Bottling Day at Twin Oaks!
April, 2014 We had a beautiful spring day for bottling and our whole crew showed up plus some volunteers, who were so very welcome. We had Scott and Clay, Jimmy and his son, Claudia’s daughter, Bill and his able crew,…
Spring 2014!
March, 2014 Spring at last! In the vineyard, we are busy assessing the damage done by the harsh winter, especially on our very young Merlot vines. We will probably have to order more vines than usual this spring to replace…
Winter At The Winery – 2013
December, 2013 On the mountain, we have a micro-climate that is different from lower altitudes - we get fog, ice and snow when no one else does and we get more of everything. The vineyard has already been covered with…
Twin Oaks Tavern Winery won GOLD!
"Big News!" Twin Oaks Tavern Winery won GOLD at the Beverage Tasting Institute's October 10, 2013 Competition, scoring a 92 (Exceptional) for Donna Evers' 2012 Twin Oaks Chardonnay: "Twin Oaks Tavern Winery 2012 Chardonnay, Virginia $21: Golden color. Rich aromas…
From Flowers to Grapes…will 2013 be “a good year”?
June, 2013 Our activity is now focused on the vineyard, which is pushing hard with luxuriant growth, and the flowers that turn into grapes have already come and gone. In France, the saying goes that harvest will occur “100 days…
Bottling Day at the Winery
April, 2013 On April 28th the bottling van with the assembly line arrived at Twin Oaks. Our workers were waiting for it and many friends showed up to pitch in - and work hard! Our goal was to bottle 530…
Winter on the Mountain
February, 2013 Overnight on Friday, February 15, it snowed on the mountain, so that the ground was lightly covered and every branch of each tree was delicately outlined in white. But, this winter wonderland was limited to the altitudes above…
TOTW Blog for January 2013
January, 2013 Happy New Year! We just got back from France and here is a photo of me at Clos Montmartre, a vineyard the size of a city block high on a hill near Sacre Coeur Cathedral in Paris. The…
Chardonnay Harvest 2012
September, 2012 Our chardonnay harvest happened fast, since we decided on the morning of September 1st to pick the grapes. The prospect of rain and overcast skies for the next ten days helped us make our decision. Next, we worked…
Twin Oaks Tavern Winery Announces ‘Spectacular Sunsets’ Photo Contest
Leesburg Today, August 24, 2012 Twin Oaks Tavern Winery's "Spectacular Sunsets" photo contest is set to run from Saturday, Aug. 25, through Oct. 31. Amateur photographers who wish to enter must take their sunset photos from the twin, split-level decks…