Zephaniah Farm Vineyard
August 11, 2023. When we first visited Zephaniah Farm Vineyard outside of Leesburg in 2016, we had gotten lost on the way because, the owner told us, he purposefully used small signage. At least that is what my notes said about the visit. That guy must have been Bill Hatch, who else would have said it? In 2023 we returned to Zephaniah early on a typically humid Virginia summer day and met Mr. Hatch in the parking lot as his only guests of the morning. ( Bill admitted that he spends no funds on signage except for the sign at the end of the driveway. Don't miss it.) In 2016, we remember walking up to the winery through the garden to a stately manor house. Tastings then were conducted in the living room of the manor house filled with antiques and charm. The 1820 manor house is still there as a venerable presence, while the tasting room moved to a new building next door. The tasting room is a high-ceilinged and wood timbered affair. As with the manor hous