Paradise Springs Winery

Wine: Winery: Ambiance: Aug 27, 2012

Worth the trip, but be prepared for the crowds on weekends. The new tasting room has 2 tasting bars but trying to get to them on weekends is a challenge. There needs to be a little more organization with the tastings to move folks along so others can taste the wines. There's ample seating both in the tasting room and on the rear porch, in addition to the lawn area.

Wine: Winery: Ambiance: May 06, 2010

Favorite Wine: Cabernet Franc

Norton Wine Review: Trying to catch Paradise Springs Winery open means making sure that you allocate time during your weekends for a visit. The ride through the elegant Clifton, VA home roadways will be rewarded by finding their small log cabin winery tasting room built in the early 1800s. Maybe as important as the wines you will encounter, is the story of bringing PSW to fruitation. A complex venture to offer the community that PSW serves wines of amazing substance within the first year of its public operation. Grapes are brought in from other Virginia vineyards at this time, but with the gracious help of nearby wineries, Jane Kincheloe Wiles is producing wines quite successfully. Not only does her 2008 Norton stand up well to established VA wineries, this wine took a 2010 Governor’s Cup Gold Medal. For me, I was equally impressed with their 2008 Cabernet Franc. Can you imagine Cab Franc as a soft tasting table wine with interesting character? Do yourself a favor and get out to Paradise Springs Winery and enjoy a wonderful glass of wine.