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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 with firepit and igloo.
Outside food and beverages are not permitted in the Tasting Room or on the covered veranda. Walk-ins are welcome based on availability.
There is a $40 fee for a private picnic area reservation through Nov. 30. Starting Dec. 1st there is a $100 rental fee for Igloos.
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.
There is a $40 fee for a private picnic area reservation and $100 fee for igloos beginning Dec. 1st.
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 with firepit 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
This cost is $100 per person, reservations are required and available Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Wine Club Members receive a 20% discount.
make a reservation
This experience highlights how wine and food work together, bringing out the best in each other. Savor our best wines matched by our Executive Chef to delicate flavor profiles and experience the difference food makes to the appreciation of wine and vice versa.
Our expert Wine Educators will walk you through five wine and food pairings, providing you with detailed information about the winemaking process, the tasting notes, the specific dishes you will be savoring, and how those flavors and aromas combine to create the ultimate wine and food experience. View a sample menu.*
It’s about the feeling in the room, the service, the glasses, and the friends and family you share the experience with.
The Veritas Wine & Food Experience
This cost is $100 per person, reservations are required and available Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Wine Club Members receive a 20% discount.
This experience highlights how wine and food work together, bringing out the best in each other. Savor our best wines matched by our Executive Chef to delicate flavor profiles and experience the difference food makes to the appreciation of wine and vice versa.
Our expert Wine Educators will walk you through five wine and food pairings, providing you with detailed information about the winemaking process, the tasting notes, the specific dishes you will be savoring, and how those flavors and aromas combine to create the ultimate wine and food experience. View a sample menu.
It’s about the feeling in the room, the service, the glasses, and the friends and family you share the experience with.
The Veritas Wine & Food Experience
make a reservation
Sample menu*
2021 Sauvignon Blanc
2020 Reserve Chardonnay
2019 Veritas Reserve
2017 Petit Verdot
othello
with Prosciutto and Goat Cheese Wrapped Asparagus
with Smoked Salmon with Caper-Lemon Relish
with Prime Beef Carpaccio with Basil and Truffle Vinaigrette
with Short Rib Terrine with Chimichurri with Microgreens
with Dark Chocolate Truffle with Chocolate Ganache
*Menu subject to change. Please notify us of dietary restrictions at time of reservation.
MAKE A RESERVATION
The cost is $100 per person. Reservations are required and only available on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Wine Club Members receive a 20% discount.
This experience highlights how wine and food work together, bringing out the best in each other. Savor our best wines matched by our Executive Chef to delicate flavor profiles and experience the difference food makes to the appreciation of wine and vice versa.
Our expert Wine Educators will walk you through five wine and food pairings, providing you with detailed information about the winemaking process, the tasting notes, the specific dishes you will be savoring, and how those flavors and aromas combine to create the ultimate wine and food experience.
It’s about the feeling in the room, the service, the glasses, and the friends and family you share the experience with.
THE VERITAS WINE & FOOD EXPERIENCE
At Veritas, we offer two Taste in Place flights, the Classic and Reserve. These self-guided tastings are an innovative wine tasting experience meant to be enjoyed from the comfort of your table.
Each Taste in Place contains four different wines. 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.
Monday - Thursday, we offer tastings at the bar poured by our Associates. Learn about the wines and chat with us about our wines. We can only accommodate up to 6 guests at one time.
Reservations are not needed, simply place your order with a server or the Tasting Room Associate.
Wine Tastings
At Veritas, we offer two Taste in Place flights, the Classic and Reserve. These self-guided tastings are an innovative wine tasting experience meant to be enjoyed from the comfort of your table.
Each Taste in Place contains four different wines. 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.
Monday - Thursday, we offer tastings at the bar poured by our Associates. Learn about the wines and chat with us about our wines. We can only accommodate up to 6 guests at one time.
Reservations are not needed, simply place your order with a server or the Tasting Room Associate.
WINE TASTINGS
The Tasting room menu
VIEW THE
HOURS
We are closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day
Monday thru Friday / 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday thru 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 e-cigarettes), 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 handicapped 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. There are no reservations for the terrace.
GET DIRECTIONS
We are located 20 minutes west of
Charlottesville, Virginia in gorgeous Nelson County.
151 Veritas Lane
Afton, Virginia 22920
Come One! Come All!
All new this year, the grove and vines of Veritas will come alive with sparkling holiday lights and decorations. Open from 5:15pm - 9pm on select nights this festive season.
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