We’re very pleased to be kicking off our 2012 as an exhibitor in the 7th annual Virginia Wine Showcase, February 18 and 19 at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, Virginia. We haven’t had too many opportunities to bring our goods to this part of Virginia, so to all those Well Hung winos in the DC and Maryland area – this is a great chance to see us! Come taste our full line of varietals; all of our wine, clothing, and miscellaneous Well Hung emblazoned objects will be available for sale. We will have fantastic company, with 17 other quality Virginia vineyards, as well as a smattering of local artisans. Get your tickets today and we’ll see you in February!

Cheers!

7th annual Virginia Wine Showcase
Sat, February 18th 2012 – Sun, February 19th 2012
11am-6pm Saturday 11am-5pm Sunday
Crystal Gateway Marriott
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We’re finally rounding the bend into that holiday season / gift buying / family wranglin’ stretch. Well, here at Well Hung Vineyard, we’d like to make things a little easier for ya- on December 10th, pile the family into the car and head out to the Farm Bureau Center at Meadow Event Park, just outside of Richmond, in Doswell, Virginia. There will be gifts to be bought, local, specialty foods to be consumed, and, of course, we’ll be there, with our wine and goods, helping you get a jump on that holiday cheer. The festival’s site claims that they’re limiting the number of tickets sold to 5,000, so you’ll want to get your tickets well in advance. (How about right now!?)

I’m going to straight-up copy and paste this from their site, but here are some of the fun things you can expect at the festival:

-Salsas
-Rum pralines
-Biscotti
-Pound cakes
-Cooking sauces
-Spices
-Cheeses
-Brunswick stew
-Meats direct off the farm
-Seafood
-Holiday décor
-Specialty Gifts
-Plus, 15 Virginia wineries !!!!!!!!

(Emphasis mine)

Hope you can make it out!

Cheers!

Virginia Food & Wine Festival
EVENT DATE: Saturday, December 10, 2011
LOCATION: Farm Bureau Center at Meadow Event Park (off the Kings Dominion exit on 95) – only 20 minutes from Richmond or Fredricksburg
TIMES: Noon-5PM
TICKET PRICES: $12 each / $6 each for VA Farm Bureau Members

We have another pouring/selling extravaganza outside of Richmond in Doswell next weekend, Friday through Sunday, November 11-13. The event (The Virginia Christmas Market [I initially Googled "Virginia Holiday Market", bein' all politically correct, but no, it's the Christmas Market]) goes down at the Farm Bureau Center at Meadow Event Park from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. We’ll have all of our wine and merch with us, giving out tastes, and generally having a ball. Word is that this event is huuuuge, so if you enjoy crafts or Well Hung wine, you can’t miss it.

Festival season is winding down- there won’t be many more chances to see us between now and the holidays, so this is the perfect opportunity to stock up on Well Hung wine for yourself and get all the elusive gifts you need for those fun-loving friends and family members.

By the way, have we mentioned that the 2010 Well Hung Viognier goes exquisitely with Turkey?

Cheers!

Another weekend is coming up, which means that team Well Hung wine will be hitting the road again! It’s not a long trip for us this week- up to Booster Park in Orange for the newly renamed and reconceptualized Wine, Wings, and Wheels festival. This weekend, October 22 and 23, from 11 – 5 both days, Well Hung Vineyard and 13 others will be tasting wine, microbrews, checkin’ out antique cars and planes, and, well, a whole bunch more. Check out the flier! Tickets are $12 in advance and $20 at the door, so it definitely pays to plan in advance and get your tickets now!

Cheers!

This weekend, October 14th and 15th, is the Hot Air Balloon and Wine Festival in Winchester! We’ve never done the event before, but we’ve heard great things and we’re thrilled to be involved. The tastings kick off on Friday evening from 4 to 8, and Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. 19 local vineyards and wineries will be there; a tasting is $15 in advance or $20 at the door – well worth it for both the quantity and quality of what you’ll be getting.

Hope to see a lot of you out there! The weather should make this the second beautiful festival weekend in a row, so don’t miss it!

Cheers!

One of our favorite twice-a-year events is this Saturday and Sunday, May 7th and 8th – the Crozet Arts & Crafts Festival. Pick up some art (or crafts!) for Mother’s Day (you didn’t forget, did you?) along with your bottle of wine! All of our varietals will be for sale, and many will be available for tasting. Our full line up of shirts, hats, aprons, posters, yada yada yada, will also be for sale and on display. Just look for our spokesmannequin, Richard. (He’s the one who’s a mannequin.)

Also this weekend is what may very well be our biggest festival to date. The Montpelier Wine Festival is Saturday and Sunday and features 24 Virginia vineyards and wineries, demonstrations on cooking with food and wine, music, artisans, and kites! Honestly, I’m not sure what the kites are about, but the website says they’ll be there and I think it’s pretty exciting. There’s still time to buy a ticket in advance for $15, but they’re just $25 at the door – well worth the quality of the event.

It’s going to be a beautiful weekend, so get out and enjoy some wine. Crozet, Montpelier, your back yard, wherever, as long as it’s Well Hung.

Cheers!

This Saturday, April 16th, Well Hung Vineyard will be in Farmville at their eponymous Wine Festival, in addition to Roanoke where we will be pouring wine at one of Mr. Bill’s Cellar tasting events. (Speaking of events, here’s a link to it on Facebook!)

The Farmville Wine Festival features over a dozen local wineries, crafters, and food vendors. Check it out at the Riverfront Park from 11:00 – 5:00 for just $15.

The fun at Mr. Bill’s starts at noon and lasts until 5 – there will be music, there will be Well Hung wine, and Mr. Bill himself is taking the helm at the grill.

Hope to see you at one of these great events! Cheers!

Remember when we said 2011 was going to be a big year? Well so far, it hasn’t disappointed. In the last two weeks, we’ll have added 4 new locations in Charlottesville that sell Well Hung wine. Last week, it was the delightful new place, on the western edge of town – Wine Made Simple. And this week, we’re on the shelves in three new locations – Harris Teeter grocery stores in Hollymead, Barracks Road, and out toward Crozet. It’s never been easier to shop for groceries and Well Hung wine at the same time! (Well, except maybe at the City Market…)

Harris Teeter grocery stores-
Hollymead – 159 Community St, Charlottesville, VA
Barracks Road – 975 Emmet Street, Charlottesville, VA
250 West – 545 Radford Lane, Charlottesville, VA

Cheers!

We’re pleased that in addition to praising the label, the wine itself, and the brilliant mind behind it, gets some attention: “The meteoric popularity of their wines seems as much indebted to the name they chose as the quality of the wines themselves, which are produced by noted local winemaker Michael Shaps at his custom winemaking facility, Virginia Wineworks, in Keene.”

The label’s rapid growth certainly caught us off guard, and it’s one of the many facets of the business that gets explicated:

“Sales have sextupled in the year and half since the first vintage was ready. “We have sold every bottle in our first vintage,” said Rash. That was only 220 cases, but they sold 550 cases the next year and in 2010 sold 1,400 cases. Their sales chart rockets up. They now produce four wines, a chardonnay, a petit verdot, a cabernet sauvignon and a cabernet franc. They also make reserve wines such as Very Well Hung Chardonnay.

“At first no one would approach our booth at fairs and music festival. Now they are 20 deep,” said Steers.”

I can only pat myself on the back so much before my arm gets tired (and I start wondering where everyone else went…), so I’ve just pulled a couple of quotations to highlight here, but the whole article is well worth the read if you’re interested in learning more about the label!

Brand Name Lift Off: Well Hung Vineyards Label Makes MoMA – The Crozet Gazette

Cheers!

I hope everybody had happy holidays and I’d like to wish you all a wonderful new year! With the rate that Well Hung is expanding, I think it’s safe to predict that 2011 will be bigger and better than ever for us!

For starters- we are pleased to announce that Well Hung Vineyard is now able to ship wine to Florida! So if you or someone you know wishes to directly receive a bottle of Well Hung wine from our fantastic online store, go right ahead! Florida has now joined the ranks of states to which we can directly ship alongside Virginia, North Carolina, California, and Illinois. I hope that over the course of 2011 we’ll add many more to that list!

Cheers! And don’t forget to visit the store! And let Florida know that we’re coming!