The Setting
Midway between New York and Florida, Vineyard Estates balances the welcome sense of escape provided by private luxury residences with convenient accessibility for estate owners and their guests.
Albemarle County
Albemarle County embraces both Charlottesville, rich in history and culture, and Vineyard Estates, blessed by nature with the prime soil, favorable climate and sun exposure necessary to grow grapes that produce fine wines.
Sophisticated Living
Home to the University of Virginia, one of the nation’s premier public universities, Charlottesville offers a unique ambience.
History
The beautiful landscape and mild four-season climate has long attracted residents to the Albemarle County region. Among those were three of the first U.S. presidents, whose historic homes created a rich tradition of gracious country living continued by Vineyard Estates.
Culture & Activities
Influenced by the presence of the University of Virginia, whose founder Thomas Jefferson famously believed that a person should be able to read Greek and Latin, play a musical instrument, solve calculus problems, ride a horse, grow grain and make bread from it, Charlottesville offers a long tradition of esteem for the arts in all of their expressions.
The Craftsmen
Sharing Patricia Kluge’s concept for Vineyard Estates’ luxury in Virginia and contributing their own inimitable vision, a brilliant team of renowned designers, architects and consultants are creating a new definition of sophisticated country living.
David Easton
One of the world’s best-known interior designers, David Easton made his name as a neo-classicist, yet his scholarship in the fields of architecture and decoration is both wide-ranging and continuing.
George Carter
One of Britain’s most highly acclaimed landscape architects, George Carter is renowned for both public and private garden designs throughout Europe and the United States.
Charles Gendrot
Charles Gendrot, winemaker at Kluge Estate Winery and Vineyard, is involved on a day-to-day basis with every stage of wine production.
Michel Rolland
From Pomerol, France, world-renowned Bordeaux specialist Michel Rolland serves the Kluge Estate Winery and Vineyard team as a consultant on red wines.
Laurent Champs
Laurent Champs works on Kluge Estate Winery and Vineyard’s production of SP, a blanc de blancs made in the méthode traditionnelle, as well as SP Rosé.
Life at Vineyard
Estates
At every touch point with Vineyard Estates, your experience is one of complete ease.
Global Access
Should you wish to arrange a flight to France, reserve a suite in your favorite Parisian hotel and attend a private, after-hours trunk show at a hot, new fashion designer’s atelier, let the concierge handle everything.
Cuisine and Catering
Situated in a tranquil grove of trees a short distance from the Kluge Estate vineyards, the David Easton-designed Farm Shop evokes the feeling of a classic country store.
Private Venues
Originally designed by David Easton to house a world-class collection of horse-drawn carriages, the Kluge SP Winery represents a brilliant example of adaptive re-use.
Customization
Owners who wish to establish vineyards on their property will be able to work hand-in-hand with Kluge Estate Winery staff to plant and maintain vines, grow grapes and produce their own private label wines.
The Estates
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Kluge Estate Winery
Established by Patricia Kluge in 1999 near Charlottesville, Virginia, Kluge Estate Winery and Vineyard has rapidly advanced to the forefront of Virginia wine producers while garnering acclaim in national and international wine circles too.
About the Winery
Award-winning Kluge Estate wines originate from vineyards planted on Carter’s Mountain — where rolling piedmont hills meet the Blue Ridge Mountains — just a few miles from the birthplace of American viticulture, Thomas Jefferson’s renowned Monticello.
Private Label Wines
From simply growing grapes for sale or following through to the actual winemaking and bottling of your own personal label wines, the options range from the contemplation of slowly ripening fruit on your vines to sharing the product of your own appellation.
Video
Please take a few minutes to enjoy this video tour of Vineyard Estates.
Inquiries
There is truly no better way to imagine your magnificent home and gardens than to actually set foot upon the land and take in the sights of this beautiful pastoral setting.
