We were in the Charlottesville area with some friends and we decided to take them by Pollak Vineyards, a winery fast becoming a favorite of ours. Yes, we did just review these guys, but we got to try two new wines. First was the ’08 cab franc. This is a really dark, rich, sexy wine, [...]

I’m not a big pinot gris/grigio fan.  Don’t get me wrong, I’ll drink a glass if it’s offered, and you can often get an inoffensive, basic wine cheap enough that it can be fine to cook with, but it generally does nothing for me.  I totally agreed with Matthieu Finot, winemaker at King Family Vineyards, [...]

Last summer, Pollak Vineyards was the first place we visited on our anniversary wine tasting tour through the c-ville area.  We liked the wines, but it was the first of many wineries visited in a small number of days, so we restrained ourselves from buying too much wine there.  Of course, we did make a [...]

We started our extended weekend of wine tasting at Pollak Vineyards in Greenwood, Virginia. Initial impressions: beautiful site. The tasting room building actually has a bit of a church look to it, and the ecclesiastical feel extends inside, with soaring ceilings, exposed beams, and huge windows. The style is very clean and modern, with polished [...]