Estate wines, including Nebbiolo and the Octagon blend, at a historic estate with Jefferson-designed ruins and an on-site restaurant.

Virginia Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay poured in a timber-frame room with a glass floor over the cellar.

A family-run vineyard, one of the oldest in the Monticello AVA, with a tasting room and countryside views.

Varietal wines and creative blends, including rosé and Petit Verdot, on a hillside below Afton Mountain.

Small-batch Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot, plus white and rosé, in an intimate room or outside by the vines.

Estate wines from a 12-acre vineyard on a family farm, poured with Blue Ridge sunsets as the backdrop.

Merlot and Petit Manseng poured in the estate home of a family that has grown grapes for Virginia wineries for 30+ years.

Red blends, rosé and Chardonnay in a family-run barn on a farm, with a fenced off-leash dog park.

Sparkling, Petit Manseng, rosé and ciders in a renovated horse barn with an outdoor lawn and terrace.

Dry-style Virginia whites and reds with mountain views, plus rotating food trucks on Saturdays.

Small-production reds and whites, plus seasonal vermouth, by a fireplace in winter and on a patio in summer.

Small-batch Virginia wines in a glass-walled room tucked into the woods on Carter's Mountain.

Estate wines and handmade chocolates, with live music most weekends and a bed and breakfast on the property.

Every wine is made from grapes grown on Mount Juliet Farm, with wood-fired pizza at the tasting room.

A low-key room where the owners often stop to talk, pouring a year-round sangria alongside Chardonnay and Petit Verdot.

A solar-powered winery where you taste beside the production room, then step out to a patio where the vines meet the Blue Ridge.

A south-facing granite-soil estate with a winery and brewery, and guided tastings of six wines at the bar.

Viognier-led wines, along with Mediterranean and Iberian varieties, poured in a stone winery.

Self-guided flights of Viognier and Meritage on the site where Jefferson and Mazzei once grew grapes.

A family-run estate pouring natural-yeast reds, with a fenced dog park and a weekly music series.

Family farm in the Blue Ridge foothills near Charlottesville. Grab a flight of Viognier and the Meritage, and come on a Sunday in season to watch polo on the lawn.

Outdoor-only seating on a hill with Blue Ridge views, plus a mini horse named Mickey who greets guests.

Certified-organic estate wines, from a dry pétillant naturel to a semi-dry Cayuga White, poured on a hilltop veranda.

Estate Bordeaux and Burgundy-style wines poured near a 1906 family house, with mini horses and a tree swing on the grounds.