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Eastern Va Wineries
The following Eastern Va Wineries are part of the Eastern Wine Region of Virginia. They are all open to the public for wine tasting and some of them for tours as well. Each listing provides information on tasting room hours, location, whether any tours are offered and other features.
Near Chesapeake Bay and running between the Rappahannock River and Potomac River is the Northern Neck Wine Trail of Virginia. Below are four wineries that make up this wine trail.
Athena Vineyards and Winery
3138 Jesse Dupont Memorial Hwy, Wicomico Church
804-580-4944
New tasting room opens Memorial Day Weekend 2006.
Fri-Sat 11-6, Sun 12-6, late May to late November.
Belle Mount Vineyards
2570 Newland Road, Warsaw
804-333-4700
Mid March to Mid December, 11-5 or by appointment.
Complimentary tasting and tours.
Gift shop and picnic area.
Winery is part of Heritage Park Resort, with camping, cabin rentals, hiking trails, swimming and fishing. You can reserve a canoe to paddle in Cat Point Creek.
Ingleside Vineyards
5872 Leedstown Rd., Oak Grove
804-224-8687
Mon-Sat 10-5, Sun 12-5, summers open until 6.
Tasting fee $2.50 includes souvenir wine glass.
Complimentary tours, museum.
Oak Crest Vineyard & Winery
8215 Oak Crest Drive, King George
540-663-2813
April-Dec, Wed-Sat 10-5, Sun 11-5
Mon-Tues by appointment.
Complimentary tours and tastings.
Artisan gift shop and picnic area.
The rest of the Eastern Va wineries are spread out a bit. The James River Wine Cellars and Lake Anna Winery are also considered part of the Heart of Virginia Wine Trail which has more wineries in the
Central Va Wine Region.
Bloxom Vineyards
26130 Mason Road, Bloxom
757-665-5670
June-Dec, Wed-Sun 1-6
Complimentary wine tasting.
This winery is out near Chincoteague, between Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic.
Hummel Vineyards
1005 Panorama Road, Montross
804-493-1554
James River Wine Cellars
11008 Washington Highway, Glen Allen
804-550-7516
Tues-Sat 10-6, Sun-Mon 11-5.
Tasting fee $1.
Gift shop, tours, gourmet snacks, picnic area.
Lake Anna Winery
5621 Courthouse Road, Spotsylvania
540-895-5085
April-Dec 21, Wed-Sat 11-5, Sun 1-5
Feb-March, Sat & Sun only.
Tasting fee $2.
Tours by appointment.
Three miles from the lake, with swimming, boating and fishing.
Williamsburg Winery
5800 Wessex Hundred, Williamsburg
757-229-0999
April-Oct, Mon-Sat 10-6, Sun 11-6
Nov-March, Mon-Sat 10-5, Sun 11-5
Tour with tasting for $7 includes keepsake wine glass.
$25 reserve wine tastings by appointment includes cheese and cracker sampler and large keepsake wine glass.
$22 for a tour and tasting with lunch in the Gabriel Archer Tavern. Includes keepsake wine glass. By appointment only.
The Gabriel Archer Tavern is also open daily for lunch (without tour or tastings).
Open for dinner seasonally.
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