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June is Pollinator Month at MRV!
Did you know June is pollinator month? To support our pollinators, we will have pollinator plant trays for sale. Let us know if you or your group are interested as we will be assembling trays starting the last week of May! Over 75% of our agricultural crops depend on pollinators. Pollinators include more than just […]
Wine of the Month!
MountainRose Vineyards is proud to offer Bear Creek Hard Cider, a modern sparkling cider that tastes like the crisp Virginia apples from which it’s 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. Wise County’s first […]
Ready for Some Winery Fun!
Spring is in the air bringing friends and outdoor activities to mind. Family and friends are coming to visit and thoughts of “What can we do?” start running through your mind. MountainRose offers many fun activities to enjoy with your friends and family. We offer simple wine bar tastings, flight tastings, or personalized tastings. Enjoy a […]
Celebrating 20 Years with Eagle White!
We have proudly served fine mountain wine in the beautiful state of Virginia for 20 years! To mark our anniversary, we created the Limited Edition, Eagle White, featuring our own angel, Brandi Lawson on the label! It has been a great success, and we wish we had more! Eagle White is an incredible “small batch” […]
Did you know? Growing a salad garden- Easy and Smart!
A salad garden is dedicated to anything you’d toss in a salad—leafy greens like lettuce and spinach, plus superfood veggie like kale. Today, we’re focusing on cool-season, spring salad materials. Save money at the grocery store and waste less produce by growing your own salad greens at home. Leafy green vegetables and herbs are easy […]
Did You Know? Flowers we EAT!
Many flowers are edible. Nothing dresses up a salad, a charcuterie board, or cake like flowers. Some tasty blooms are more well-known than others, but with many varieties to choose from you’ll have no trouble surprising guests with a lovely homegrown treat. Time to set the table because here at MountainRose, we have some old […]
Did you know? Pollinators!
Over 75% of our agricultural crops depend on pollinators. Pollinators include more than just butterflies and honeybees. An assortment of wild bees, beetles, moths, bats, wasps, birds, flies, and other insects all play an important role in pollinating plants. We need to do what we can to support them. Native plants co-evolved with native insects, […]
Did you know? Will The Deer Eat It?
One of the most frequently asked question in the greenhouse is, “What do you have that deer will not eat? Many methods are often used to keep deer away from your plants, but most of these solutions are ineffective, expensive, or not distasteful enough to deter the deer. If it has become impossible to keep deer […]
Did You Know? Companion Planting!
Plants need good companions to thrive. Except for growth and fruiting, plants are relatively idle objects. They are rooted in one spot and don’t seem to have much control over their environment. In fact, however, relationships between plants are varied – similar to relationships between people. In plant communities, certain plants support each other while […]
Times are a Changin’ for Sweet Wines!
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 […]