Growing Season

Veramar Vineyard rests in the thermal belt and we receive warm days and typically late rains. Our vineyards tend to have a longer growing season and the grapes have more hang time compared to other Virginia wine regions, resulting in fully mature fruit whose acid chemistry is kept in balance. On average we receive about 2 inches less rainfall than the Central, Eastern Piedmont and Tidewater regions of Virginia. As a result, our site is less susceptible to disease pressure during the critical months before harvest. This fact gives us our site an advantage over others growing the same cultivars.

Farming Techiques

We subscribe to the philosophy that “balanced vines make the best wine”, therefore everything done in the vineyard is done to promote vine balance. Farming with a goal of long term sustainability and overall vine health, we consider good land stewardship to be the foundation for achieving this balance.

By using sustainable vineyard practices such as shoot positioning and leaf pulling, combined with the latest weather station and soil moisture technology, our team is able to make decisions that promote vineyard health and overall wine quality.