Virginia vintners love to color outside the lines of traditional winemaking. Sip what they’re up to with one of these unusual bottles.
Semper Fi, General’s Ridge Vineyard, force-carbonated, chardonnay/chardonel/vidal blanc, $28
Sparkling White, Loving Cup Vineyard, Virginia’s first organic sparkling wine, pétillant naturel method, estate-grown Cayuga, $35
Pétillant Naturel, Early Mountain Vineyards, malvasia blanc, $32
Charmat Rosé, Rappahannock Cellars, charmat method, cabernet franc and chambourcin, $30
Red Spark, Casanel Vineyards, méthode champenoise, estate-grown Norton, $48
