The Winery at La Grange. October 2021
The Winery at La Grange. October 9, 2021. October is Wine Month in Virginia – a time to celebrate the harvest. Perhaps the best way to celebrate is to visit a winery. Kim and I visited the Winery at La Grange in Haymarket on a cloudy day with impending rain. The winery has a manor house, the original part of which was built in 1797 and completed in 1830 by Benoni Harrison who supposedly still haunts the place. It is he that named it “La Grange.” The manor house is situated on a small hill overlooking a wide vineyard. The manor house has a small tasting area inside and a larger tasting bar outside. There is some indoor seating upstairs as well as a cellar converted into a wine cave. Outdoor seating is at picnic benches, and there are some fire pits with the vineyards rolling away in the distance. Outside food is allowed or you can see if the Winery has arranged for a food truck. La Grange is pet friendly. ...