Byrd Cellars
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Address: 5847 River Road West, Goochland VA 23063

Phone: 804-475-8536

Geo Coords: 37.7345438, -78.0963564

(Note – Geo Coords listed here are not personally confirmed. This is according to Google maps and/or another web source; your mileage may vary!)


From the Winery’s Blurb:

Our wines are crafted beginning in our vineyards. We grow several varieties of American, European, and hybrid grapes with careful attention to the soils and climate unique to the James River/Piedmont environment. Using environmentally friendly farming practices, we nurture our grapes every season, harvesting in the fall and producing wines distinctly labeled Virginia.


Tasting / Visiting Hours: (from the winery’s website)

Free tastings. Open Saturday and Sunday 12 – 5, year round.


Our Visit:

Owners Bruce and Kathy planted long before they opened the doors to their ski-chalet-elegant tasting room in 2010. They wanted to get the wines just right, just as they wanted their tasting room to be just so – and it is.

A cozy space with a high, beamed ceiling and a grand stone fireplace flanked by leather couches, this is the kind of spot you want to spend the afternoon in. The flow is a little challenging if a crowd arrives – the tasting bar only accommodates two people – but Kathy moves things along by wading out into the crowd, bottle in hand.

One of the most charming decks we’ve seen sits off the tasting room, with the same wood ceiling beams that make you feel as if you’ve just come off the slopes, and a long, framed view of evergreens and mountains in the distance.

Check out Byrd Cellars’ web site – it offers detailed information on each wine, including food pairing suggestions, what to expect from the wine, winemakers notes with info about growing and harvesting the grapes for that particular wine, and interesting background notes about the grape itself.

Wines include Norton, a Cab Sauv/Merlot/Syrah/Norton blend, Apple, Muscat, Blueberry, plus Sangria.

Directions:
The winery is located halfway between Richmond and Charlottesville on Route 6. This is 3.5 miles east of Columbia and 2.5 miles west of George’s Tavern.


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2 Responses to “Byrd Cellars”

  1. Bruce Murray says:

    The LAT/LON coordinates are correct for your GPS and the Tasting room is open year round saturdays and sundays from 1-5pm and otherwise by appointment or if we are working in the winery (which we usually are) then we are open as well.

    Nancy Reply:

    Hi Bruce! We have Byrd Cellars on our list for this weekend, and are looking forward to it!

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