Tasting wine at Mount Vernon

I've been to a lot of wine festivals through the years, but none more unique and lovely than the one I attended two weekends ago at Mount Vernon. You, know the home of our first president, George Washington.

Even though I grew up near the metropolitan Washington area, I'm ashamed to say that I had never visited this lovely spot on the Potomac. An evening on the lawn with Virginia vintners seemed the perfect time to go.

The drive over on the George Washington Parkway was breathtaking, with the sun low in the sky, shining on the Potomac on one side, and the wooded upscale homes on the other. We arrived just as the sun was setting over the Potomac.

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