TASTING ROOM
Open Thursday through Monday / 11am - 5:30pm
Open Saturday from 11am - 5:30pm
31 Blenheim Farm, Charlottesville, VA
TASTING ROOM FAQS
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Our indoor tasting room is open for seated wine tastings Thursday - Monday from 11am-5:30pm. Each tasting costs $25 per person and includes five wines guided by our staff and lasts approximately one hour. Reservations are recommended especially on Saturdays, but are not required. Wines by the flight, glass, and bottle are also available.
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Yes! We recommend making reservations to ensure we have indoor space available but they are not required. Our tables inside the tasting room are limited to seating 4 people or fewer and larger groups are welcome in our outdoor spaces on a first come basis.
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In addition to our tasting room, we also have plenty of outdoor spaces open on a first come basis for wines by the flight, glass, or bottle. These spaces include a tented picnic table area overlooking the vineyard beside a deck with picnic tables and umbrellas, another deck off the back of the tasting room, and a patio space as you come into the tasting room.
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We have rotating food trucks on Saturdays from 12pm-5pm between April - December. Please check our calendar for details. Additionally, we have cheeses, charcuterie, and other snacks available in the tasting room. You are also welcome to bring your own picnic!
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Yes! Friendly, leashed dogs are welcome in our outdoor spaces. Children are also welcome, but please ensure they stay close to you.
Designed by Dave Matthews and master craftsman William Johnson and finished in 2000, the Blenheim Vineyards winery building was designed to have minimal impact on the environment.
The building is split into the tasting room above, from which you can peer through paneled glass floors into the wine production facility below, which is kept cool by being nestled into the side of a hill. Constructed from reclaimed wood fitted together with mortise and tenon joints, the timber frame tasting room is lined with south-facing windows and skylights, which facilitate full daylighting of the space. In fact, no electricity is required to light the space in the summer. In the winter, the lights are only turned on once it gets dark outside, and the tasting room benefits from passive solar heating throughout the day as well.
SEA VIEW
This block contains the oldest vines in any block at Blenheim. 3 acres of Merlot, 3 acres of Pinot Noir and a small amount of Petit Verdot were planted in 2000 by the former owner of the property - Kluge Estate. Blenheim acquired this part of the property in 2011 and then expanded the vineyard to 15 acres with the addition of Albarino, Sauvignon Blanc, Roussanne, Chardonnay, Garganega, Cabernet Franc and a little more Merlot.
BLENHEIM FARM
Originally planted in 1999, and re-planted in 2017, Blenheim Farm block is 5 acres and is planted with Chardonnay, Viognier, Gruner Veltliner and one single row of Pinot noir. This block is the one that you see on the left as you look out of the tasting room windows, and was theoriginal 5 acres planted at Blenheim.
CLAIM
Named after the Claim House that sits atop the vineyard, this block is 5 acres and was planted in 2006 with Viognier, Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot. This block is the one that you see on the left side of Blenheim Road as you approach the winery entrance. Five acres in total and rows run east to west.
DEER RIDGE
Planted in 2015 and 2016, this block is just beyond what you can see from the tasting room window. It is 5.75 acres and is planted with Sauvignon blanc, Chardonnay, Grenache, Mencia (2020) and Cabernet Franc. Some of the varieties planted here – Grenache and Mencia – are somewhat unusual for Virginia.