Change of Plans

It's a dirty job, but . . . As it turns out, Woodland won't be able to accomodate us this weekend, so instead we're planning another NoVA trip. We heard Chatham Street will be playing at Rappahanock Cellars on Saturday, so we're trying to hit 5 wineries in and around Front Royal. Our biggest concern at this point is weather and road conditions. In case you haven't heard, the DC area just got a double whammy of snow in major proportions. Cross your fingers that by Saturday, the roads will be clear and the wineries will be open. Our tentative list:

• Chester Gap
• Rappahannock
• Linden
• Phillip Carter
• Miracle Valley

If all goes well, these will be 75, 76, 77, 78, and 79. (Seventy-nine is my lucky number!)

Looking forward to hitting the road again

Mike and Deb are coming down to Williamsburg for a week, so the PoLo wine club will be on the prowl again. We're only planning to hit one next weekend -- Woodland, which is somewhere near Richmond. The following weekend we're going to make our second trip up the Northern Neck and hit a few wineries we missed last year: Athena, The Hague, and Hummel. We'll also make repeat visits to Vault and Ingleside. So . . . that will be # 75-78. We hope to hit 100 by the summer. Now, that will be a great milestone. It'll be important that we choose a special winery for #100.