chateau merrillanne

As a group, we ventured to Orange ad Louisa Counties for vineyard visits and stopped in at Chateau Merrill Anne as well. We really enjoyed this vineyard!The tasting room is quaint, but nicely laid out. The lady working the tasting room was very pleasant, knowledgeable and happy to be there, which helped to make us enjoy the experience even more! The prices are VERY fair considering all of their wines were VERY nicely done! We really wanted to buy one of each, but only bought 2 this time, to make us come back and buy more in the future.The only issue is with Garmin... Be careful trying to find them, we were turned around based on using Garmin and Waze. The uses two popular winery/wine experts to make their wines: Michael Shapps and Hillsborough Winery. So, the owners of this winery knows what they need to do to be successful and they're doing it!!Definitely stop in for a visit!!!

This winery is brand new and we have been looking for an occasion to visit. We had the opportunity this past weekend and were very pleased with our experience. The owners made us feel like long time friends and took the time to educate us on the evolution of their farm and how they came to start their winery. We enjoyed the wine tasting and purchased 3 of their vintages. We will definitely be returning and look forward to watching them grow into an established winery in the Central VA region. Be aware that they have a very long driveway. You may feel like you are in the middle of nowhere but this winery is worth the effort.