Category Archives: Tasting Rooms

At Virginia wineries and vineyards you can enjoy exclusive tours of wine caves and cellars, relax in gorgeous tasting rooms and outdoor areas, and participate in intimate wine tastings. Plus, almost all of our wineries are run and owned by families, so you’ll feel at home everywhere you go.

Planning a wine tasting excursion may seem overwhelming with hundreds of wineries to visit, each with its own distinctive style, location, and history. However, there is a tasting room experience perfect for everyone, whether you are there for fun or to explore the library collection and stock your cellar.
Maya Hood White Early Mountain Vineyard Female Winemaker tasting white wine in barrel room.
Early Mountain Vineyards’ New Winemaker

flying fox vineyard virginia vermouth
Vermouth at Flying Fox Vineyards

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Red Wines of the Monticello AVA

Monticello wineries gathered with industry professionals to showcase the best red wines on the Monticello [...]

2022 Governor's Cup Awards
2022 Governor’s Cup Competition Cup Case

Read all about the top 12 wines from the Governor's Cup competition, the Virginia wineries [...]

2022 Monticello Cup Awards Charlottesville Winery
Announcing the Best of the Monticello Wine Trail

2022 Monticello Cup Winner Wisdom Oak Winery extolls their 2019 NINETEEN Bordeaux blend, Monticello Wine [...]

Cana Vineyards Wins 2022 Governor's Cup
Best Wines of Virginia in 2022

Learn about the best wines of Virginia, including the 2022 Virginia Governor's Cup winning wine, [...]

Afton Mountain Vineyards
Afton Mountain Vineyards

A 20 minute drive from Charlottesville, Afton Mountain Vineyards, one of Virginia’s first farm wineries, [...]

Sharon Horton Wins Monteith Award

The Atlantic Seaboard Wine Association Presents the Prestigious 2022 Monteith Award to Sharon Horton.

Cozy Virginia Wineries for Winter Tastings

Sit by a fire at one of the Coziest Virginia Wineries for Winter Wine Tasting [...]

Claude Thibaut’s Sparkling Wines

Based just outside of Charlottesville, Thibaut-Jannison Winery focuses entirely on producing high quality sparkling wines.