Capstone Vineyards
May 25, 2024. For National Wine Day 2024, we continued our short drive crossing the county line into Warren County. Next Stop: Capstone Vineyards, minutes away from the town of Linden and just a few yards away from Fauquier County, so close that Capstone is affiliated with “FauquierWine.” From Crimson Lane, you ascend steeply through the vines onto an open hillside with the winery at the top. First vines were planted on the site in 2013 under a previous owner. Theo Smith, the winemaker, bought the pre-existing vineyard in December 2022 with two lawyer friends: Douglas McCarthy and Matthew Akers. The vineyard is now at 12.5 acres of south-facing vines with elevation between 1,000 and 1,500 feet. And a mix of soil types Theo plans to begin planting additional acreage, including Albariño and Grüner Veltliner, in 2025. This small winery produces around 2,100 cases annually. With one exception noted below, all Capstone wines...