Category VA

The Inn at Vaucluse Spring- Stephens City, VA

We discovered this hidden Inn a few years back. We don’t live far, so we’ve never actually stayed there overnight, but we have eaten dinner there quite a few times. It was the bee’s knees when we first started going. It was something different within a comfortable driving distance. The owners are the most pleasant people and waitress we always seemed to have so warm and welcoming. We love out-of-the-way places and the Inn at Vaucluse Spring offers a large old farm house setting to dine in. Mike grew up in a similar house and he’s even commented that certain details, like the big floor to ceiling doors and doorknobs, remind him of his old home. It’s quaint and grand all at the same time...

The Inn at Little Washington- Washington, Virginia

The East Coast is often picked on by the West in the United States. Our beaches aren’t warm and sunny all year round. Our snow is more like hard ice pellets unlike the soft powder of the West. They say we are grumpy, pushy, formal, workaholics while the West is beautiful, laid back, and kind. We do have one up our West Coast pals…The Inn at Little Washington. Say what you will about my cold and hard-working end of the United States, but try as you might, you will never beat this food and service.  Sure, you have the French Laundry. I’ve had the honor of eating there and it was without a doubt enjoyable…but we still have something better. I’m not one crazy woman out there being bitter than I wasn’t born in Napa...

L’Auberge Procvencale- White Post, Virginia

Many of our customers ask, where can I go to taste some of your wines? There are many restaurants in Virginia and D.C., but if you want to know where we go to taste our wines, L’Auberge Provencale of White Post is the answer. We have had numerous tastings at their lovely French provincial themed estate. It is a Bed and Breakfast, but boasts one of the most amazing menus and luckily welcomes reservations for their restaurant to the public. They get a lot of guests from “the City” as we call it in Winchester. Couples from D.C. flock to this little hideaway just to get away from the hustle and bustle. We are fortunate to live just a few minutes away, so our escape to their charming haven is slightly less dramatic...