Vault Field Vineyards

(Been there, checked it!)

We just opened Sept. 7!

Open Thursday-Sunday, 11am-5pm. Tastings cost $3 (waived with purchase of four bottles).

We visited Vault Field Vineyards on 7 August. Here’s a link to Nancy’s post on our visit. Northern Neck corn greets you as you turn into Vault Field. It’s a double-edged sword, that corn. If it’s healthy and green, the farmers are fat and happy. If it’s dry and brown, the wine growers do a little jig. Dry is good for grapevines (within reason)– it concentrates the grape juice and makes great wine possible in the coming year.

All photos from this winery

Jigs all around the day we visited Vault Field. The corn was brown, the tasting room business was steady, and plans to expand into a bigger space were shaping up. Growth abounds at Vault Field.

Moving the tasting room into the house next door will provide more space for visitors, and also more space for wine storage, since the current tasting bar is in a carved-out little nook in the barrel room. It’s an extremely charming little nook, though, with white lights draped over the barrels. The overalll efect is romantic and intimate.

The six wines we tasted were all really nice, and we walked out with four bottles, including a Calfornia-style steel/oak Chardonnay ($15.50) and the winery’s Bordeaux-style Reserve Red ($25.50).

Picnic table in the vineyard; winery available for private parties.

Chardonnay; Vidal Blanc; Conundrum (blend of Chardonnay, Vidal Blanc, and Chardonel) Rose; Red (blend of Merlot, Cab Sauvignon, and Chambourcin); Reserve Red (blend of Cab Sauvignon, Cab Franc, Petit Verdot, and Merlot).

Directions from Northeast: (Montross)
From Rte 301 N or S turn on to Rte 3 east at the Sheets station
Follow Rte 3 east through Montross –
Approx 7 miles south of Montross
Turn Left onto Rte 203 North (Oldhams Rd)
Follow Rte 203 for 5.7 miles –
turn Right onto Rte 602 (Vault Field Rd) (This right turn onto Vault Field Rd. comes up fast and is somewhat obscured by bushes)
Follow Vault Field Rd. (602) through a sharp S curve to Cross Roads at Kings Mill Rd. (approx 1 mile) (After the S curve you will see a large barn w/ green roof on your left this is our barn/winery)
Turn left on Kings Mill Rd. – Entrance to Vault Field Vineyards is on your left.

Directions from Northeast: (Warsaw)
Rte 17 to Tappahannock, VA – turn onto Rte 360 East to Warsaw,VA
At Warsaw turn Left onto Rte 3 West
Follow Rte 3 West for 3+ miles –
turn Right onto Rte 203 North (Oldhams Rd)
Follow Rte 203 for 5.7 miles –
turn Right onto Rte 602 (Vault Field Rd) (This right turn onto Vault Field Rd. comes up fast and is somewhat obscured by bushes)
Follow Vault Field Rd. (602) through a sharp S curve to Cross Roads at Kings Mill Rd. (approx 1 mile) (After the S curve you will see a large barn w/ green roof on your left – this is our barn / winery.)
Turn Left on Kings Mill Rd – Entrance to Vault Field Vineyards is on your left.

Directions from Northwest: (Hague)
Follow Rte 202 to Grays Corner ( Backdraft and Good Eats)
Just past Good Eats turn right on to Kings Mill Rd – Rte 601
Follow Kings Mill Rd 1 mile and look for Vault Field Vineyards on your Right

Directions from Southeast: (Callao)
Follow Rte 202 past the BP gas station and Kinsale turn-off
Approx 1/2 mile past the BP station turn left on Kings Mill Rd (if you pass Good Eats and the Backdraft you’ve gone too far).
Follow Kings Mill Rd 1 mile and look for Vault Field Vineyards on your Right