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    Vint Hill Craft Winery

    3.8 (77 reviews)
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    Museum
    Alicia M.

    Historical site and good wines as well. The museum is next door, but they also have historical vintage displays throughout the wine tasting room. Miriam did an excellent job of making recommendations and they provided exemplary service! Highly recommend stopping in as seating is ample and their outdoor spaces have picnic tables with umbrellas.

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    Maggie M.

    Come for the history, not the wine or ambiance. When my mom was growing up in Virginia, her parents were in the army and so often came here when it was still a military commissary. So it was really for me to visit it as a winery - they've maintained the building as it was and have many military artifacts from the Cold War on display. They also win the award for coolest bottle labels, because they are all 1940s esque with pinup girls and wartime aesthetics. However, the wine is just so-so. And when I did a tasting, the girl behind the bar really didn't know much about wine. There's also no great place to sit and enjoy a glass. The inside is too dark and closed and the picnic are feels like someone's backyard.

    "Rosie" rose
    Anna K.

    We popped in to try some wine while we waited for a wedding to start down the street. My husband does not know much about wine, so we shared a tasting. The man giving us the tasting was very knowledgeable and friendly. I'm usually not a fan of Chardonnay, but "Charlotte" was one I enjoyed because it wasn't as oaky as other chardonnays I've had before. After the tasting, we got a glass of "Rosie," the rose and "Madison," the petit manseng. Both were crisp and nice to enjoy while hanging out on the rainy day waiting out the time. Before leaving, we also picked up a couple bottles as gifts.

    'Booty Call' Merlot
    Matthew L.

    Vint Hill Craft Winery is a craft winery that opened in Warrenton, Virginia in 2009. It was founded by Chris Pearmund. The winery is located on a farm property that was established before the Revolutionary War. It was well known for breeding exotic European cattle. By 1860, an Englishman named Albert Low constructed his family home on the property (now known as the Inn at Vint Hill). The following year, when fighting broke out nearby at the Battle of Bull Run, Low raised the Union Jack flag over the farm and declared it was the sovereign property of Great Britain. Throughout the entire Civil War, neither army ever fired a shot on the 800-acre farm. In 1940, then owner Mitchell Harrison began receiving radio transmissions from all over the world on his ham radio. By 1942, the U.S. Army established a top-secret monitoring station inside a dairy barn on the property. It was dubbed "The Listening Post" (aka Monitoring Station #1). Army personnel decoded messages from the Germans and Japanese throughout World War II as well as the Soviets throughout the Cold War. The station finally closed down in 1997. Once the winery was established in the same barn, their motto became "You Were Never Here". Since 2017, the head winemaker has been Mark Ward. My wife and I have good friends who live in the Greater Washington D.C. area, not far from some of Virginia's best wineries. On one occasion when we visited our friends, they took us on a fun day of Virginia winery hopping. They took us to three wineries that happened to have been founded by Chris Pearmund, including Vint Hill. We really loved hearing the history of the barn that houses the winery. Not only are the wines excellent, but several of the bottles feature World War II era Pinup Girls. My favorite wine was "Booty Call": a Merlot complete with a skull & crossbones on the bottle. We had a fun time at Vint Hill and would love to return in the future.

    Jennifer F.

    We were in the area after doing a tasting at another local winery and also tried a brewery across the parking lot. The decor inside is interesting and consists of a lot of history. My husband enjoyed it because of all the military influence and history behind it. When we arrived we were greeted and directed to go upstairs. My husband and I purchased a tasting and tried 4 of their wines. I wasn't a huge fan of the wine, but my husband liked the red wine that we tried. Everyone who worked there were super sweet. It was pretty empty when we were there, so I'm not sure that they get much business. However, if you're in the area, its certainly worth the visit.

    Nicole R.

    3.5 stars. I liked (but didn't love) this winery. Their reds weren't bad but just ok. All that said, I do recommend Vint Hill. Here's why: They offer flights & reds/whites by the glass. Get there during off-peak hours as the interior (where you order) is small and not conducive for crowds/groups. Limited seating outdoors but it is available. Historic property with lots to read up on while you're there - so please do! Very sweet staff as well. There are a few places to grab a bite nearby (next door). In closing, this is a special place and if you want to polish your experience off with good beer, Old Bust is around the corner. :)

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    Shawna M.

    This winery was located very close to a brewery we visited, so we decided to give it a shot. The ladies that assisted us were very sweet, but I was not a huge fan of the wine. Please consider that each person has their own preference of wine, but Ive had better (I've also had much worse). The building is cute, but didn't knock my socks off.

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    Jackie J.

    I didn't actually go in the winery as it was closed, and I couldn't find a YELP subject for just VINT HILL. Eons ago, I used to pass by the VINT HILL area every day to/from work, never paying it any attention except to note it was a military station which was fenced off, heavily guarded and the buildings were not visible from the road. Years later, when I told my husband of this place, he surmised it was 'the farm', and asked to go by it. At the time, it was still fenced off including concertina wire. A few years more, we brought his son back east with us and told him about the place. We drove by it again, and lo and behold, SOME of the land had been opened up and there were new houses! We drove in this time and looked around, seeing obvious military buildings, some barracks, a grand house which looked like someone high up the military food chain lived in, some bunkers, some graves of 'unknowns' and the barn building that looked like the center of things. Hubby maintained he thought it was 'the farm.' There was still a section that was fenced off from the rest of everything and manned by a guardpost. We were not allowed to go down that road. Roll around to 2014 and we drove by it again... out of curiosity. The entire area had been opened up. The old barracks, bunkers, mucky-muck home, graves, storage and barn building were still there, but now, the community had taken over the land. There was a public pool, some of the military buildings had been taken over by private sector, there were new business office buildings, a new housing development, several community fields for sports, a museum with the story about VINT HILL FARM STATION, and a winery. Wow! In front of the winery were a few grapevines, but if that was the extent of their crop, it seems there would be a shortage very quickly after harvesting. Regardless, it's an impressive overturn of land, and I suppose I'll never know the REAL story, EVER. :o)

    Matthew F.

    Decent wines, nice atmosphere. I normally wouldn't recommend visiting a place because of their backstory, but for them I'll make an exception. Especially worth visiting if you buy the $20 Skedaddle wine pass which also includes Bull Run and Pearmund wineries (purchased at any of those stops, and an awesome deal for the price), stopping here last for lunch. Vint Hill is a smallish operation built on an old WW II signal intelligence station; if you're a history buff this is worth a stop regardless of your feelings towards wine. They are adjacent to the Cold War museum as well. The wines - $10 tastings, nothing I hated, just nothing that blew me away. The standout was the Chambourone red, although at $34 the price point was rather high. My parents bought the Enigma Bordeaux style, which I enjoyed once it had time to breath. The building is rather odd; definitely not a traditional 'winery'. The tasting room is upstairs from the Cold War museum. No vines on property; they get a lot of them from California and Washington. But wine tastings are about the experience as much as they are about the wines, and here Vint Hill delivers. The Covert Café next door is small, modestly priced bistro which served a nice lunch (but closed on Sundays). Across the street is a brewery. Signs from Cold War outposts abound. Vint Hill also offers the opportunity to craft your own wine. It's hard not to find something you DONT like at here.

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    Really enjoyed the visits with my wife. Great location and very good wine. Definitely will be back in the future.

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    Great wines especially the Enigma 2021. Staff was nice and helpful! Very cute winery just pops up great location

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    We loved the Petit Verdot and the Enigma - two bold reds with great smooth texture and no acidity - just how I like em!

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