Richmond Wine Culture

Raise your glass and toast the local vintages and world-class cuisine of Richmond wine country. Throughout the Region, you can visit several shops and restaurants specializing in local wines.

River City Cellars in Carytown offers tastings and a knowledgeable, friendly staff. And the selections at Wine Lovers, Strawberry Street Vineyard, Belle Cuisine, Private Stock Cigar & Wine, Once Upon a Vine, Barrel Thief Wine Shop & Café and The Wine Cellar are sure to please even the most discriminating oenophiles.

Special Richmond wine tasting events such as the James River Wine Festival and Carytown Wine Festival feature the best wines Virginia has to offer. For vineyard tours, visit James River Cellars Winery– a family-owned and operated vineyard that produces 13 varieties from Virginia-grown grapes. Stop by, New Kent Winery, the Region’s newest. And south of the James River in Chesterfield County is Virginia's smallest farm winery, Woodland Vineyard.