Visiting Hickory Hill Vineyards
We welcome visitors year-round to our estate
Gift Shop & Tasting Room
What to Expect
Bottle and Glass Sales, Tasting Flights – The picnic area is open! We encourage reservations to guarantee a picnic area with a picnic table for your group. Additional details are below with a link to reserve. An add-on to your picnic reservation is a wine flight we call a “Tasting-in-a-Bag.” Bottles sales and by the glass sales are sold with disposable drinkware. If a wine glass is preferred, we encourage you to bring one with you or you may purchase one. As the weather warms, we urge you to bring a cooler to keep your wine bottle chilled during your reservation time. Limited Picnic-in-a-Bag items are available for purchase with disposable plates and napkins with a cheese knife to keep. We ask that all guests dispose of or recycle their own refuse in the provided bins at the end of their reservation time.
Face Coverings & Masks – We ask that for our staff and customer safety, that everyone wears a face mask when not in your designated picnic area. We thank you in advance for showing others this consideration.
Children – We remain family-friendly. Children must remain with their parents at all times. Don’t forget, children count in your group’s total.
Pets – Please leave your pets at home.
Inclement Weather – Guests will not be permitted to wait out a storm in our Tasting Room. We ask that you wait in your vehicle until the storm passes, and to please plan accordingly – ponchos, rain gear, umbrellas!
Thank you in advance for your patience and cooperation as we navigate these waters!
Reserve your Private Picnic Area
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We have established 8 picnic areas for groups under 10 to enjoy. Each area has a picnic table that will seat 6 and enough room to set up a few extra chairs from home!
For us to remain open, there will be numerous guidelines and rules provided by the CDC and the state of Virginia. We are also participating with the VA Wine Marketing Office’s #VAWineTogether pledge. We hope you will join us in this pledge so we all can be as safe as possible!
We named this Picnic Area after the L-O-V-E Letters that are installed in it. It is located on the covered back porch of the winery building. This area is about 10’x20.’
We named this Picnic Area for the grapevine that grows nearby and because of its proximity to the main winery door. It is located on the covered back porch of the winery building. This is our smallest area and perfect for 1-2 couples to enjoy. This area is about 10’x15′ and is limited to no more than 4 people.
We named this Picnic Area for the Poplar tree that is located in this space. It may have one of the best views of the vineyard! This area is about 20’x20.’
We named this Picnic Area for the nearby Wishing Well. While the area is not named for a tree, there is a mix of sun and shade. This area is about 20’x20.’ It has late afternoon shade.
We named this Picnic Area for the nearby Red Maple tree. This area is the largest at about 30’x60.’ You are welcome to bring a disc to toss or other yard games, but please, no one outside your group should join you.
We named this Picnic Area for the enormous White Ash tree that dominates this space. This area is about 20’x30 and has a porch swing installed in the tree.
We named this Picnic Area for the tree that provides the shade for this area. In fact, the tree is so large, we made two picnic areas under its limbs. This area is about 20’x30.’
We named this Picnic Area for the Poplar tree that is located in this space and the fact it is the only picnic area where smoking and vaping are allowed. It too has a great view of the vineyard! This area is about 20’x30.’
Things to know before your trip to Hickory Hill Vineyards
Outside Alcohol
Per VA ABC regulations, outside alcohol is NOT permitted on the premises. This includes but is not limited to wine previously purchased here, other local wines, wine, beer, wine coolers, cider, hard liquor, sparkling wine. Coolers are subject to inspection. Anyone violating this VA ABC regulation will be asked to leave immediately. PLEASE do not try to sneak it in, as violations can cost us hefty fines and may lead to revocation of our winery license leading to permanent closure, and we like doing what we do!
Food
We offer a selection of premium cheese and meat by Boar’s Head along with other lite fare options to enjoy with our award-winning wines. We do welcome visitors to bring their own food. If you choose to bring your own food, please follow these simple rules:
- Food brought from home is to be enjoyed in our picnic area, not the tasting room.
- Please pick up after your picnic. We have trash receptacles as well as recycling bins. If you have more than our bins can hold, please ask for a trash bag (or bring one) so we can keep the grounds tidy for everyone.
Children
We welcome children!
Just keep in mind that this is a working farm and children should be closely supervised at all times.
Pets
We love pets! Unfortunately, due to a few VERY irresponsible pet guardians, we no longer allow visitor’s pets on the estate.
Trained Service Animals are welcome.
We do not allow emotional support or companion animals as they do not meet the definition of Trained Service Animal and do not have the same public access rights.
Self-Guided Wine Tasting Options
What is a self-guided wine tasting?
With this wine tasting option, there is no tasting fee. Instead, you purchase the bottles. Your group will taste the wines at your own pace without a Hickory Hill Associate leading the tasting. The remaining wine can be recorked and taken home.
The wines are grouped in threes. You may request just one group, or two, or all three for your Self-guided Wine Tasting. The tasting will include tasting sheets, pencils, and disposable tasting cups. You are welcome to purchase Hickory Hill wine glasses to use or bring one from home. To maximize your reservation time, we urge you to preorder your wine choices and we will have it ready for you.
NOTE: On hot summer afternoons, you may consider bringing a cooler with extra space to keep the wines cool.
Self-Guided Tasting FAQs
- We can recork unfinished wine so that it can be taken with you. Please enjoy responsibly!
- No wine substitutions. Additional bottles may be purchased.
- Current VA Sales and Use tax will be added to all purchases.
WHITE Wine Tasting
Dry Whites
- bottle of Full Pond
- bottle of Chardonnay
- bottle of Smith Mountain Lake Mist
RED Wine Tasting
Dry Reds
- bottle of Cabernet Franc
- bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon
- bottle of Smith Mountain Lake Country Red
Sweet Wine Tasting
Semi-Sweet and Sweet Whites
- bottle of Smith Mountain Lake Redbud
- bottle of Smith Mountain Lake Sunset
- bottle of Smith Mountain Lake Sweet Red Sail
