Magnolia Vineyards
March 29, 2024. Throughout the day on this Good Friday, the wind continued to grow shaking the blossoms down like snow. The temperatures leveled in the 50’s in spite of a friendly sun. While we were in Amissville, Rappahannock County, we decided to take an unplanned visit to Magnolia Vineyards which is on the road to Viewtown south from Route 211. Magnolia sits on the crest of a hill so that it captured all of the wind that was blowing that day. It almost blew us off out feet. We were fortunate to find owners Glenn and Tina Marchione at the winery along with their rescue dogs who welcomed us in from the gusts. Glenn is the winemaker and vineyard manager, a tall man with a close-cropped grey hair and reticent smile. Tina is petite with dark eyes. They met while working on an IT project for two different government contractors and discovered they were both grandchildren of Italian immigrants. On a trip to the Old Country, they discovered a love of wine and first