Take I-64 west to the Crozet exit – about 18 miles. Taste at King Family http://www.kingfamilyvineyards.com/, then stop at Greenwood Gourmet Grocery http://www.greenwoodgourmet.com/ to pick up a picnic – they make some of the BEST sandwiches in town! Next taste at Pollak Vineyards http://www.pollakvineyards.com/ where you can enjoy your picnic inside or out, then there are some more wineries to enjoy: Cardinal Point Winery http://www.cardinalpointwinery.com/, Afton Mountain Vineyards, http://www.aftonmountainvineyards.com/, Veritas Vineyards, http://www.veritasvineyards.com/. Or if you want beer, start in Crozet with Starr Hill Brewery, http://www.starrhill.com/, then taste and lunch at either Blue Mountain Brewery in Afton, http://www.bluemountainbrewery.com/ , or in Nellysford Wild Wolf Brewery http://www.wildwolfbeer.com/ and/or Devil’s Backbone Brewery! http://www.dbbrewingcompany.com/

Another great route is taking 20 south to Virginia Wineworks, home of Michael Shaps Wines http://michaelshapswines.com/ (this is tasting in the barrel room as they don’t have a tasting room – some of the best wines in the area!), then drive up back towards Charlottesville to Trump Estate where you can enjoy a light lunch and tasting http://www.trumpwinery.com/ Trump is a great stop as most wineries cannot offer sparkling wine tastings because of all the destination weddings snapping it all up – but Trump is currently pouring three! Then another great stop is Blenheim Vineyards http://blenheimvineyards.com/