully classy mother, whom I strive to be on a daily basis. So we already had a place to stay when we got there! My mother and I piled in her brand new Fiat which we have affectionately named "FiFi" and headed down the country roads listening to my awesome iPhone which for some reason has decided to give me every song I have downloaded since I was 13 as music options! SO! That was super fun! We enjoyed singing our hearts out until we could no longer talk! We got to Lynchburg and passed out shortly after Supper. The next morning we met up with my Great-Aunt Jackie (Obviously who I am named after)and headed down to the Farmers Market!



I have always been in love with this market because its absolutely enormous! They have everything including breakfast and every seasonal fruit, vegetable, jam, and preserve you could ever dream of! We met up with one of my closest friends Rebecca (who blogs over at LifewithrMe) I loved walking around with her and listening to her awesome week in which she got tapped into a pretty exclusive club at Sweet Briar! We ate breakfast and bought quite a few veggies and this life changing taziki goat cheese. Not lying yall... I ate the entire container with some fresh baked bread!



Afterwards Mom and I headed out to Drumhellers Orchard where we picked an entire bushel of apples! We picked a great Saturday to go because they were having some sort of fall festival there and there was live music, great food, and cute craft vendors!


I am absolutely in love with these spider pumpkin holders, I have got to figure out where to get them!

... And these hats! Ohmigod SOO cute!

And... I have a major addiction to fresh homemade pork rinds. Judge me I dont even care!

Afterwards we went on to some real fun! We went to three different wineries and a cidery all along the road! I absolutely love Bold Rock's Cider and it is kept in our beer fridge at home on a regular basis! My mom had never been to the three wineries we went to and they were absolutely stunning to say the least! We ended up with 4 or 5 bottles of wine!


Please ignore my silly face, Mom told me to smile!! (Plus! Chopped all of my hair off for the new job)

DelFosse Vineyards! I loved it here! the day before they had a wedding here and I could tell why! The vineyard in general was absolutely stunnign with an impressive tasting room and over 300 acres of exploring space!


Mountain Cove Vineyards Which just happens to be Virginia's oldest vineyard! It was absolutely magical with is rustic buildings and incredible views! I loved their wine!


And last but certainly not least Democracy Vineyards Which was a dramatic difference from Mountain Cove up the road from it! It was a brand new modern looking building with fresh labels that looked a tad out of place in a lovely countryside of Nelson County! But! Their wine was good and their Sangria was even better!

I hope everyone is having a wonderful fall and going on several adventures of your own!