Monticello Wine Trail

Eastwood Farm and Winery is a women-owned and family-operated farm winery located along the Monticello Wine Trail in Charlottesville, Virginia, only 5 miles from the Downtown Mall. Eastwood is featured on the 2022 Virginia Governor's Cup Gold Medal Trail, receiving four Golds Medals (Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Meritage Reserve and Blanc de Blancs). Eastwood prides itself on high quality Virginia wines and ciders that reflect the terroir and the long history of grape growing and winemaking in Virginia.

Thomas Jefferson and Philip Mazzei chose the very same site when they grew grapes here almost 250 years ago. Back then, our estate was the site of Virginia's first wine company. With our present operation, we have bridged the origins of winemaking by introducing quality modern viticulture and winemaking practices to Virginia, helping realize Jefferson’s dream.

Lovingston Winery, located in the rolling countryside of the Blue Ridge Mountains, is dedicated to the production of the highest-quality wines. Primarily family-run along with head winemaker Riaan Rossouw, we take great pride in offering a pleasing experience in every bottle. Our Josie’s Knoll Vineyard site consists of 11.5 acres of densely-planted vines — ranging from the Bordeaux varietals of Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot to the South African Pinotage as well as Seyval Blanc, Chardonnay, and Petit Manseng. This “dense-planting” — 1200 vines to the acre — stems from the idea that by limiting the number of grape bunches a vine is able to produce, that vine concentrates all of its energy into those fewer clusters, increasing the quality of the fruit.

Tessa@lovingstonwinery.com
Bill and Shelley Riley, Tessa and Wes Roberts, Owners

Wines typically available:
Seyval Blanc
Chardonnay
Rotunda Red
Cab Franc
Merlot
Pinotage
Estate Reserve

Pet Policy:
Leashed dogs welcome

Events:
Wine Club events held on a regular basis
Corporate and Wedding events welcome
Lodging available

Known for his innovation and winemaking expertise, Michael Shaps has established himself at the forefront of the modern Virginia wine industry. Producing wines under the Michael Shaps label and for several prestigious wineries throughout the state, his accolades and national recognition are beyond compare. Unlike his peers, he also owns and manages a successful winery in Burgundy, France, where he studied and trained to be a winemaker in the early '90s.  These wines, under the Maison Shaps label, are produced and bottled at Michael's winery in Meursault, and imported to the United States. Visitors to the winery in Charlottesville have a unique opportunity to taste both his highly regarded Virginia wines, as well as his high-end Burgundy wines.  Michael's second tasting room, Wineworks Extended, at the bottling and storage facility near downtown Charlottesville, is home to Michael's everyday drinking wines, available on tap in growlers, carafes and glasses.

Wineworks Extended on Avon Street Extended, across from 5th Street Station shopping center, is Michael Shaps' second tasting room at the working warehouse where the wine is bottled and stored. Visit Wineworks Extended for Michael's everyday drinking wine in the Wineworks label, including flights of wine, wine on tap, growlers, carafes and bottles. In addition to a selection of the Michael Shaps and Maison Shaps Burgundy wines available in bottles, Michael also has imported some interesting French wines that he has found in his travels.