| "We are farmers because of our awe and gratitude for the character of this earth, and we are vintners because it is natural to desire to celebrate it, and to share it." Gianni Zonin, 30th Anniversary, 2006 A synergy drawing on the extraordinary resources of this terroir, the incomparably inspiring legacy it embodies, and the infusion of a literal “muse of fire” of Italian winegrowing genius has created the most compelling destination for the wine traveller on the East Coast, but to the eye the consequence has been only to polish a great estate to an even more improbable beauty. But set aside, for a moment -- that the wines of Barboursville Vineyards are so consistently honored in competitions and demanded by wine stewards, as they are -- that Palladio Restaurant is so respected by food enthusiasts of every generation and critical perspective, extending to the James Beard House in Manhattan -- that there is no more than one place on earth, where the only house within sight of your bedroom is a historic landmark designed by Thomas Jefferson -- -- this only begins to explain Barboursville Vineyards.
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