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Christmas Pairings

Christmas Pairings

Winter holidays are always full of festive parties with friends and family, and what better way to celebrate than with wine and delightful treats! Here are a few suggestions from our family at Mount Ida to yours. Stephanie’s Christmas Sangria pairs wonderfully...
Cabernet Franc

Cabernet Franc

Cabernet Franc is a grape varietal that is growing in popularity across the state of Virginia; and here at Mount Ida, we especially love this approachable grape- check out our 2017 vintage! It happens to be one of my favorites both in the vineyard and the winery. I...
Chardonnay Harvest

Chardonnay Harvest

It’s the most wonderful time of the year…Harvest! Our Assistant Manager, Stephanie, helped out with the harvest this year and gave us a little inside scoop. Enjoy Stephanie’s take on the 2018 Chardonnay Harvest! ——– Harvest is...
2017 Rosé & 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Bottling

2017 Rosé & 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Bottling

Last week we moved away from bottling our white wines to darker hues with our 2017 Rosé and our 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon. Nothing says spring and summer sipping like a light rosé! Our 2017 vintage was made from Cabernet Sauvignon grapes, giving the wine their trademark...
Viognier & Moonlight White Blend Bottling

Viognier & Moonlight White Blend Bottling

This week was our first bottling of the new year! While our 2017 reds will continue to age in barrels, our brighter white wines are nearing completion in their aging process. To kick off 2018, we have started with our Viognier and our Moonlight White Blend. 2017 was...
Introducing: Blanc de Blanc

Introducing: Blanc de Blanc

With all the hustle and bustle of the upcoming holidays, we wanted to share our favorite wine for the season! No matter what you are celebrating this month, whether it be a birthday, anniversary, Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, or the new year…we think you should...