Wineries in the suffolk, virginia area

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Virginia, fast becoming a destination for wine enthusiasts, is home to 162 vineyards and wineries. Virginia wine makers specialize in producing high-quality, award-winning wines in small lots. Local residents and tourists in Suffolk, Virginia, a small city in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area, visit vineyards and wineries to experience the beautiful scenery and to taste wines made from locally-grown grapes.

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1. New Kent Winery

   • New Kent Winery opened its doors to the public in 2008. Known for its inviting ambiance and breath-taking views of the Virginia countryside and adjacent polo grounds, the winery offers wine tasting and tours of its 17,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art production facility six days a week. In addition to producing and selling fine red and white wine, New Kent Winery boasts a beautiful bar and tasting room with an expansive porch for visitors to enjoy spectacular views of the vineyard. New Kent Winery specializes in the production of Chardonnay, Vidal Blanc, Merlot, Meritage and White Norton. Vineyard tours and the New Kent Winery gift shop are open Tuesday through Sunday. Visitors also receive a souvenir glass with which to taste any wines currently in production.

     New Kent Winery

     8400 Old Church Road

     New Kent, Virginia 23124

     804-932-8240

   Williamsburg Winery

   • Williamsburg Winery, Virginia's largest winery, produces 60,000 cases every year. The winery has produced so many award-winning wines that its wines are officially listed as "The Best Wines in the World" by the Decanter World Wine Awards. Williamsburg Winery's best-selling wines include "The Governor's White," Cabernet Savignon, Chardonnay, Merlot as well as reserve, specialty and dessert wines. The winery is located short distance from Virginia's most popular tourist attraction, Colonial Williamsburg, and attracts tourists from around the world. Williamsburg Winery is open for tours and tastings seven days a week (excluding Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year's Day). Vineyard tourists learn about grape-growing, wine making and wine tasting. Williamsburg Winery visitors can experience fine dining at the vineyard's Gabriel Archer Tavern and seek overnight accommodations the vineyard's hotel, Wedmore Place.

     Williamsburg Winery

     5800 Wessex Hundred

     Williamsburg, Virginia 23185

     757-229-0999 ext. 129

   White Fences Vineyard

   • White Fences Vineyard, a six-acre, family-owned vineyard and wine making facility in Irvington, Virginia, produces wines from Vinifera and French-American varieties of grapes. White Fences Vineyard's award-winning wines include Merlot, Chambourcin, various red wines and the popular Meteor White, which won gold at the Tasters Guild International Wine Competition. The vineyard invites wine enthusiasts to join its Friends of the Vineyard Wine Club which includes discounts on wine purchases and pairing events, free admission to wine festivals (see website for details) and passes to free wine tastings. Contact White Fences Vineyard for information about vineyard tours and about their booth at local wine festivals.

     White Fences Vineyard

     170 White Fences Drive

     Irvington, VA 22480

     804-438-5559

   Athena Vineyards & Winery

   • Athena Vineyards & Winery, founded by three retired nurses, practices sustainable agriculture which encompasses low impact landscaping, local water-source protection and hand harvesting. The vineyard, located in Heathsville, Virginia, overlooks the Great Wicomico River close to the Chesapeake Bay. Athena Vineyard wines, crafted by American Wine Society award-winner Jacques Recht, include Chardonnay, Cabernet Savignon, Meritage, Chambourcin, red and white wines. Seasonal tours are available to guests who arrive sometimes by car and sometimes by Chesapeake Bay day cruises. The wine tasting room features a relaxing ambiance, live music and free Wi-Fi.

     Athena Vineyards & Winery

     3138 Jesse Dupont Memorial Hwy

     Heathsville, VA 22473

     804-580-4944

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