What's New
October 2021
Carriage House Wineworks will be at the Waterford Fair! Come by the wine garden and enjoy a tasting Friday 10/1 though Sunday 10/3. Wine will be available for sale.
Please note that the Quartz Creek venue will be closed on Sunday 10/3.
September 2021
Start off Labor Day Weekend by celebrating with us as we mark our first full season at Carriage House Wineworks. Come by the Quartz Creek Venue Friday, Sept 3 between 3pm – 7 pm and enjoy a complimentary glass of Rose’. Thank you for making this season a success, we are looking forward to seeing you!
August 2021
We will be open this Friday August 13th from 3pm until 7pm at the Quartz Creek Venue. Hope to see you then!
August 2021
Join us for a special guided tasting of the “Wines of Summer” by our winemaker and co-owner Mike Fritze. Sunday August 15th from 12pm to 2pm.
The cost is $25pp and includes 5 wines and light fair.
Please RSVP by 8/12/21 to gfritze@chwwinery.com .
August 2021
Join us at Loudoun’s “First Friday Event”. A highlight of the Summer Season in the Leesburg area. We’ll be pouring wines at the Loudoun Visitor Center this Friday from 6pm to 9pm.
Click here for details.
July 2021
Check out our Tastings Page for our updated tasting schedule beginning July 10th.
May 2021
April 2021
We were happy to host a Governor’s Case tasting event at our Club Venue on April 29. Our guests got the chance to participate in a guided tasting of all 12 Governor’s Case winners hosted by Jay Youmans of the DC Capital Wine School. The event included interviews with the winemakers and was simulcast to a number of other venues around the state.
April 2021
Tasting room re-opened
April 2021
Loudoun’s Taste of Rose’ – Event this weekend
The Taste of Rosé weekend will feature special rosé releases and events from 15 participating wineries.
Participating wineries will be featuring a variety of individual events, from a Budbreak Festival, frozen rosé slushees, discounts on flights, glasses, bottles and more at their winery location. Click below for the list of participating wineries that will be highlighting warm weather’s rosy companion.
We hope to see you April 24th-25th and rosé the weekend away with us!
Click here to order tickets and reserve your spot.
April 2021
Governor’s Cup Tasting Event
We’re honored to have our Petit Verdot wine featured in the 2021 Virginia Governor’s Cup Case! Join us at the Carriage House Club Venue on April 29th for an exclusive #vagovernorscup tasting. We will be streaming a tasting led by Jay Youmans, MW and judging director for the competition. Tickets include light refreshments, a limited edition Reidel wine glass and samplings of all 12 case wines plus this year’s Best in Show Cider winner. Limited space available to ensure your safety and to adhere to COVID-19 guidelines.
Click here to order tickets and reserve your spot.
April 2021
Shipping on orders from the online store now available!
March 2021
Carriage House wine selected to the 2021 Governor’s Case
We are so excited to share that our 2019 Petit Verdot was selected to this years Governor’s Case. It is an honor to have one of our wines chosen to be among the top twelve wines in this prestigious competition.
Click here to watch the reveal.
March 2021
CHW is recognized at the Governor’s Cup
The Virginia Governor’s Cup is the state’s most stringent wine competition and we are excited to announce that all 5 of our entries for this event earned medals.
Gold Medal
2019 Petit Verdot
Silver Medal
2019 Cabernet Franc
2019 Late Harvest Vidal
Bronze Medal
2019 Vidal Blanc
2019 Rose’
Explore Virginia’s Wine Country with the Virginia Governor’s Cup Gold Medal Wine Trail mobile passport. Click here to learn more about the benefits.
October 2020
CHW wins medals at American Wine Society Commercial Competition
We are happy to announce that all 6 of the wines we entered at this event won medals. Four Silvers and Two Bronze. We are so happy at this recognition from the wine community for our very first commercial vintage and look forward to continuing our efforts to make great wine out of locally grown Virginia grapes.
Silver Medal Winners
2019 Cabernet Franc
2019 Petit Verdot
2019 Merlot
2019 Rose’
Bronze Medal Winners
2019 Vidal Blanc
2019 Petit Manseng
Fall 2020
Matt Fitzsimmons Wine Blog on Carriage House Wineworks
We were thrilled that local wineblogger Matt Fitzsimmons stopped by shortly after our opening. He has made a point of visiting all the wineries in Virginia and wanted to add our new operation in Waterford. He wrote up a nice piece on our winery here:
Read it here.
October 2020
Grand Opening
Our Grand Opening event in October was held at the Club Venue across the street from the tasting room. It featured a visit by the Piedmont Riding Club in their vintage Carriages, music by Pete Lapp and panoramic vistas of Windhorn Vineyard and the Blueridge mountains.
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