A dining experience in Williamsburg, Virginia

Perhaps they were all Virginia wines?

Did you have reservations previous to your going to Williamsburg?

I hope you went to Jamestown, too. 1609. (Yes, before Plymouth Rock. [a little history lesson for those in the North.:-)) ]

Dee Dee

Hi Larry and Dee, I can't remember many details about specific wines, but their idea is to serve great food with good wines in the $10 range. They also sell the wines they serve, and I did purchase a couple of bottles. With the hors d'oeuvres they served Charles De Fere Brut ($13) and that was pretty good so I purchased a bottle. I also purchased another bottle that has already gotten lost in my cellar, so I don't know what it is. Otherwise, as I recall, they served Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet. No Virginia wines, but we had already sampled and purchased a few bottles when we visited Barboursville Vinyards in Charlottesville. We did make reservations several weeks in advance, so we had front row seating.

We visited Jamestown - both the reconstruction and the actual archaeological dig - and purchased a book by the lead archaeologist William Kelso. We also learned that the "love affair" between John Smith and Pocahontas was very unlikely because in 1607 he was 27 and she was 10. Lots of history!

Dick

Dee wrote on Sun, 26 Apr 2009 08:43:21 -0400:

I live in a state that was settled a bit later than Jamestown or Plymouth (and *not* by my ancestors) but I'd like to mention that the "Pilgrims" intended to go to Virginia but were prevented by adverse winds. There is an unreliable story that they had their map upside down, but still!

You no doubt saw the "Godspeed," the ship that my direct ancestor came on in 1610. He was a carpenter.

As to the history of John Smith, many have discredited him for his tale told in later life. At least we have his own words.

One of my favorite "History's Mysteries" though is "The Lost Colony"

I'm glad you visited Virginia.

Dee Dee Virginia, U.S.A.

Anders wrote on Mon, 27 Apr 2009 18:10:11 +0200:

I got that a bit wrong! According, to Samuel Taylor Morison. "The European Discovery of America", a certain Tyrker from Germany who discovered the "grapes" is described in the "Tale of the Greenlanders" as Leif Ericsson's foster-father. Tyrker had known grapes when he was a child. However, grapes are also mentioned in "The Saga of Eric the Red". Morison also describes those saga writers who would have made good real estate promoters a few years ago.

Morison tells the tale of Biarni Heriulfson, who failed to discover America twice (!)because he was stubbornly looking for Greenland to spend the Yule feast with his father and never landed. His story is said to have inspired Leif who actually bought Biarni's boat for his own expedition.

"Can" and "Should be" may be two different things... :-)