Cooper Vineyards

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Address: 13372 Shannon Hill Road, Louisa, VA 23093

Phone: (540) 894-5253

Geo Coords: 38.021499, -77.998695

(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:

Cooper Vineyards is located in Central Virginia in Louisa County. We are midway between Richmond and Charlottesville, eight miles north of Interstate 64 exit 148 on Shannon Hill road. Please include Cooper Vineyards in your recreation plans. Stop in and visit and try our wines, or make plans to attend one of our festival events.

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

Tasting fee $5. Open daily 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. , year round.

Our Visit:

“Cooper has been pouring well-constructed, great tasting wines out of a cute little tasting room/kitchen/gift shop for years, but popularity has forced a re-look at how they’re doing business.

In 2011, the operation moved across the field to a massive new LEED-certified building with inside/outside tasting bars (plus a private tasting room), art exhibits in an upstairs gallery, and a huge deck overlooking the vineyards.

The recycle/conserve message is everywhere – even in the “111 Navy Chairs” on the deck (I had to look that one up). We expect (hope) the wine will stay the same.

Bring your picnic baskets; pets are welcome; kids can quietly romp; RVs have a home.

Wines include Chardonnay, the Coopertage Blanc blend of Chardonnay and Viognier, Viognier, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, the Coopertage blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot, plus Norton, Petit Verdot and sweet wines, including Rhapsody (blend of Vidal Blanc, Chardonnel and Viognier), Vida (Vidal Blanc ice wine), Sweet Louisa (blend of Norton, Concord, and Merlot), and the celebrated Noche (chocolate dessert wine).

The Winery’s Driving Directions

From Interstate 64: Take Shannon Hill Road Exit 148. Go north on Rt 605 approximately 8 miles to vineyard entrance on right.

From Rt 33: Take route 605 South approximately 0.5 miles to winery entrance on left.

From Interstate 95:Take Thornburg exit. Take route 606 west to Snell. Follow route 208 west to route 522 south through the town of Mineral. Approximately 3 miles past Mineral bear right on route 605, cross route 33 and winery entrance is 0.5 miles on left. If you miss this turn, make a right on route 522, then take a left on route 33. The winery is 0.5 miles on the left.

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