Endhardt Vineyards
January 26, 2024. Days like this day don’t normally come around until June: high clouds, blue sky and warm breezes. We came to Endhardt Vineyards along the North Fork and Lincoln Roads, Loudoun County, still wet and puddled from the left-over from early morning rains. Johannes (Hannes) and Sarah Endhardt have built their winery among the steep hills south of the town of Lincoln (address is Purcellville). Hannes, a German dual citizen, learned to appreciate wine from his father a wine aficionado in Bavaria who favored Italian and Austrian wines. The tasting room is by the shores of a pond with a great vine-covered hill rising behind it. We spent a pleasant afternoon with General Manager, Jason Deaver, an accomplished chef in his own right. We appreciate his hospitality. All 46 acres of the property are under a conservation easement. In 2019 they planted 11 acres of vines growing Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Petit Verdot, Merlot, and Cabernet Franc. They recentl