The Mountain View's were gorgeous! The wine flights were fun. We did a flight, picked our favorite and sat outside enjoying the incredible views. What an amazing day. read more

Amazing Place! The drive up the Blue Ridge Pkwy, the spectacular views (360 degree), the great high altitude (3,300 ft), cool weather, short season wines like Reisling, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay AND Pinot Noir! You have to add this to your VA Winery trips! read more

12 Ridges Vineyard - Wine Tasting Room Near Me - Vesuvius, Virginia

Wines and Views are spectacular! They are serving Estate Grown Wines! I really enjoyed the Copper colored Pinot Gris! The 360 view at the top of the hill is outstanding! And if you are lucky enough to be at the winery at Sunset - IT IS A MUST!!! read more

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An absolutely beautiful setting. The staff were really friendly and helpful. We ordered a flight and liked several of the wines. They have a nice wine water that is the Riesling and water. Zero carbs and zero sugar and 4% alcohol. Very refreshing on a hot day. A lot of seating areas some on the patio with tables and umbrellas and some out on the lawn. I found the wines a bit pricey but good. read more

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The wine was good, but I'm not a wine connoisseur. The selling point here is the atmosphere because the views are stunning. You can take a lawn chair and spend hours here watching the scenery. read more

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Absolutely amazing views and well worth stopping, but if your coming for wine, there are much better options in the area. They have only one red and they probably shouldn't bother. Almost undrinkable and $16. read more

12 Ridges Vineyard (formerly Skylark Farm) opened up the wine tasting room in September 2019 right off Milepost 27.2 on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Formerly an event center (and still a Christmas tree farm) it planted its vineyard last year and is now open as a wine tasting bar. For the time being they DO NOT sell their own wine, although that will come in time. Fortunately they do sell an assortment of international wines that emphasize their theme of being a 'high altitude winery'. This is an important part of their brand, since at 3300 feet they literally are the highest winery in Virginia. They also have snacks for sale. 12 Ridges is very family friendly. Dogs weren't allowed to wander inside the tasting room, but they could be outside. They have 12 acres of vines, but those won't be producing until 2020 at the earliest. But when it's ready - what out! They have Pinot Noir planted, and this is a great location for it. While the wine selection is good, the reality is most people come for the view - and it's pretty amazing. I wish I hadn't come on such a cloudy day otherwise my pictures would have been spectacular. But from what I saw of their website, the views really are stunning. read more

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After an awesome scenic drive through some rolling hills led us to 12 Ridges. While visiting here during Covid restrictions I felt like the staff here had everything in order. Spaced out tables and seating with minimal interactions. The wine here is pretty good and the views are as breathtaking as everyone says...talk about elevation (3300'). If it is not the highest elevation for a winery in VA it is most definitely 1 of. Great wine, staff and 12 Ridges members made our visit a good one!! For sure coming back for a re-visit. read more

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My wife and I were recommended this place so we drove out on a Saturday afternoon. It is very much off the beaten path. The grounds and views are fantastic. Parking is in a grass area and also on another lot, but that lot is a good walk to the deck where they serve wine. My understanding at this time all the wine is sourced and not theirs yet, but that is in the works. If that is incorrect, then that is a misunderstanding on my part. The tasting room was shut down so we did not get to try that. They also had a large tent set up so it looks like they also do events and weddings. The wine was pretty good, but a little expensive in my opinion. And this bothered me- a guy walked up and asked what we wanted. We ordered a bottle of white wine. He walked about 10 feet- grabbed the bottle, two glasses and an ice bucket. Walked back to us, put it on the table and said here is your bill- there is a mandatory gratuity. I dont mind mandatory gratuity if there is some level of service. There wasn't any Give this place a shot if you want... but there are lots of other vineyards to visit as well. read more

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We stumbled across this gem while enjoying a beautiful drive on the Blue Ridge Parkway! Be careful, you might miss the turn! They aren't allowed to put signage up on the parkway, but if you go past, you'll want to turn around! The ladies behind the bar were so nice. They had music playing on the large patio. The views are beautiful!! The wines were good too!! We will definitely return to enjoy this place as soon as we can! read more

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The place has amazing views and the wine might be good but I never had a chance to try anything. I was not able to order because I had my dog with me. I was out hiking alone with my dog when I decided to try the place out. I saw a number of dogs as we were enjoying the long walk from the parking area to the tasting room, so I was excited to see they were dog friendly (little did I know I was very wrong about that). They didn't seem to have outside service, so the only way for me to order anything was to go inside with my (well behaved) dog. I waited in line for at least 20 minutes (there was only one staff member who seemed to be working, so the service was slow). While that one staff member was busy taking care of all of the customers, there was another lady who came in and out of the employee door a few times. This lady wasn't friendly to anyone and didn't offer to help out despite it being busy, it was almost like she felt the customers were a bother to her. After a few more minutes, she said to me, with an attitude, that dogs really aren't allowed inside wineries and I needed to leave with my dog. I told her I was there alone and I wasn't going to leave my dog tied up outside or in my vehicle, which was a long walk away. How was I suppose to place an order? She didn't offer any alternatives, didn't offer to come out and take my order - nothing. I've taken my dog in plenty of wineries with no issues until today. And if that's their policy, why have me stand around inside the tasting room for over 20 minutes wasting my time? Since I had no other options, I left. I went and spent my money at a much friendly winery (inside with my dog). The place may be beautiful but that one staff member ruined my experience and I'll never be back. (Their wine also looked to be overpriced for the area, especially since the wine they sell isn't even their own - it may be worth it, but I'll never know) read more

12 Ridges Vineyard - Journey looking sad because after waiting inside for 20 minutes to be served, she was told to leave or she had to be tied up alone outside. - Wine Tasting Room Near Me - Vesuvius, Virginia

Incredible views. They now have their own wines, which are among the best in Virginia. Leslie is awesome in the tasting room and if you can catch him, the wine grower Josh is a wealth of information about the vineyards. But don't make that drive looking for food trucks and sweet wine. 12R looks to be focusing on making world-class, high-altitude wines like those found in Europe, it's different. read more

Great clean safe service! Nice tasting, no max time for table and GORGEOUS views. We enjoyed all the wines we tasted read more

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Unfortunately we can't really speak to the quality of any wine here. We called to double check that they were open, and the phone line says to check social media to verify openings. We checked Facebook which showed them to be open, and they were not. This is a bear of a drive to get to this place. Super disappointed that they can't keep up to date hours posted. read more

Stumbled on this vineyard by accident. Was driving the scenic blue ridge parkway and saw a beautiful venue at the top of a hill and wanted to check it out. This is a newer vineyard that opened in 2019. They informed us that since they're still pretty new, they don't have their own wines. That's usually a bummer for me because what's the point of going to a vineyard and drinking another vineyards wine. However, they had a nice selection and you really can't beat the view. I got a bottle of the rose which was great. We enjoyed our wine at the hilltop but they also have plenty of seating on their patio. Would definitely like to come back once their vines mature and their able to make their own wines. read more

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Majestic scenery with 360 mountain views! This is a must visit vineyard and winery! It's like heaven on Earth. Very peaceful and relaxing.

The view is the thing here. They are not serving their own wine yet as the vineyards are still at least a year away from producing. They have a few inexpensive wines from around the world to sample instead. The veranda deck is stunning. The day we were there, they were smoking oysters and brats and sandwiches. I took one star away because they charge a 20% gratuity on everything, even though you have to go inside to purchase wine and carry it out. Self service with a gratuity included? Bad policy. They were friendly however. read more

The live music and Chef Troy were the best things there and they were just hired by the winery. The singer i would listen to all day, Troy's oysters were amazing!! location was nice but service was horrible. The server took our order for a charcuterie board and just threw the food on our table. When we ordered wine it was the same, just walked 3 feet behind him grabbed a bottle out of a cooler, put it on ice and basically threw it on our table. Would not go back if they weren't having an event. Their waiters aren't very nice and seem like they dont enjoy working there. Giving two stars for the singer and chef read more

Best hidden secret! Feels like you could touch the clouds. Beautiful place and excellent wine! Service is outstanding. We passed the entrance the first time because they can not post signage on road but a quick turn around and we entered heaven. read more

Beautiful grounds and this will be a great place in summer. They are doing COVID right but... They are not producing wine (yet...18 plus months and then it will still be immature). Stiill, I was intrigued ny getting in "early". So, they offer intriguing potential for "getting in the ground floor". However, I tried hard to get details on becoming a member. Why was it so hard? I got the impression they could have cared less. I was really intrigued by an opportunity to get a named vineyd row. Again, more talk than action or information. Took a walk to see the named rows...small brass tag, flapping in the wind. Not much effort (or expense) and it could have been nice... Again, everything seemed to have one theme: flash but without substance. Thats the bottom line. Nice place but no deals. Bottom line: I wish them luck. I will go back because of the view but as far as wine clubs, Im still looking. read more

The only con is the long drive from Charlottesville. But the drive sure is beautiful and it's worth it. The patio and wine were great. There's a path to walk and see the vineyard. The people were nice. They're young so they don't have their own wines yet which will be very important to taste. I look forward to going back read more

What an amazing place...like finding unexpected treasure...Service wines and small plates delightful!