点评:We visited Horton in April 2026. We have been several times over the years and our last visit was in 2021. Winery was originally owned by Dennis Horton (one of the Pioneers of VA wine) and his wife. Dennis has passed and the winery is now run by his family. Over the years, we purchased and enjoyed many Horton wines.
While it is a beautiful location (neat "castle") and outside tables, the wines just aren't the same as they used to be. We did a tasting ($18.95) for six samples of our choosing. The samples are poured into little plastic cups and the server writes the name of each wine on a plastic sheet. You're given one wine glass to taste all of the samples. You use the same glass for reds and whites....so a blending of flavors is unavoidable. No dump bucket. There seemed to be a lot of items, other than wine, (candles, sauces, etc.) for sale on the former tasting counters at the winery. One server was cooking something and the other server was working the cash register/helping guests. You may taste inside or outside. It was chilly, so we stayed inside.
We didn't stay long or purchase any wines. Overall, we were disappointed with our experience.
翻译:我们于2026年4月参观了霍顿酒庄。这些年来我们去过好几次,最近一次是在2021年。酒庄最初由丹尼斯·霍顿(弗吉尼亚州葡萄酒的先驱之一)和他的妻子拥有。丹尼斯已经去世,酒庄现在由他的家人经营。这些年来,我们购买并品尝过许多霍顿酒庄的葡萄酒。
虽然酒庄环境优美(漂亮的“城堡”),还有户外餐桌,但葡萄酒的品质已经不如从前了。我们参加了品酒会(18.95美元),可以选择六款不同的葡萄酒。品酒会倒入小塑料杯中,服务员会将每款酒的名字写在塑料纸上。品酒会使用同一个酒杯,红葡萄酒和白葡萄酒都用同一个杯子……所以不同酒的味道混合在所难免。没有倒酒桶。酒庄以前的品酒台上似乎摆放着很多除了葡萄酒以外的商品(比如蜡烛、酱料等等)。一位服务员在做饭,另一位则在收银/接待客人。你可以选择在室内或室外品酒。天气有点冷,所以我们待在了室内。
我们没待多久,也没买酒。总的来说,我们对这次体验感到失望。