Wine Tasting Tours

Come! Let a local Virginia vineyard grower do the driving and pamper you in casual luxury. No hassles reading maps, no worries about wine tasting and driving, as Charlottesville's oldest owner-operated tour company escorts you to some of the finest wineries in Charlottesville.

In operation since 2003, fully livery-insured per Virgina's VDOT requirements, we take intimate groups of 2 to 10 to taste some of Virginia's best wineries and breweries.

Tours include tasting at 3-4 wineries, or 2 breweries and 2 wineries, a deluxe cheese plate and all tasting fees for one all-inclusive price of $125 per person.

No suprise add-on fees or fuel surcharges here!

Read what Frommer's has to say about our tours at the link on our website titled "On the Wine Trail"or check our reviews at Yahoo Travel!

Tours booked daily at $125 per person and include:

• Pickup and return to your local Charlottesville address, B&B or hotel
• Driver/guide to escort you through your tastings
• Personalized Itinerary
• Virginia Wineries Guide
• Tasting fees, including reserve tastings
• Chilled water and soda in the van
• Deluxe cheese plate of imported & local cheeses, crackers, local hand dipped chocolates, and fresh fruit.

Chris and I planted Arcady Vineyard after relocating to Charlottesville, Virginia from Napa, California.

Chris, originally from Vermont, is a bartender / restaurant manager turned vineyard owner. He has worked at Café Europa in Hilton Head, and in Napa Valley at Catahoula Restaurant and Meadowood Resort, training staff to serve some of the best wines in the business.

Before moving to Charlottesville, he quit the restaurant business to gain experience creating wine instead of serving it, working as a "cellar rat" at Newlan Winery in Napa, California.

I'm, originally from California, grew up an "embassy brat" in Europe, in a family that loved to enjoy life with wonderful friends, food, and wine.

My background includes marketing and convention work with the airlines, hotel industry, and the wine industry in Napa and Virginia.

We constantly check the new vintages as they are released, and each new winery as they open. So come! Join us for a relaxing, entertaining day of wine tasting and touring with a wonderful gourmet lunch or a delicious cheese plate!