Virginia Wine Country Is Ripe for Exploring. By Noah Lederman. Nov. 10, 2023 4:21 pm ET ... Middle, and Gay Streets on a map. Years later, the town would become Washington, Va., ...

Visit the birthplace of American wine. While Virginia wine is finally garnering the national spotlight, it's anything but a ...

Now let's raise a glass to Virginia wine country! A note about the driving time from D.C.: All time estimates are based on Google Map directions from downtown D.C.

Every wine trip needs a home base, and for the first leg of my journey, mine was Salamander Middleburg, less than 50 miles west of Washington, D.C. Middleburg is not just wine country; it’s also ...

My pick: Central Virginia Wine Country Best time to visit: spring, so you can enjoy warm weather, multiple wine festivals, food events, and outdoor adventures. Known for: merlot, cabernet franc ...

Virginia Wine Country. Illustration by Brainstorm. In 1773, Thomas Jefferson planted sangiovese vines at Monticello, hopeful he could reproduce the European wines he loved on his own hilly terrain.

In the early 2000s, people started to sit up and take notice. Around 2005, Virginia wine began to gain traction. By 2014, it had taken off. Now in 2024, it is hot, and the wine country surrounding ...

Northern Virginia wine country. getty Proximity. You might fly into one of the local airports or you might take the train to Charlottesville at the heart of wine country, and rent a car from there.

In 2022, the Old Dominion boasted more than 4,000 acres of grapevines, yielding approximately 10,000 tons of grapes for 274 wine producers. The state’s wine industry was responsible for more than ...

Visit the birthplace of American wine. Aaron Watson Photography/Courtesy of King Family Vineyards While Virginia wine is finally garnering the national spotlight, it's anything but a new ...