Blenheim Vineyards
May 15, 2023. Another winery on the eastern side of Carters Mountain near Charlottesville, is Blenheim Vineyards. Approaching the facility from the parking lot, there is a large open patio with views across the vineyards. To get to the tasting room, however, you either have to go down steps and across a road, or walk down slopes on either side of the patio. Disabled parking is also accessible by car on the lower main level. The long tasting room is broken up by two or three batustrades affording views of the winery’s production and tank rooms on the floor below. The first Blenheim house is said to have hosted Thomas and Martha Jefferson during their honeymoon snow storm in 1772. The current house on the property was built in 1846. In 2001, owner Dave Matthews formed Blenheim Winery. He has roots in Charlottesville where he formed the Dave Matthews Band in the 1990’s. First vintage was in 2003. According to assistant Tasting Room Manager, Ryan, Blenheim produc