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Our farm, located on 80 acres within sight of the Blue Ridge
Parkway, is woodland and pasture, with 5 acres of vineyards.
The farmhouse was built in 1926 from timber hewn off the
property. Several additions over the years have resulted in a
spacious, comfortable home. The gardens are an on-going labor
of love, which will probably never be completed as long as there
is still ground available to plant.
During its long
history the farm has been, among other things, an apple orchard
and a tomato plantation. When we moved here in 1987, the farm
was lying fallow. Wanting to return it to productive use, we
planted the first vines in 1995. Gradually expanding the
vineyards each year, we opened Fincastle Vineyard and Winery in
2003.
Opened in 2006,
our Bed and Breakfast is a perfect complement to the Winery,
offering guests a chance to relax and unwind amid acres of
beautifully secluded countryside.
Kate Siber of
Outside Magazine writes in the July 2006 issue:
"Heading north out
of Roanoke on Route 11, lined with up-and-coming vineyards and
sporting vistas of the Blue Ridge Mountains, you will be charmed
even before you arrive at Fincastle. This white-clapboard
farmhouse-turned-winery, which started commercial bottling in
2001, opened its tasting room two years later and debuted two
English-country guest rooms in May. Spend the day canoeing the
nearby James River, hiking the Appalachian Trail, or biking the
Blue Ridge Parkway" |
