Monday, March 19, 2012

Heston Farms Winery (and Pinchgut Hollow Distillery), Fairmont, WV


I saw a billboard for this winery as I was going down I-79 to visit a friend in West Virginia last September, and on a whim, I took the exit (Pleasant Valley, exit 135). Although the billboard and the signs leading you off the exit promise that Heston Winery is just down the road, it isn't quite that simple - it's quite a ways out there (check out the directions on the website which include "Veer right at the fork in the road" - lol), but the wine was phenomenal. I sampled most of their offering and bought 4 bottles - my favorite was the Prudence & Penelope Sweet White Wine. I didn't sample or purchase anything distilled... maybe next time. They also have a restaurant upstairs that I'll make time for next time.

http://hestonfarm.com/

Wilcox Winery

Wilcox Winery now has a store at Settler's Ridge... just down from the movie theater.

http://www.wineryatwilcox.net/