Lost Creek Winery
We toured this, along with two other Loudoun County wineries, today.
From the Loudoun Wine trail site:
Come join us for a relaxing afternoon in our winery built on a hill overlooking our vineyards and northern Virginia horse country. We offer wines, cheeses, breads, salami and light fare or bring your own gourmet lunch and join us around the fireplace in our spacious tasting room with easy listening music. Nice weather permitting, enjoy your wine and lunch under our covered patios overlooking the vineyards. Enjoy our artwork by local artists or shop in our gift shop for local products and wine accessories. We are open all year for tasting and tours. We also will host your special events. Check our website for special events.
WINES: Chardonnay, Vidal Blanc, Chambourcin, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Rosé, Late Harvest, Sweet Summer, Springtime, and others.
TOURS: Thursday through Monday, 11am-5pm.
For further information and an events schedule, visit www.lostcreekwinery.com
43277 Spinks Ferry Road
Leesburg, VA 20176
703-443-9836
winery@lostcreekwinery.com
Owners: Bob and Carol Hauk
Their wines in detail:
White wines
* Sweet Summer — This wine consists of 25% Apple Wine and 75% Grape Wine(Vidal, Viognier, Chardonnay). It has 2% residual sugar and is light and fruity. Sweet summer is great for sipping on the patio any time of year.
* Vidal Blanc — Vidal is a French hybrid grape which is tank fermented and aged with 1% residual sugar.
* Spring Time – Spring Time is a blend of Vidal, Viognier, Chardonnay Muscat Canelli. Light and crisp, it has 1% residual sugar.
* Chardonnay — Our Chardonnay is tank fermented and barrel aged in French Oak. It is nice and light, has great fruit character with just a hint of oak.Red wines
* Chambourcin — Made from an American hybrid, this wine is stainless steel fermented, then barrel aged. The deep color and low tannins come from red meat grapes.
* Cabernet Sauvignon — This Cabernet is stainless steel fermented and then barrel aged in old oak. It exhibits lots of fruit and velvety tannins. The 1/4% residual sugar forms the perfect balance with the acids and alcohol.
* Merlot — This is a very unique semi-sweet Merlot wine. It is good with fun food like chili, pizza or burgers. A rare treat for those of us partial to sweeter white wines.
* Reserve — This is a more traditional Merlot wine. It is dry, fruity and has the perfect balance of tannins. This wine is a perfect accompaniment to steaks or barbequed meats.Our unique wines
* Rosé – The rosé is a blend of Merlot, Chardonnay and Vidal wines. It is suitable for both red and white wine drinkers. 2% residual sugar.
* Late Harvest (Alyce) — These Vidal grapes were left on the vine for more sugar content, then frozen in our winery and pressed. The resulting juice is high in sweetness and the fermentation was stopped with 12% residual sugar. It is great as an accompaniment with dessert or it can be dessert in itself.
* Courtney’s Christmas Blend (available in December) – This dessert wine is a blend of Chambourcin, Merlot, and Chardonnay with a hint of cranberry. A perfect wine for the holidays.
They offer tastings at a modest price (maybe $5), which is waived if you make even a small wine purchase.
Their wines were overly sweet. We did, however, buy three bottles of Spring Time to use in an interesting-looking sangria recipe they provided.
