Map of Virginia Winery and Vineyards

Celebrate Thanksgiving with perfectly paired Virginia wines! Discover expert tips on pairing soft Merlot with roasted turkey, zesty Albariño with creamy sides, and floral Viognier with spiced sweet potato casserole. Highlighting Barboursville, Horton, and Early Mountain Vineyards, this guide ensures every dish shines alongside Virginia’s top wines. Make your Thanksgiving unforgettable with local wine pairings that elevate your holiday feast.
 

Our latest Viognier has star fruit and lemon on the nose, a sweet forward palate, a mineral mid-palate, and a lingering bright citrus finish. 

Silvery emerald straw color. Toasty aromas and flavors of roasted nuts and peaches and melon and kiwi with a silky, bright, fruity medium body and a smooth, charming, long lemon curd and green apple sorbet, praline, and wheat grass finish with no oak. 

Come experience the magic of Upper Shirley Vineyards, a one-of-a-kind estate, winery, restaurant and wedding venue perched above one of the most scenic bends on the James River. Here in Tidewater Virginia the hours unspool at a more gracious pace. Senses awaken, and stress melts away, leaving you space for more meaningful connections with friends and family.

30 minutes from downtown Richmond, and 35 minutes from Williamsburg, located just off Route 5 and the Capital Bike Trail, Upper Shirley Vineyards is ensconced in a rural wonderland. The estate boasts history and scenic beauty on an epic scale and an embarrassment of culinary riches—bottomland produce, fresh-caught seafood—and world-class wines made from our own estate-grown grapes. 

Discover the art of pairing oysters with wine and explore the Urbana Oyster Festival in November. Learn about nearby wineries like Good Luck Cellars for a delightful culinary experience.

100% Viognier

While this Viognier has the classic varietal nose of apricots and peaches it is much more reminiscent of a Chardonnay than our previous vintage, perhaps because of all the rain in 2018.
This one will appeal even to those who do not like Viognier!
Color: Clear, golden wheat
Nose: round, caramel, hazelnut, peach, lemon, honeysuckle, ripe apricot
Mouth: beautiful round attack, long, well-balanced with a slightly salty finish, same aromas as in the nose, dominated by caramel and hazelnut

Fermented mostly in acacia barrels which is less sweet than oak and helps lighten the weighty-ness of Viognier. This vintage is beautifully dense fruit flavors and finishes dry. one of our best wines to go with a meal. 

AmRhein is a German name meaning “on the Rhein” (Rhine) River. AmRhein’s Wine Cellars is a Virginia family owned and operated, 100% estate-grown winery, specializing in wines with a German influence. We are located in Southwest Virginia off Blue Ridge Parkway milepost 136.  We are the 63rd winery in Virginia. Our vineyards were first planted in 1995 and our first crush occurred in 1999. The winery opened in 2000 with a Viognier.

When I am in the mood for good wine but not in the mood to drive, Paradise Springs is my answer. Not only is it close to DC (it's actually the closest winery to DC), but the wines are extraordinary! In fact, five of their wines won gold medals at the 2018 Virginia Governor’s Cup!