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2017 Rosé & 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Bottling

Mar 5, 2018 | The Wine

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...

Meet the Team: Nathan Hatfield

Mar 2, 2018 | Meet the Team

To kick off our “Meet the Team” blog series we are starting off with our Executive Chef, Nathan Hatfield! Nathan and his wife, Margaret (who we will introduce next!), just moved to Charlottesville from the DC area. He joined our team this February. He is...

Viognier & Moonlight White Blend Bottling

Feb 22, 2018 | The Wine

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...

NOW HIRING

Feb 16, 2018 | Meet the Team

We are so excited to announce that we are officially now hiring for front of house and kitchen staff! We have so many exciting plans for The Tasting Room & Taphouse at Mount Ida Reserve. If you are interested in joining the team and being a part of this exciting...

Friendly Faces on the Farm

Feb 9, 2018 | Uncategorized

We took some time this week to stop by the barn to say hello to some our favorite friendly (and furry) faces on the farm! We have many animals on the farm including four purebred Anatolian Shepherds, four Clydesdales, a handful of gorgeous horses, and of...

Snow Day!

Jan 22, 2018 | Meet the Team

The farm was covered in a beautiful white blanket of snow last week, which gave our Farm Manager, Whitney, the opportunity to take some really beautiful photos! This is The Lodge, one of our wedding venues at Mount Ida Farm + Vineyard! The Clydesdales REALLY loved...

Mount Ida Manor

Jan 12, 2018 | History

Described as “one of the most important late 18th century plantation houses in Virginia” by the Senior Architectural Historian, Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Historic Resources, Mount Ida was built c. 1795 by William Cannon, on a hill overlooking the south...

Cheers VA

Jan 9, 2018 | Community

Here at Mount Ida Reserve, community means a lot to us…whether it’s the local community or the beer & wine communities in general. We will be doing a series of blog posts of Q&A with movers, makers, and shakers in the beer & wine industry that...

John Bryce: The Brain Behind the Brewery

Dec 27, 2017 | Meet the Team

Introducing John Bryce, the brain behind the brewery at Mount Ida Reserve! Where are you from, and how long have you been brewing beer? I grew up in Richmond and have been brewing beer commercially for over 15 years. I’ve spent about 9 years here in Cville. ...

Introducing: Blanc de Blanc

Dec 19, 2017 | The Wine

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...