I received this email from my niece in Virginia. It sounds like a terrific wine festival. Put it on your calendar for next year!

“Just got back from a wonderful music and wine festival in Floyd, Virginia.  Many of the wineries from the Roanoke and Blacksburg areas were there, including our favorite, Valhalla winery.  Valhalla offered an extra tasting of their reserve wines for $10 which was well worth the price, as they were show-casing their anniversary 1998 wines to prove how well they aged!  They have a wonderful selection of reds and whites.  Other favorite wineries there were Horton, Am Rhein and Veritas.  Additionally, there was winery (“Hot Dawg”) that produced chilli pepper wine, served by guys who could have played for the band ZZ Top!!!  They were excellent entertainment (and the wine was a lot of fun to drink, even if it would never be considered a fine wine). 

The music was excellent, and the main stage is a beautiful wooden structure set on the top of the Blue Ridge Mountains.  It made for a perfect day!!!  Hope you will consider going next year.”