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I spent faaaar too much money on wine this weekend but it was worth it.  The fair that I went to was a lot of fun even on my own.  I picked up a hand made basket for my mom (I had some trouble finding one that was a good size while still being too small for her cat, KC, to claim as her own) from the actual fair and a bottle of Merlot from the vineyard for my dad.

It's hard to get wine for my dad because he doesn't like most Virginia wines and generally doesn't care for Merlot.  However, when I liked the tasting that I had of it, I figured he would like it as well.  A bottle of Merlot for him, and then a bottle of Apple wine, a bottle of Strawberry wine and then a bottle of Vidal Blanc for myself.  I generally don't like wines like the apple and strawberry because I find most of them to be overly sweet and generally gross.

But these were more crisp than sweet and, besides, when I was told that the Strawberry would go great with champagne I immediately went "Ooh, what about half and half with Prosecco?" and was promptly sold on the stuff.

The fair was more of a solitary adventure.  But despite being on my own when I went to the vineyard, I was soon 'adopted' by the other folks that were in my tasting with me.  (Two women my age, four guys celebrating a friends birthday, and a couple.)  That was really nice and went a long way to not making me feel awkward for being there by myself.  The only downside was that I couldn't join the four guys for a glass like they'd invited me to afterwards since I did have to drive back by myself.

And the vineyard was just gorgeous.  I need to go back with a group because I want to sit on the balcony with wine and friends and look at this view: