With their Grand Opening on Memorial Day Weekend 2008, Barrel Oak Winery became Northern Virginia's newest and friendliest family winery. Owners and wine-makers Sharon and Brian Roeder are producing quality Virginia red and white wines in a comfortable and unpretentious environment that can be enjoyed by their guests.
The estate-grown varieties include Traminette, Seyval Blanc, Merlot, Chambourcin, Vidal Blanc, Petit Verdot, Petit Manseng, Merlot, Viognier and Chardonnay. They also have Virginia grapes from some of the finest surrounding vineyards from which they make a variety of refreshing and lovely wines.
The Fool in the Woods, aka Blue Ridge Country editor in chief Kurt Rheinheimer, is back with more great woodland information and secrets, this time reporting on how Virginia's Devil's Marbleyard was formed.
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