Stanburn Winery

It’s a recipe that not many wineries would follow. Take a family who knows nothing about growing grapes and have them start a vineyard in southwest Virginia in the late ’90s. But that is exactly what happened for Stanburn Vineyard with the Stanley family. There was an opportunity and Chateau Morrisette needed more Virginia grapes grown, so the Stanleys decided “why not?” After 10 years of growing grapes and learning a “ton” about the Virginia Wine Industry, they decided to start a winery. Stanburn grows 50-60 tons of Chardonnay, Traminette, Vidal Blanc, Cabernet Franc, Chambourcin, and Barbera grapes each year and make 12 award-winning wines.