Woodbrook Farm Vineyard
October 26, 2023. If you look at a map of the Monticello Wine Trail, Woodbrook Farm Vineyard in Orange is at the farthest northeast limit, off the beaten path for those wineries. And yet to get there from Charlottesville is a pleasure because you are on Route 20 most of the journey – through Barboursville and past Montpelier Station. When you arrive, what you see first, coming over a hill, is the back-end of a somewhat dilapidated barn. Please don’t be put off by first impressions. Drive around to the entrance to see what Twyman Family has in store. Noel Twyman was a professional steeplechase rider in the 1980’s; the barn was originally his training barn. Daughter Vaughn Jenkins and son Robert Twyman, co-owners, kept their father’s silks as the winery logo and retained about a quarter of the barn in its original state. They converted the rest of the barn into a beautiful tasting room with light blonde exposed woods and surrounding windows. There is a fireplace downs