Barrel Oak Winery and Brewery
January 16, 2023. To start off our new year of winery visits and tastings, we decided to pick a brisk and sunny holiday to visit Barrel Oak Winery in Delaplane, Fauquier County, within the Middleburg AVA. This was maybe our third trip to Barrel Oak since they opened in 2008. Over the years, Barrel Oak has added a brewery, which we aren’t going to review for this trip, and just last year changed ownership when founder Brian Roeder wanted to return to family in California. According to Jennifer Schaefer, Barrel Oak is now owned by White Star, although Virginia State Corporation Commission records show Barrel Oak is a fictitious name for Grape and Grain, LLC, a corporation with the same principal address as White Star in Bethesda, Maryland. Some reports are that the sales price set a record for Virginia wineries at around $14 Million. Let’s get past the wonky stuff. The winery has always been fun and welcoming to families and their dogs, achieving the distinction of “Most