Visiting Attimo Winery

I visited the Attimo Winery with Renee Robus AKA my partner in Wine.

Unfortunately we did not get to tour the winery because of the day that we went so we ended up asking a ton of questions about it. 


History: The winery was started in 2008. It was initially just a hobby by the vineyard owner who wanted to make her own wine. Eventually however she began to sell it and it went from being a hobby to being a career. The house that we did the tastings in was initially not apart of the vineyard and all of the tastings were actually done in the living room. Once the owner had become comfortable with her business however she expanded her vineyard as well as purchased the house that is used for the tastings. 

We inquired about their grapes and were told that most of the grapes are grown on site directly behind the tasting house or at their satellite location in NOVA. Additionally the grapes that they cannot grow in Virginia are imported from California. 


The winery was named Attimo because it means "Moment" in Italian. This is because the owner believed in remembering moments instead of days or times. Each of their wines is named after a moment that the owner or someone in the owners life experienced. I really liked the names of their wines, the reasoning behind it and the thought that went into each wine. 

This is a list of the wines that are available to taste and on the left hand side are the wines that we tasted. We sampled 8 wines and each of them was good. I don't believe that there was more than one that I did not enjoy. 

We sampled the following wines:

Yesterdays Song: This wine was named after the owners grandmother who could remember song tunes but not the lyrics. The nose had a delicious apple pear combination that blended well with a bit of oak. It was perfectly sweet with just a hint of sour.

Off The Cuff: This was a Riesling and it too shared the apple and citrus notes of the last wine. It is blended with a chardonnay however to cut some of the sweetness. The flavor was crisp and refreshing and was easily drinkable. 

Wonder: This was another strong apple driven wine, however this gave off an earthy/grassy smell as well to accompany the fruity component. The taste was light and some of that grassy smell came through on the back of the palette. The finish was very dry.

I Do: This is their signature wedding wine. The nose of this wine smelled very sweet, however there was also a subtle hint of ammonia that was slightly put-offish. The flavor though was deliciously sweet with just a hint of dry that really made for a good wine. I honestly could consider this wine for a special event just because of its drinkability. 

After Midnight: The most noticeable component of this wine is definitely its strong blackberry nose. Blackberry wine is blended into this and it makes it a huge factor in both flavor and taste. However behind the blackberry are the smells that you would find typical in a Merlot (black cherry, caramel etc). This wine tasted amazing, with strong hits of blackberry in the beginning and long drawn out finish. 

Deep Silence: I loved the scent of this wine as it was very strong with berries. Blueberries being the easiest to detect for me, but followed closely by blackberries and a small whiff of strawberry. The flavor was something else however, it was really smokey and honestly repelling for me. It was dry and did not have enough flavor to justify how dry it was. 

AD325: AD 325 is the year that the bible was written and it was written in ink that was made from the grapes that this wine is made of. The smell of this wine was inviting and warm, caramel and black cherries graced the start of the nose as it faded into black currants and a hint of cinnamon. The color was gorgeously dark and the flavor was sweet but with a mask of bitter dryness that allowed it to keep a strong complexity about it. 

Sudden Downpour: Finally their dessert wine. It is an apple wine that has been oaked in bourbon barrels. It smells like cinnamon applesauce and has the same light brown color. It did have a small bourbon undertone to the smell that added a kick that was unlike anything I've smelled before. The flavor was amazingly not too sweet because it was blended with a white wine. It was mellowing and relaxing and honestly the perfect dessert wine because it was not too sweet but just the right amount. 

Before leaving we asked what type of grapes were grown on site and unfortunately the woman facilitating our tasting did not know specifically which grapes were grown on site. She did mention that the grapes for deep silence were grown on site so I would assume Cabernet Franc is grown, as deep silence is a Cabernet Franc. We also know that some of their wines are oaked but we do not know what type of oaking takes place. 

The bottling process and location were not mentioned.


Finally it can be seen from the wine tasting picture above that several of their wines have won awards. They are the wines denoted with the double cross, but to list a few are deep silence, I do, and off the cuff. 



I had to have one of their stemless wine glasses so I purchased it when I paid for my tastings. I really enjoyed the Attimo winery. It is a really small winery but it is a lot of fun, very affordable and very down to earth. The people there were friendly and helpful and I will definitely going back on a weekend.