This might be a long post. I had a very melancholy moment thinking back on our move from Purcellville to the valley. It was bittersweet leaving our patrons and friends behind and starting from scratch, and knowing all along that there would be greater opportunities. Planting that first grapevine in 2016, I remember how beautiful that February day was. We had unseasonable warm weather and I was excited for the next day to plant again. We were met with rain the second day but continued to push through to get another 200 vines in the ground. By day three I felt defeated. We were met with a windy, cold day, but yet we kept going. And in typical Virginia weather, if you don’t like the weather wait 5 minutes, day 4 it snowed. We continued until all 7 acres were planted. I admit, I think some vines did not get covered with soil. My back, my hands, my feet all were aching but I knew what the result would be.

As the weather warmed into spring, we placed the grow tubes on the vines and started working on the trellising. We were blessed to have the help of Russell and Steve, our vineyard crew. Our vineyard is small in comparison to many in the wine industry. We have thought of expanding, in fact after experiencing the success of our recent Pinot Noir bottling, we have added more Pinot Noir vines

Matt has a full-time career so his time is limited to winemaking nights and weekends. The balance of the business fall upon my shoulders, which I must admit, is overwhelming at times; reports, labels, paperwork, supplies, cleaning, paperwork, maintenance, paperwork, social media, website, marketing, paperwork, licensing, insurance, paperwork…. you get the idea. If you notice something is not to your expectations, that’s me not being able to catch up. Please bring it to my attention.

I had longed to move from Loudoun since 2004, really 1988 but I was patient. Just think if our move to the valley had occurred in 2004. We would not have met the great people that inspired and encouraged us to follow our dream nor serve wonderful people like yourselves in our little slice of heaven. If you haven’t visited us yet, I encourage you to come meet us and enjoy the life we so love. We are open Saturday and Sunday 12 to 6. See you soon!