Rosemont Vineyards and Winery

(Been there, checked it!)

At Rosemont Winery you will find a beautiful early American Style building with a state of the art underground wine production facility. Our winery is the perfect location for a relaxing afternoon enjoying Virginia wine or for your own special occasion – private dinners, corporate events, and even weddings. For more information on custom events, please visit our events page.

During your visit to the winery you can taste 14 different wines all grown on our estate and enjoy a tour of our production area and barrel room. We also have a gift room full of wine accessories and crafts from local vendors, as well as an art gallery featuring local artists from the Lake Country area.

Mon – Sat 11am – 6pm; Sun: 1 – 6pm. Tastings cost $5.

We visited Rosemont Vineyards and Winery on 28 August. Here’s a link to Nancy’s post on our visit. For the moment, Rosemont Vineyards, just 15 minutes north of North Carolina’s border, is miles from its nearest Virginia winery neighbor. This could cause them to either a) languish in an area not overflowing with wine tourism, or b) grab the opportunity to create wine tourism, and keep it all to themselves. Rosemont chose option b.

All photos from this winery

The new plantation-style winery building looks completely at home on the 450 acre Rosemont Estate, home to the Rose family of farmers since the mid 1800s. The place was hopping during our visit. A bridal shower party was just leaving, but the large tasting room was packed with visitors, and the sunny dining room was doing a brisk business for lunch. More private events were in progress upstairs, and groups of friends lounged on the outside patios, overlooking the acreage.

The Rose family was everywhere. Son David cooked our lunch of brisket rolls with goat cheese and capers, cucumber salad with sundried tomatoes, and a creative club sandwich. Son (and winemaker) Justin manned the wine vat during the Syrah processing. Justin’s wife was everywhere, checking on our lunch, answering taster’s questions, ringing sales.

The staff was abuzz about the big news that Rosemont’s Meritage won “best of show” among 538 wines entered in the Atlantic Seaboard Competition.

Rosemont is a little off the beaten track if you’re looking for a wine trail, but they are worth the trip.

Whites: Pinot Grigio; Taminette; Chardonnay; Vidal Blanc; LaCrosse (yes, this is made with La Crosse grapes). Reds: Rose of Chambourcin; Syrah; Merlot; Meritage (Rosemont does it as Cab Sauvignon, Cab Franc, and Merlot); Kilravock (Petit Verdot, Cab Franc, and Chambourcin). Sweet wines: Lake Country Sunset (blend); Lake Country Blush (Chambourcin); Blackridge Red (Catawba); Milis Or (desert wine).

From Richmond, Va.
* Take I-95 south to Petersburg and get on I-85 south
* At Exit 4 turn left onto Highway 903 for 7.5 miles
* Turn left onto Blackridge Rd. approx. 1 mile
* Rosemont Winery will be on the right
From Raleigh, NC
* Take I-85 north to Virginia Exit 4 at Bracey
* Turn right on Highway 903 for 7.5 miles
* Turn left onto Blackridge Rd. and go approx. 1 mile
* Rosemont Winery will be on the right