Today, Jan and I drove from Chapel Hill to Blacksburg, VA, where our oldest son is in school. His birthday is coming up, so we headed to Virginia Tech to take him out to lunch and carry a “care package.” It was a rainy day, but we saw the sun a few times before lunch. It was good to see him, and we can tell he’s ready for the semester to wrap up. As we said our goodbyes in the parking lot, the second part of the weather system started to come through, as the wind picked up, rain started again, and the temperature started dropping. In spite of the lousy weather (driving rain, wind, and 39F as we crossed Fancy Gap on I77) we decided to stop by one of the Yadkin River wineries on the way home. I looked up the directions to RagApple Lassie Vinyards on the cell phone browser and we headed in that direction. When we got there, it looked like that in spite of supposedly being open daily until 6PM, it was closed. Fortunately, I tried the door…it was open and we headed in. We were greeted by the proprietor and his niece, and had a great tour and tasting. I liked their Zin, Syrah, Vionger and Chardonnay best. There are a number of wineries in the Yadkin Valley now; if you are in the neighborhood, stop off and visit…
Rainy drive, but a good day…
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