Virginia Apples and Wine!

As part II of our local Labor Day Weekend, we headed out to Stribling Orchard for some apple picking. I loved apple picking as a child mostly because my mom would make apple crisp, apple pie and apple sauce. Michigan has great apples. When I went to college in Maine there were great apples there too. Now that we live in Virginia we've found a great place to pick apples. We actually met some of the Stribling family when we went to a bed and breakfast for Kevin's birthday last year. It was March but when the mentioned that they had a family apple orchard I knew we'd be paying them a visit come fall. I will be making apple pie tonight!

On the way back we made a quick stop at Aspen Dale Winery at the Barn. It was a beautiful vineyard with  miniature ponies, a huge great dane and beautiful backdrop. It was a perfect spot for a wine tasting. They did a great job and offered a food pairing for each of their wines. Wine and cheese what more could you ask for!