Where to Drink
Nelson County and Charlottesville offers a wide variety of award-winning red and white wines, fruit wines, meads, beers and ciders. Sample wines or brews with Blue Ridge Mountain views and unique tasting experiences.
Vineyards
Location: Nelson County
One of Virginia's only terraced style vineyards, relax in the serene, gorgeous natural landscape of Mountain & Vine, formerly, Delfosse Vineyards, while enjoying their award-winning wines by the glass or the bottle.
Location: Nelson County
When you visit the tasting room, you get to experience our wines, and in addition, we are bringing the Old World in as well by offering an ever changing variety of Portuguese wines
Location: Nelson County
Not only does Pippin Hill create distinguished boutique wines, Pippin Hill’s Tasting Room pairs them with local, fresh, seasonal, from vineyard- and farm-to-table cuisine.
Location: Nelson County
Our vineyard resides among the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in the spectacular Monticello AVA. The vineyard is certified-organic, only one of a handful on the East Coast.
Location: Charlottesville
Owned by Dave Matthews, Blenheim is a historic and conservation-protected winery interwoven with the quality and individual character of their independently grown vines.
Location: Keswick
Keswick is a beautiful and integral part of Virginia’s Monticello AVA and has been recognized as the Wine Region of the Year in Wine Enthusiast’s 2023 Wine Star Awards.
Location: Nelson County
Built into a hillside on a family farm, this vineyard consists of 10.5 acres of densely-planted Bordeaux and South African varietals.
Location: Amherst
Enjoy the deck overlooking the vineyards or bring a blanket and picnic under the trees while drinking Old World wines with a splash of southern charm.
Cideries
Location: North Garden, Nelson County
Albemarle CiderWorks is a family-run Cidery and Tasting Room that produces cider from heritage varieties of apples that can thrive in Albemarle County.
Location: Charlottesville
Potter's Craft Cider makes farmhouse-style hard ciders using local Virginia apples and traditional production methods. Truly dry ciders.
Location: Nellysford, Nelson County
Every batch of Bold Rock Hard Cider is made from local Blue Ridge Mountain apples, crushed and crafted by our cider makers in Virginia and North Carolina
Breweries & Distillery
Location: Afton
With eight to ten Blue Mountain drafts available at all times, local foods for lunch and dinner, local wines & family friendly - this brewery has it all.
Location: Nellysford
Devil's Backbone has been brewing award winning craft beers in the Virginia Heartland since 2008.
Location: Lovingston
Virginia Distillery Company is an American Single Malt whisky distillery.