Tasting Room and Taphouse at Mt. Ida Reserve
May 16, 2023. With a name like the Tasting Room and Taphouse at Mt. Ida Reserve, you begin to get an impression of this large wedding-focused venue that sits inside a sprawling 5,000 acre “reserve” in Scottsville, about 30 minutes south and east of Charlottesville, Albermarle County. The Reserve has private homes, cottages, lakes, a go-kart track, and other amenities. Oh, and four wedding locations. Owner Tom Sullivan would be happy to sell the whole lot to you for only $45 Million (as of October 2022). We are thankful to Jackie Callo, the Mt. Ida Sales Manager, and Tasting Room Manager, Ryan Hutchinson-Jarvis, for spending some time exploring what the venue offers. According to their website, the wine part of the Reserve sits on some 27 acres of vineyards, four of which are on-site. All fruit is hand-picked for small-batches. Actual production of wine, however, is left to the ubiquitous Michael Shaps Wineworks in a custom crush arrangement. A back of the napkin est