We wanted to grow something unique for Virginia and our vineyard site allows us to do just that. Our vineyard is small and manageable, just under 2 acres. Our site is different than most...
Our winery was completed just in time for our 2011 harvest! Our second vintage of Pinot Noir is in barrel and we just recently bottled our 2011 Chardonnay. All wines are hand-tended from in the...
Ankida Ridge is a family-run micro vineyard located at 1800 ft on the eastern slope of the Blue Ridge Mountains of Central Virginia. Here on our granite soils, we practice environmentally sensitive viticulture and integrate our farm and vineyard to create biodiversity and sustainability. We use our sheep to graze the vineyard floor and keep the vineyard as environmentally friendly as possible, encouraging the presence of beneficial insects, hummingbirds, honeybees, wildflowers, dogs and children!
Our first vintage of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay was harvested in the fall of 2010 and have been recently released. Our wines are strictly limited in production and handcrafted to beautifully express this unique site of Ankida Ridge.
One of “Virginia’s Top Picks,” … “a new and exciting producer ” — Jancis Robinson, acclaimed international wine writer and critic
“Amazing Pinot Noir,” An insider’s pick… that “wowed the crowd” — Dave McIntyre, The Washington Post
“A faithful Pinot taste ….. The Chardonnay is well-balanced and spicy, and a treat in the style of a white Burgundy” — Jim Raper, The Virginian-Pilot
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At Ankida Ridge, we like to get to know our guests. We enjoy sharing with you our passion for what we do, our viticulture and wine-making practices, the love for our land. You’ll experience first-hand the tranquility and quiet of this mountain. We offer more than the usual “tasting.” You can walk in our vineyard (weather permitting) and see first hand the environment in which our vines grow. You can sip our wine in the barrel room as you learn of the care we implement when making our wines. Our upstairs Visiting Room will be opening this spring for additional lounging and relaxing while enjoying our elegant wines.
All visits are with the owners and winemaker and are by advance reservations only. Please email us at contact@ankidaridge.com to schedule a visit! Each tour is limited to a maximum of eight people. Detailed directions will be provided upon reservation.
A fee of $15 per person includes private tour, pours of our wines, cheese pairings and an Ankida Ridge wine glass. Wines will also be available for sale by the glass or bottle, and if you’d like, you can register for a Wine Club membership during your visit and carry your wine home with you.
We look forward to getting to know you and sharing this special place and our wines with you!
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Below is our deck under construction and an image of our barrel room!
We are located an easy one hour drive south of Charlottesville and north of Lynchburg, VA
Franklin Creek Rd, Amherst, VA
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You may call us at 434-922-7678. Please be sure to leave a message if we can’t get to the phone!
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