Afton Mountain Vineyard Bottles Its Mountain White! : 8.14.10

August 14, 2010

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Photos By Tommy Stafford : ©2010 www.nelsolncountylife.com : Tony Smith packs up a case of freshly bottled Mountain White at Afton Mountain Vineyard this past Friday. Wife and co-owner, Elizabeth Smith corks the wine as it's coming off the line.

Afton
Nelson County, Virginia
It’s been a busy month over at Afton Mountain Vineyard. For the several Fridays in a row, the bottling line has been busy as they cork some amazing wines. “We are bottling Mountain White. 320 Cases.” said Tony Smith. He and his wife Elizabeth bought the winery and vineyard back in early 2009 from Tom and Shinko Corpora who owned it since 1988. Click here to read the print story we did back in April 2009.

Robbie Corpora, vineyard manager, at AMV preps bottles for filling this past Friday. Robbie stayed on with AMV after his parents moved and retired to California.

“We average between 70 & 80 cases an hour. The Mountain White is a blend of three white grapes. Chardonnay, Riesling and Vidal Blanc,” Tony continues.

The Mountain White just before being packed away in a case.

For more information about Afton Mountain Vineyard, visit them on the web: http://www.aftonmountainvineyards.com/

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