Wolf Gap Vineyard and Winery
July 10, 2025. Wolf Gap Vineyard and Winery is among a small pod of wineries located near the towns of Edinburg and Mt. Jackson in Shenandoah County. While the winery has been around since 2004, current owners Janel and J.C, Laravie purchased the property in 2021 and have invested greatly here since then. There are new production facilities in a renovated barn and a new indoor tasting room occupying space that the old production equipment used to cramp. Finally, they added a new outdoor pavilion that we’ll get to in a moment. We had a chance to sit down with the Laravie’s and their winemaker, David Lambert. Right to Left: Janel, Jethro (the winery dog), JC, David, Roger. The mountain hump over Janel’s head marks Wolf Gap. The Laravie’s own a marketing business - Chacka Marketing – in Tampa, Florida. But the location in the Virginia mountains was a coming home of sorts for both Janel, who is from West Virginia, and JC who hails fr...