Virginia’s Wineries
The BS Guide Winery Reviews. For each winery below, you’ll find a short summary of its background, along with reviews of the wine, the setting, and associated stories. In this section the state’s wineries are arranged geographically, beginning with the northern counties of the state (more wineries being added on an ongoing basis). If you want to start just with the top-rated wines in the states, click here, or with the top-rated wines you can drive to in an hour from Washington, D.C., click here. For an overview of wine in Virginia and a summary of the BS Guide, click here, and for a short history of Virginia and where you can find wine and history together, click here.
The North: Loudoun County (organized along Loudoun County’s wine clusters)
A) The Loudoun Heights Cluster: 868 Estate Winery, Breaux Vineyards, Cardamon Family Vineyards (closed), Doukenie Winery, Hillsborough Winery, Maggie Malick Wine Caves, Forever Farm and Vineyard, Quartzwood Farm, Northgate (now Walsh Family Wines), Two Twisted Posts, Endhardt Vineyards, Williams Gap Vineyard
B) The Waterford Cluster: Sunset Hills Vineyard, Hiddencroft Vineyard, Crushed Cellars, Terra Nebulo Vineyard, Corcoran Vineyards and Cidery, The Wine Reserve at Waterford, Carriage House Wineworks
C) The Potomac Cluster: Bleu Frog Vineyards, Fabbioli Cellars, Lost Creek Winery, Tarara Winery, Creek’s Edge Winery, Winery 32, Hidden Brook Winery, Carroll Winery (closed), Fleetwood Farm Winery, Eagletree Farm Winery
D) The Mosby Cluster: Boxwood Estate Winery, Quattro Goombas Winery, Chrysalis Vineyards, Greenhill Winery and Vineyard, Cana Vineyards and Winery, 50 West Vineyards
E) The Harmony Cluster: The Barns at Hamilton Station, Zephaniah Farm Vineyard, Casanel Vineyards, Firefly Cellars, Hunter’s Run Winery (closed), Stone Tower Winery, Dry Mills Vineyard and Winery, Three Creeks Winery, Willowcroft Farm Vineyard
F) The Snickers Gap Cluster: Bluemont Vineyard, Otium Cellars, Bogati Vineyard, October 1 Vineyard, Bozzo Family Vineyards
The North: Fauquier County
A) Warrenton area and East Fauquier: Grey Horse Winery (Closed), Mediterranean Cellars, Morais Vineyards, Molon Lave, Pearmund Cellars, Vint Hill Craft Winery
B) Delaplane and Upperville: Arterra Vineyard, Barrel Oak Winery, Cobbler Mountain Cellars, Delaplane Cellars, RDV Vineyard, Slater Run Vineyard
C) Markham, Hume and Linden: Capstone Vineyards, Chateau O’Brien at North Point, Desert Rose Ranch and Winery, Fox Meadows Winery, Linden Vineyards, Naked Mountain Winery & Vineyards, Philip Carter Winery, Winding Road Cellars
The North: Prince William and Fairfax Counties
- Woodlawn Press Winery, Alexandria
- The Winery at Bull Run, Centerville
- Paradise Springs Winery, Clifton
- The Winery at La Grange, Haymarket
- Effingham Manor Winery, Nokesville
- Winery at Sunshine Ridge Farm, Gainesville
The Heartland: Around Culpeper
- Chester Gap Cellars, Gadino Cellars, Granite Heights Winery, Gray Ghost Vineyards and Winery, Little Washington Winery, Magnolia Vineyards, Mountain Run Winery, Narmada Winery, Old House Vineyards, Prince Michel Vineyards and Winery, Quievremont Winery, Rappahannock Cellars, Revalation Vineyards
The Heartland: Around Charlottesville
Northwest of Charlottesville
• Autumn Hill Vineyards (closed), Chisolm Vineyard at Adventure Farms, Ducard Vineyard, Early Mountain Winery, Glass House Winery, Hark Vineyards, Kilaurwen Winery, Montifalco Vineyard, Moss Vineyards, Stinson Vineyards, Stone Mountain Vineyards
Barboursville & Gordonsville
• Barboursville Vineyards, Burnley Vineyards, Chestnut Oak Vineyards, Five Oaks Vineyard, Honah Lee Vineyard, Horton Vineyards, Keswick Vineyards, Merrie Mill Farm & Vineyard, Reynard Florence Vineyard
Close to Charlottesville
• Blenheim Vineyards, Cunningham Creek Winery, Eastwood Farm and Winery, First Colony (now Thatch Winery), Mt Ida Reserve, Gabriele Rausse Winery, Jefferson Vineyards, Loving Cup Vineyard and Winery, Michael Shaps Wineworks, Pippin Hill Farm and Vineyards, Thatch Winery, Wisdom Oak Winery
Afton & Crozet
• Afton Mountain Vineyard, Cardinal Point Vineyard & Winery, Flying Fox Vineyard, Grace Estate Winery, Hazy Mountain Vineyards & Brewery, King Family Vineyards, Knights Gambit Vineyard, Pollak Vineyards, Septenary Winery at Seven Oaks Farm, Turk Mountain Vineyards, Valley Road Vineyards, Veritas Vineyard, White Hall Vineyards
Southwest of Charlottesville
• Brent Manor Vineyards, Delfosse Vineyards and Winery, Democracy Vineyards (Closed), Hill Top Berry Farm and Winery, Lovingston Winery, Mountain Cove Vineyards, Thistle Gate Vineyards (closed, now Hardware Hills Vineyard and Winery)
The Heartland: Around Fredericksburg and Richmond
- Potomac Point Winery, Stafford County
- Chateau MerrillAnne, Orange County
- Eden Try Winery, Lake Anna Winery, Mattaponi Winery, Wilderness Run Vineyards, Spotsylvania County
- Fifty-Third Winery, Weston Farm Vineyard and Winery, Louisa County
- Bodie Vineyards, Skippers Creek Vineyard, Powhatan County
- Byrd Cellars, Elk Island Winery, Greyhaven Winery, Goochland County
The Chesapeake Region: Northern Neck and Williamsburg
The Northern Neck
- Ingleside Vineyards, Colonial Beach
- Monroe Bay Vineyard, Colonial Beach
- Oak Crest Winery and Vineyard, King George County
- General Ridge’s Vineyard, Hague
- Caret Cellars, Caret, Essex County
- Good Luck Cellars, Kilmarnock
- Jacey Vineyards, Wicomico Church
- The Dog and Oyster Vineyard, Irvington
- Vault Field Vineyards, Kinsale
- Rivah Vineyards at the Grove, Kinsale
Colonial Virginia Wine Trail
Elsewhere in the Chesapeake region
- Chatham Vineyards on Church Creek, Eastern Shore
- Holly Grove Vineyards, Frankton (Closed)
- Williamsburg Winery, Williamsburg
- Mermaid Winery, Norfolk and Virginia Beach
- Hampton Roads Winery, Elberon
- Smithfield Winery, Smithfield
- SummerWind Vineyard, Smithfield
- Upper Shirley Vineyard, Charles City
- Pungo Ridge Winery (Closed)
- White Plains Farm Winery (Closed)
The Shenandoah Valley
Northern Valley (N to S)
- James Charles Winery and Vineyard, Veramar Vineyard, 612 Vineyard, Valerie Hill Winery, Cedar Creek Vineyard, North Mountain Vineyard and Winery, Glen Manor Vineyards, Muse Vineyards, Shenandoah Vineyards, Wolf Gap Vineyard and Winery, The Winery at Kindred Pointe, Cave Ridge Vineyard, Third Hill Vineyards, Wisteria Farm and Vineyards
Harrisonburg and Southern Valley (N to S)
- Brix and Columns Winery, Cross Keys Vineyards, Bluestone Vineyards, Marceline Vineyards, Midland Winery, Barren Ridge Vineyards, Rockbridge Vineyard, Above Ground Winery, Ox-Eye Vineyards, Ecco Adesso Vineyards
The South
Southern Mountains
- Amherst County: Ankida Ridge Winery, Lazy Days Winery, Rebec Winery
- Botecourt County: Fincastle Winery (Closed), Stoney Brook Winery, Virginia Mountain Vineyard
- Roanoke County: AmRhein Wine Cellars, Valhalla Vineyards
- Bedford County: Ramulose Ridge Vineyards, Fables & Feathers Winery, Hickory Hill Vineyards, LeoGrande Vineyards & Winery, Peaks of Otter Winery & Orchards, White Rock (Closed)
- Franklin County: Brooks Mill Winery
- Floyd County: Chateau Morrisette Winery, Villa Appalaccia Vineyards
- Ingles County: Iron Heart Winery
- Grayson County: Mt Vale Winery (Closed)
- Washington County: Abingdon Vineyards, Nicewonder Farm and Vineyard
- Giles County, Beliveau Farm Winery, Giles Mountain (Closed)
- Radford: JBR Vineyards and Winery, The New River Vineyard and Winery
- Wythe County: Rural Retreat Winery and Vineyards, West Wind Farm Vineyard and Winery
- Russell County: Vincent’s Vineyard
- Wise County: Mountainrose Vineyard
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