Gauthier Vineyard
September 4, 2025. Interstate 64 runs the spine of the newest of Virginia’s American Viticultural Areas (AVA), Virginia Peninsula. A short distance from the Interstate, you can find several wineries to relieve the monotonous drive between Richmond and Newport News. We have profiled all of these wineries before, with the exception of Gauthier Vineyard in Barhamsville, New Kent County. Time to rectify that gap in coverage! We approached the winery passing a large barrel head boldly announcing the place. Opposite this sign, three acres of Norton grapes sloped coyly under white gauze netting, installed to keep the birds away. It was a sign that the harvest was close at hand. A gravel drive takes you past a quiet lake and fountain, up a grade to the front of the tasting room. The tasting room building, built in 2012-13, has a wide wrap-around porch that you can follow around to a view across the lake and the vineyard. In...