50 West Vineyard
February 12, 2022. A group of us drove out to visit 50 West Vineyards near Middleberg on a breezy but pleasant sunny day. 50 West Vineyards is the smallest of five vineyards owned by Mike and Diane Canny. The hub of the winemaking for these farms is Sunset Hills Vineyard in Purcellville, and 50 West opened as the second tasting room in 2015. All of 50 West’s wines are produced at Sunset Hills. We were honored to have a long convivial talk with Mike Canny sitting around our fire pit. Much of this post will include our discussion with Mike. We thank him for his time. But let’s also give a shout-out to Molly for keeping our fire pit stoked! The tasting room at 50 West is small and cozy inside, but there is ample room outside for larger groups, families and dogs. Outside food is allowed or you may visit the food truck. During the summer, there are festivals outside that use the large stage installed across from the tasting room. Mike began vineyarding in 1999,