Vineyard
Our Vineyards
Fox Meadow Vineyards is nestled on 100 acres of beautiful mountain property situated at over 1,800 feet elevation on Blue Mountain near Linden, Virginia. The vineyard started on the former Freezeland Orchard property in 2003 with 5 acres of vines and has now grown to over 15 acres. We are currently sourcing our fruit from two vineyard sites – our primary vineyard site on Blue Mountain in Linden and another 6 acre vineyard site in Hume, Virginia. As one of the highest elevation vineyards in Virginia, we are planting several new varietals that typically thrive in a cooler climate and we look forward seeing how they grow on our site. In 2024, we are planting Pinot Noir, Zweigelt, Grüner Veltliner and Aravelle to test at our main vineyard site on Blue Mountain.
Blue Mountain Vineyard:
Red varietals:
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Petit Verdot
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Merlot
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Cabernet Sauvignon
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Cabernet Franc
White varietals:
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Chardonnay
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Riesling
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Pinot Grigio
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Vidal Blanc
Hume Vineyard:
Red varietals:
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Cabernet Franc
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Chambourcin
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Crimson Cabernet
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Norton
White varietals:
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Chardonnay
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Vidal Blanc
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Petit Manseng
Amanda and Whiticar Darvill are the owners and winegrowers committed to creating hand-crafted boutique wines in partnership with consultant winemaker Tom Payette. Currently more than 2,000 cases of wine are produced each year with a total of 12 different red and white single varietals and blends. The wine making philosophy is to minimize the intervention from grape to bottle. The methods utilized are traditional and time tested. We feel that this creates remarkable wines that showcase the terroir, grape quality and winemaking techniques.
Recognition of Fox Meadow's commitment to crafting quality wine began almost immediately after opening when the inaugural vintage of Cabernet Franc won the "Best of Show Award" in the 2007 Atlantic Seaboard Wine Competition. In 2011, the 2008 Le Renard Rouge Meritage won the Virginia Governor's Cup. In 2017, the 2016 Fox Meadow Winery Cabernet Franc was awarded the "Best of Show Award" in The Wines of the South Wine competition. Fox Meadow win has often been featured in major publications like the Wine Enthusiast Magazine. Most recently, our 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon won a Gold Medal in the 2022 Virginia Governer's Cup Competition, and our 2021 Pinot Grigio won "Best in Category" in the 2022 Atlantic Seaboard Association Wine Competition.
We look forward, never losing focus on the fact that wine creation begins and ends in our vineyard. Join us in our tasting room to enjoy estate-grown and produced wines with a beautiful view of the Blue Ridge mountains.