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Mountain Valley Vineyards
2 reviews for Mountain Valley Vineyards
My Husband and I are by no means wine aficionados, but we do know the difference between good wine and bad wine. Honestly, we've had better wines that we bought from drugstores for $5 a bottle.
We each tried 3 of the wines--a cab, a blush, and the blackberry. The blackberry was the most tolerable because it was a little sweeter. We both gave each other an uncomfortable perplexed look after we tried each of these wines as we were left with a very vinegary sour aftertaste. Even while walking back to our cars, we were cringing from the sour taste that lingered in our mouths. They apparently have won many awards for their wines, but we didn't understand how.
On the plus side, the man who gave us a short free tour was super friendly. The employees behind the tasting counters were either very nice or completely disengaged. They also have a cute little wine store with neat wine accessories.
This was officially the strangest wine experience we had while visiting Tennessee. We enjoyed the Smoky Mountain Winery in Gatlinburg much better.
I think they forgot about fermentation.
We tried 6 wines all from their not so sweet collection. Well they all seemed too sweet. Not sweet and full like a desert wine, more like a spiked Grape Juice or Wine cooler.
There is a small tour behind the wine shop of the process of making wine but I had a tough time paying attention to the tour guide who lacked the passion for wine. He and a few of the people doing the tastings mentioned they liked beer better. Well I like beer better than their wine. The one positive I left with is my mother is new to wine and really likes sweet reds so I bought her a few bottles.
It at least provided a break in the travel day from Maryland to Atlanta.
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