Morais Vineyards and Winery
February 1, 2025. Morais Vineyards and Winery is a surprising outpost of Portugal off Route 17 in Bealton, Fauquier County. José Morais opened the winery and wedding venue in 2011 promoting traditional Portuguese wines and winemaking. His daughter, Linda, is now CEO. Their winemaker, Vitor Guimarãis, is from Portugal - born and educated - and has been with them since the beginning. Drive through the newer part of the vineyard adjacent to the road, and for the moment, drive straight ahead past the round tasting room into the courtyard a typically stark-white Portuguese villa which serves as a large wedding venue. The main building, – ballroom, bar- and smaller outbuildings buildings host over 100 weddings a year. It’s like a little village. Our focus, however, is on the wine and we came back to the tasting room, a round stand-alone building with a cone-shaped roof, reminiscent of the roofs in Algarve. ...