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WE INVITE YOU TO TAKE PART IN THE

Visit our vineyard, watch as the grapes grow, and enjoy our wines. Sit back on our sun-drenched brick patio and enjoy the vistas and wondrous beauty of the Blue Ridge while tasting the fruits of our family’s labor of love – the fruit of Virginia – captured for you in our luscious wines.

Join us in our iconic Tasting Room. With reserved seating, tableside service, and access to the Tasting Room food menu, this is the ideal choice for you and your friends. There are several seating options available to suit the needs of your party.  

You may reserve a table inside the Tasting Room, outside on the covered veranda, fireside, or secure a private picnic area.

Outside food and beverages are not permitted in the Tasting Room or on the covered veranda. Walk-ins are welcome based on availability.

reservations

MAKE A RESERVATION

MAKE A RESERVATION

Outside food and beverages are not permitted in the Tasting Room or on the covered veranda. Walk-ins are welcome based on availability.


Join us in our iconic Tasting Room. With reserved seating, tableside service, and access to the Tasting Room food menu, this is the ideal choice for you and your friends. There are several seating options available to suit the needs of your party.

You may reserve a table inside the tasting room, outside on the covered veranda, fireside, or secure a private picnic area  on the lawn.

reservations

Secure a seat in one of several picturesque spaces available to guests without reservations. 

The Lawn - Bring a blanket or chair for front row views of the vines.

The Bricks - Enjoy a picnic from home and order wine at the bar for your table.

The Grove - Head up the hill to the right and enjoy the breeze through the trees.

enjoy the winery

*Outside food and non-alcoholic beverages are permitted in these areas. You may also order from the Terrace menu.

*Outside food and non-alcoholic beverages are permitted in these areas. You may also order food from the Terrace menu.

Secure a seat in one of several picturesque spaces available to guests without reservations.

The Lawn - Bring a blanket or chair for front row views of the vines.

The Bricks - Enjoy a picnic from home and order wine at the bar for your table.

The Grove - Head up the hill to the right and enjoy the breeze through the trees.

ENJOY THE WINERY

At Veritas, we offer a Taste in Place flight. These self-guided tastings are an innovative wine tasting experience meant to be enjoyed from the comfort of your table. 

View the wine list for the latest selection. Scan the QR code from the informational card provided to begin your virtual tasting with Winemaker Emily Hodson. 

You can also make a reservation for a Tableside Guided Tasting in our Tasting Room. Enjoy a guided experience through four  wines of your choosing. Our tasting room associates will provide in-depth notes and answer any questions you may have about the vineyard, production, or wines. These tastings are only suitable for groups of 4 people or fewer.

Wine Tastings

At Veritas, we offer a convenient Taste in Place flight. These self-guided tastings are an innovative wine tasting experience meant to be enjoyed from the comfort of your table.

View the wine list for the latest flight of four wines. Scan the QR code from the informational card provided to begin your virtual tasting with Winemaker Emily Hodson.

You can also make a reservation for a Tableside Guided Tasting in our Tasting Room. Enjoy a guided experience through four wines of your choosing. Our tasting room associates will provide in-depth notes and answer any questions you may have about the vineyard, production, or wines. These tastings are only suitable for groups of 4 people or fewer.

WINE TASTINGS

Journey from the vineyard to the bottle with our guided walking tours. You’ll visit our crush pad, wine cellar and barrel room while engaging in a discussion of basic winemaking.

Tours leave from the Tasting Room at 11:00 am and 12:00 pm, seven days a week. We can accommodate 15 people per tour and reservations are recommended.

Tickets are $10/person.

Please make your booking through the link below.

TOURS

MAKE A RESERVATION

TOURS

Journey from the vineyard to the bottle with our guided walking tours. You’ll visit our crush pad, wine cellar and barrel room while engaging in a discussion of basic winemaking.

Tours leave from the Tasting Room at 11:00 am and 12:00 pm, seven days a week. We can accommodate 15 people per tour and reservations are recommended. 

Tickets are $10/person.

Please make your booking through the link below.

MAKE A RESERVATION

HOURS

We are closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day

Monday through Sunday  /  11:00 AM - 5:00 PM

We invite you to bring your dogs to the property during normal business hours as long as they are on a leash and kept outside of the Tasting Room. Please be respectful of our other guests and clean up after your pup when nature calls. 

We do not allow smoking of any kind (including vaping), inside our tasting room or on our decks. Appropriate receptacles are positioned on the surrounding grounds. Please be considerate of any guests around you.

Veritas is wheelchair accessible. We have reserved parking from which a person in a wheelchair can access the Tasting Room without assistance.

The terrace offers gourmet sandwiches, salads, charcuterie and cheese plates from 11 am – 4:30 pm daily. You are welcome to bring your own picnic, but it must be enjoyed outside of the Tasting Room.  

GET DIRECTIONS

We are located 20 minutes west of
Charlottesville, Virginia in gorgeous Nelson County.

151 Veritas Lane
Afton, Virginia 22920

We are a proud member of the Nelson 151 Trail. For more information, please visit:
www.nelson151.com

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