Virginia Vines

Celebrate Virginia Wine Month with the Virginia Museum of History & Culture’s fifth annual Virginia Vines wine festival on Saturday, October 24th. This year’s event will feature wine selections from some of Virginia’s best wineries and vineyards, live music, food trucks, demonstrations from Marshall Scheetz of Jamestown Cooperage, and after-hours access to the museum’s newest exhibition, Barbie™: A Cultural Icon.

Tickets Include: 

• Free evening admission to the museum, including access to Barbie™: A Cultural Icon
• Samples from participating wineries (20 different types of wine)
• Commemorative tasting glass
• Access to live music, food concessions, and demonstrations 

Featuring 7 Virginia wineries and bottle shops who are either owned/operated by women or have women wine makers:

• Common Wealth Crush Co. 
  • About winemaker Lee Campbell: After getting her start in Washington D.C.’s and Manhattan’s top culinary and oenological establishments, Lee has been instrumental in establishing America’s natural wine fair circuit and promoting Virginia wines. A certified sommelier also working as a consultant, she draws from experience in nearly every aspect of wine and hospitality – retail, import, distribution, hotels, restaurants, wine fairs – and advocates for the integration of food and wine into a balanced, healthy, and joyful life for people of every background to savor. A native New Yorker, Lee is a graduate of the University of Virginia.
  • Note: Campbell is unable to attend, but will send a winery representative to pour and answer questions in her stead
• Rosemont Vineyards & Winery 
  • About co-owner Aubrey Rose: Aubrey Rose is co-owner and Director of Sales & Marketing at Rosemont Vineyards, the family-owned winery on the Rose family’s 450-acre estate in Southern Virginia. A University of Virginia graduate, Aubrey began her career in marketing before joining her husband Justin at Rosemont, where she has helped guide the winery’s growth while also serving in leadership roles within the Virginia wine industry, including on the Virginia Wine Board.
  • Aubrey Rose will be on-site to pour and answer questions
• Early Mountain Vineyards
  • About winemaker Maya Hood White: Born in California, as a Virginia transplant, Maya found a new passion for wine in central Virginia. With a background in mathematics and engineering, she later earned an M.S. in Viticulture and Enology from U.C. Davis, where her research focused on wine sensory. She gained hands-on experience at several boutique wineries across the state before joining Early Mountain, where she now leads both grapegrowing and winemaking. Known for her low-impact winemaking practices and site-driven wines, Maya was nominated for Wine Enthusiast’s and VinePair’s Winemaker of the Year in 2024.
  • Note: White is unable to attend, but will send a winery representative to pour and answer questions in her stead
• Veritas Vineyard and Winery
  • About head winemaker Emily Hodson: Emily Hodson graduated from Emory University with a B.S. in Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology with a focus in Infectious Diseases. She moved to Virginia in 1999 and obtained her Master's degree in Fermentation Science at Virginia Tech. Emily is a founding board member of the Winemaker’s Research Exchange, as well as co-founder of Virginia Resistant Varieties; a wine grape improvement project with the USDA. She is also on the Executive Board of the National Grape Research Alliance. Having made wine solely in Virginia, her philosophy involves striving to achieve a natural, balanced expression of fruit by focusing on attention to detail and viticultural practices. Emily and her parents worked together to create what is now Veritas. Now, more than twenty-five vintages in, Emily has become the head winemaker and proud mother of two girls who have grown up on the farm and watched the winery grow. 
  • Emily Hodson will be on-site to pour and answer questions
• Blenheim Vineyards
  • About winemaker Kirsty Harmon: Kirsty Harmon is the winemaker and general manager of Blenheim Vineyards, where she has been crafting Virginia wines since 2008. A Charlottesville native by way of the Netherlands, Harmon holds a master’s degree in viticulture and enology from UC Davis and trained in Burgundy and New Zealand before returning to Virginia, combining her scientific background with a hands-off approach that lets the character of the fruit shine through.
  • Kirsty Harmon will be on-site to pour and answer questions
• Dinner Party
  • About owner Annie Barrow: Annie Barrow is the owner of Dinner Party, a neighborhood wine shop in Richmond’s Carytown. A Virginia native, Annie worked as a chef in New York City before taking a job at a wine shop in Manhattan’s East Village. She caught the wine bug there and spent nearly seven years managing the shop, buying its wines, and helping customers find bottles they genuinely loved. After almost a decade in New York, Annie moved back to Virginia with her family and opened Dinner Party in November 2024. The shop brings together wine, pantry finds, gifts, and goods for the table—everything that makes it easy to turn an ordinary night into a dinner party.
  • Annie Barrow will be on-site to pour and answer questions.
• Chez Nous
  • About owner Melissa Stallard: Chez Nous is an ode to France and her sense of joie de vivre. The curated mercantile and wine bar offers a predominately French selection of wines and small plate offerings. Owned by Virginia native Melissa Stallard, a graduate of James Madison University, Chez Nous is a new venture for Stallard who changed career paths in 2024 after selling her insurance agency and deciding to lean into her love of food, wine and the culture of France. Along with an incredible team, Chez Nous transports their guests to a different place reminiscent of Europe where guests can linger over wine and shared experiences with others. Aided by their resident Parisian Eric Leyssalle guests can now join Chez Nous on travels across the pond to Provence & Bordeaux for 2027. 
  • Melissa Stallard will be on-site to pour and answer questions. 

Food Trucks:

• Moniques Crepes
• Mama Vicky’s
• Ello Delights

Live Music: Christina Louise

Important Event Info:

• Event runs from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm.
• Attendees must be 21 years of age or older and present a valid ID at check in. All guests must have a ticket.
• No coolers, pets, or outside food or drink are permitted. Smoking is only permitted in designated areas.
• Event will take place rain or shine.

Pricing Info:

Early Bird Ticket Pricing (Now - October 9)

• VMHC Members - $35
• Non-Members - $40
• Designated Driver - $15

Regular Ticket Pricing (October 10 - October 24 or when tickets sell out)

• VMHC Members - $40
• Non-Members - $45
• Designated Driver - $15

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Virginia Vines is presented by Domion Energy.