Lisa Comento, with the fabulous Fabbioli Cellars, will pour and sell wine at our wine bar this weekend from 2:30-7pm!
Receive a FREE tasting with any white water raft or duckie trip, or just $2 with any tubing trip. Anyone else off the VA wine trail or doing another activity can purchase tasting tickets for $5.
Fabbioli winemaker, Doug Fabbioli got his wine making start and inspiration while still in college in the fingerlakes region in upstate New York. Later, he and college sweetheart, Colleen Comento ventured to Buena Vista, CA in Sonoma Valley where they lived and worked in the vineyards learning more about wine and the business itself. Family later brought them back to Virginia where Doug began networking with local vitners and worked at Doukenie for roughly ten years further cultivating his talents for red wine making. He remains a huge force in the industry helping to consult younger wineries to help them get started. His philosophy is simple, “we will be no where as an industry if we do not collaborate and help one another as a whole”.
In 2000, they spotted the 25 acres on Lime Stone School Road in Leesburg, VA that would soon be home to Fabbioli Cellars. They now have approximately 8 acres of vineyards along with raspberry and blackberry bushes. The number of wine types grow by the year as does his creativity. Assistant wine maker, Melanie Natoli, has been doing a fantastic job using her creativity and passion to assist Doug.
On Saturday, Lisa will be pouring Cab Franc, Chambourcin (cold), Raspberry Merlot and or two 2011 debuts wines! She will have Fabbioli’s first white wine called nothing other than “Something White,” which is a blend of Triminette and Vidal Blanc, and our ever popular 2010 Rose, which was not fermented on it’s skins so this years vintage has less acidity on the palate and more of a subtle strawberry jam finish. Ideal for a hot summer day!
Please bring your friends and spend a day on the river, raft, kayak, tube and the sip delcious wine on our patio as you listen to live music! The opened bottles of wine must stay on the patio, and if you smoke please do so outside the patio.
Thank you!
Cheers!
