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Jefferson Vineyards

Experience history in a glass
People sit at outdoor tables eating and drinking wine on a sunny day, surrounded by flowers, on the patio at Jefferson Vineyards

Owned by Monticello, Jefferson Vineyards offers seasonal food menus amidst beautiful views.

Hours: Sunday through Thursday, 11:30 am-6:00 pm
            Friday and Saturday, 11:30 am to 7:00 pm. 
            Last open bottle/glass/flight sale 30 minutes before close.

Experience the Vineyards

Wine and Unwind Come for a tasting in the rolling hills of the Virginia Piedmont with wine available by the bottle, glass, or in tasting flights, rotating food menus, and seasonal music series.
Current Wines We offer a diverse portfolio of wines that are the hand-crafted product of the land, honed over our forty years of experience.

Thomas Jefferson had a deep interest in wine and was known for his efforts to promote viticulture in Virginia and the United States. To that end, he convinced Italian vintner Philip Mazzei to settle in Albemarle County in late 1773 and induced him to do so by giving him a 193-acre tract of land.

Mazzei expanded his property by purchasing several hundred additional acres and planted a vineyard. Jefferson became a shareholder in Mazzei’s Wine Company, alongside other prominent Colonial Virginians, including George Washington, George Mason, Peyton Randolph, and John Blair.

While neither man fully realized their aspiration of a viable wine enterprise, their partnership planted the seeds of what has become a thriving wine industry in Virginia. More than 200 years later, their vision became a reality at Jefferson Vineyards.

Award-Winning Vintages

At the 2023 Virginia Governor's Cup competition, Jefferson Vineyards wines took two of the twelve spots in the Governor's Cup Case. The 2019 Meritage and 2021 Petit Manseng won gold medals while two other gold medals went to our 2019 Petit Verdot Reserve “Upper Vineyard” and 2019 Petit Verdot Reserve.

Fermented in History

Thomas Jefferson and Filippo Mazzei

Thomas Jefferson's friend Philip Mazzei, a Florentine merchant, horticulturalist, and early landholder of the Jefferson Vineyards property, experimented with a vineyard starting in 1773. Mazzei's endeavor proved unsuccessful. Yet 250 years later, Jefferson's vision of successful wine production in Virginia is embodied at Jefferson Vineyards.

ADDRESS:
931 Thomas Jefferson Parkway
Charlottesville, VA 22902
GENERAL INFORMATION:
(434) 984-9800