This one has lots of words, perhaps too many, but it is something that is common in winery-talk. Each winery picks its own descriptive words, such as "Delaplane Cellars," or "Casanel Vineyards," or "Stone Tower Winery," or "Arterra Wines." But why? Isn't a vineyard also a winery? Don't they store their wine in cellars? What's the difference? I've asked many a wine professional this question, and at least here in Virginia, they say that the terms have lost their specific meaning so that any place can be called any winey-type name. However I've found that many of the wineries do qualify as "vineyard," "winery," or "cellars." There really is a wine cellar underneath Winding Road Cellars's wine lodge. And the most exclusive of wineries are "estate" wineries, where every grape they use is grown at the site. The best answer to the naming question? Here, have a tasting, no matter what it's called.
Photoshop composite, March 2019.
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