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When we opened our doors for sales in July 2005 at MountainRose Vineyards, we had only one sweet white wine.  Sweet MountainRose was a great hit and before long we made Pardee Red which has remained our best-selling wine overall. The numbers tell a big part of this story both locally and worldwide. Sweet wine […]

Stick to the four L’s! Light: Most MountainRose Vineyard wines are lower in alcohol which pair better with food. They won’t clobber the more delicate nuances of the meal and will slow down Aunt Barb from getting sloshed — a win-win. Try our Blair White! Lively: The most food-friendly Thanksgiving wines have enough acidity to cut […]

We are thankful that our crop of 2024 is now in tanks or barrels! We picked 51,451 pounds of grapes despite the drought and the 9.5 inches of rain in the middle of harvest.   We went into the hurricane weather with some of the best fruit ever and most of the grapes held on. […]

How do we know when it’s time to pick our grapes? The most important day of the year is the day we pick because it determines the kind of wine we’ll make from those grapes. We start with our senses of sight, touch, smell, and taste. We want our grapes to be rich in color, […]

Notice the Concord grapes turning pink and purple in this picture from July 26th. This is an important stage in winegrowing, marking the countdown to harvest called veraison. The size of the berries is now set, and the berries begin to soften and ripen. The time from veraison to harvest varies, but it is about […]

Celebrate!! Our Wine of the Month for September is Pardee Red! – Save 10% all month long! Our best-selling sweet red wine, Pardee Red is sure to satisfy! Served chilled, this delicious red has nice cherry & light grape flavors, is smooth from beginning to end and has a great body and mouthfeel. Pardee is […]

Introducing “The 120 Club”, in celebration of our 20th Anniversary and the 100th Birthday of the Town of Wise! Customers who complete 10 visits, will be honored with 10% savings on bottles of wine for a year! Stop by for your card today! We have some of the most loyal customers around and can’t thank […]

We asked…You Voted….and we can’t Thank You enough!! Thanks so much for helping us place in THREE categories in the 2024 “Best of Virginia” through Virginia Living Magazine! We were awarded in Best Winery, Wine Shop and Cidery!  Cheers to us & Cheers to YOU!

MountainRose Vineyards is proud to introduce Bear Creek Hard Cider, a modern sparkling cider that tastes like the crisp Virginia apples from which it was made. Our cider is considered a modern cider and is a little softer, more sparkling, and tastes more like apples than traditional “old fashioned” ciders of the past. Hard cider was all […]