King Family Vineyard is one of the most beautiful wedding venues in Albemarle County, and now I know why. Brides and grapes benefit from the prevailing wind, keeping wedding guests cool and the vines free from mold, according to our tour guide, Tom. The King’s French winemaker, Matthieu Finot, understands the importance of terroir – a constellation of factors like soil, climate, aquifer and environment – in developing a great wine. Last Sunday, our fearless Needle Lady leader and chef, Mimi, set up a glorious picnic lunch under a canopy of trees, so that we could better understand the, “…secrets of the (knitting) world that can make our knitting projects more enjoyable and successful.”
We learned to make seams, we dished about dogs, and talked about our work and family life, the different ways we weave the things we love into day to day life. Between our variegated group of UVA nurses, attorneys and sex educators, we had a fabulous day! The take-away for me?
“Don’t worry about it, it’s just knots!” Oh and well trained poodles will not chase polo ponies and my new favorite VA wine is King Family “Roseland,” a blend of Viognier and Chardonnay. Cheers!
MountainMornings 
Woodstock to Polo – quite a journey