Wine festivals are a huge part of our expansion as a winery. We travel all over the state of Virginia to meet new people and convince them to try our wine. We travel to a wine festival every month of the year now, along with hosting one festival per month from May through August at our ... read more
Bottling Day – May 25, 2016
We bottled our whites along with our Cabernet Franc Reserve on May 25. Thanks to our friends for coming out to help us. We somehow fit it all in our building, but there will be a big shell game when we bottle our red wines in July! We bottled 163 cases of Chardonnay, 98 cases of Vidal Blanc, 54 ... read more
Bud Break 2016 – Now the worrying starts
We had bud break in our Chardonnay around the weekend of March 26-27, which is close to TWO WEEKS EARLY! It can be an exciting time of year knowing the vineyard has taken it's first steps toward harvest. It can also be some of the most worrisome parts of the year because we will spend the month of ... read more
Rough Pruning
We finished rough pruning in the vineyard a few weeks ago now. In parts of the vineyard, we do rough pruning and come back and do finish pruning later, but some parts we just do the final pruning and skip the middle step. Rough pruning is where we cut the shoots of the vine back down to about 12-15" ... read more
Richmond and Staunton Wine Fests in February
We are excited to be back in Richmond and Staunton in February! We will be in Richmond at the Virginia Wine Expo on Saturday, February 20 and Sunday, February 21. Part of the family and friends will be in Staunton at the Stonewall Jackson Hotel on Saturday, February 20. Come out and see us at either ... read more
