Naked Mountain Winery and Vineyards
December 19, 2025. While it’s not by design, we visited several old Virginia wineries this year that have embarked on new chapters in their lives. Oakencroft outside of Charlottesville is under new management with new construction and re-purposed original infrastructure (April 2025). There was Shenandoah Vineyards in Edinburg, which began in 1976 but whose future as a working vineyard under its current owner is uncertain (July 2025). Naked Mountain Winery and Vineyards is another old Virginia winery – operating handsomely in Markham, Fauquier County, since it opened in 1982. Former owners Bob and Phoebe Harper first planted vines in 1976 and added acreage in 1980 and 1994. In 2010, the Harper’s retired from the wine trade and sold Naked Mountain to Randy and Meagan Morgan. ...