Everleigh Vineyards and Brewing Company
May 31, 2025. If there are natural progressions in the wine world, then Everleigh Vineyards in Louisa County, near the town of Cuckoo, is one example. Joe Evers became interested in wine during his medical education and fellowship at Georgetown. When he moved to Richmond to establish his practice, he started his own wine club. Barb and Joe bought their property in Mineral in 2014 and planted their first vines in 2015. Over the next few years, they sold their grapes to other wineries including what was then the neighboring Cooper Vineyard. In 2020, they endured the Mother’s Day Frost which killed much of their plantings. They had no insurance for this. Persevering, they replanted and were able to open to the public in 2022. Today, according to Barbara Evers, Everleigh’s five acres of vines produce around 9 to 11,000 cases of wine. All of their wine is estate-grown. She said that it’s normal for Joe to be worki...