Mermaid Winery~ Norfolk

Nestled in the back of a small shopping area is Mermaid Winery, boasted as the first "urban winery" in Virginia.  Outside is an adorable seating area with grapes growing along the fence encompassing it, unfortunately we were unable to take advantage of it due to the fact that it was raining this evening.  The ambiance is fantastic, industrial yet homey, with a great bar plus couch seating, as well as tables in the back for dining.  There's an extensive wine list, little of which is local with the exception of Mermaid Wineries wines, which are mostly from Charlottesville.  They offer a wine flight as a tasting, which is $8 by the way, so there's no explanation of the wines just a small piece of paper so you know the origin and varietals of wine.  The wines are delivered in quite a grandiose fashion though, please see the pic attached.  The wines are good, not great, but good, and fairly priced.  They do offer a variety of wine flights for all tastes which is kind of cool if you're looking for something new.  The only complaint we would have is the slow service when we arrived, but we will give them a bit of a break considering a large party arrived as we were ready to order.  It was a pleasure lounging on the couch with a few friends enjoying a glass of wine and chatting.  I would recommend it, a good first date joint.