Best Wine Shops in Richmond, Virginia
| Name | Address |
| (1) Once Upon A Vine | 4009 Macarthur Avenue, Richmond, VA 23227 (804) 726-9463 |
| The little shop in Bellevue that could. Wise, reasonably priced selection. Wine fanatic owner also sponsors Virginia wine trips. | |
| (2) River City Cellars Inc | 2931 West Cary Street, Richmond, VA 23221 (804) 355-1375 |
| Symbolic of the overachieving independently owned stores you tend to see in Carytown. It is to wine what Plan 9 is to CDs or Mongrel is to stationary. New companion wine bar Secco coming soon. | |
| (3) Total Wine & More | 8099 West Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23294 (804) 935-7750 | Robious Hall Shopping Center 10036 Robious Road (804) 323-5866 |
| The Godzilla of local wine stores. Massive, massive choices. | |
| (4) J Emerson | 5716 Grove Avenue, Richmond, VA 23226 (804) 285-8011 |
| Oozes class. One of the older wine shops in the area. | |
Essential Websites
- Anything Wine Blog
- Genevelyn Steele Swallows
-
Virginia Wines - Aged to Perfection
(Virginia Wineries Association) - Virginia Wine Guide
- Virginia Vineyards Association
- Virginia Wine Country Tours
- Virginia Wine Lover Magazine
Local Wine Events
- A Celebration of the Vine
- Central Virginia Wine Festival
- James River Wine Festival
- JFS Israeli Wine Festival
- South African Food & Wine Festival
- Virginia Wine Expo
- Virginia Wine Festival Leesburg, VA
- Winter Wine Trail Weekend Cooper, Grayhaven, James River and Lake Anna
- The Richmond Wine Meetup Group
Virginia Vineyards in Day Trip Distance
Richmond
Area
(also see Heart of Virginia Wine Trail)
- Cooper Vineyards 13372 Shannon Hill Road Louisa, VA 23093 (540) 894-5253
- Green Springs 1890 Poindexter Road Louisa, VA 23093 (540) 967-WINE
- Grayhaven 4675 East Gray Fox Circle, Gum Spring, VA 23065 (804) 556-3917
- James
River Cellars 11008 Washington Highway
Glen Allen, VA 23059 (804) 550-7516 - New Kent Vineyards Route 106
- Woodland 15501 Genito Road, Midlothian VA 23112 (804) 739-2774
Charlottesville Area
(also see Monticello Wine Trail)
- Acorn Hill 6901 Wolftown Hood Road Madison, VA 22727 (540) 948-3321
- Afton Mountain Ridge 234 Vineyard Lane Afton, VA 22920 (540) 456-8667
- Autumn Hill Vineyards/Blue Ridge 301 River Drive Stanardsville, VA 22973 (434)985-6100
- Barboursville 17655, Winery Road - P.O. Box 136 - Barboursville, VA 22923 (540) 832-3824
- Blenheim Vineyards 31 Blenheim Farm, Charlottesville, VA 22902 (434) 293-5366
- Burnley 4500 Winery Lane Barboursville, VA 22923 (540) 832-2828
- Cardinal Point 9423 Batesville Road Afton, VA 22920 (540) 456-8400
- Christensen Ridge HCR 02, Box 459, Madison, VA 22727 540-923-4800
- DelFosse 500 DelFosse Winery Lane Faber, VA 22938 (434) 263-6100
- First Colony 1650 Harris Creek Rd Charlottesville, VA 22902 (434) 979-7105
- Hill Top 2800 Berry Hill Rd Nellysford, VA (434) 361-1266
- Horton 6399 Spotswood Trail Gordonsville, VA 22942 (540) 832-7440
- Jefferson 1353 Thomas Jefferson Parkway Charlottesville, VA 22902 (434) 977-3042
- Keswick 1575 Keswick Winery Drive Keswick, VA 22947 (434) 244-3341
- King Family 6550 Roseland Farm Crozet, Virginia 22932 (434) 823-7800
- Kluge Estate 100 Grand Cru Drive Charlottesville, VA 22902 (434) 977-3895
- Lovingston
- Mountain Cove 1362 Fortunes Cove Lane, Lovingston, Virginia 22949 (434) 263-8540
- Oakencroft 1486 Oakencroft Lane Charlottesville, VA 22901 (434) 296-4188
- Old House 18351 Corkys Lane Culpeper, VA 22701 (540) 423-1032
- Pollak 382 Newtown Road, Greenwood, VA 22943
- Prince Michel 154 Winery Lane Leon, VA 22725 (800) 800-WINE
- Rebec 2229 N Amherst Hwy Amherst, VA 24521 (434) 946-5168
- Rockbridge 35 Hill View Lane, Raphine, VA 24472 (888) 511-WINE
- Stone Mountain 1376 Wyatt Mountain Road P.O. Box 7 Dyke, VA 22935 (434) 990-WINE (9463)
- Stonewall Rt. 2 Box 107A, Concord, VA 24538 (434) 993-2185
- Sugarleaf 3613 Walnut Branch Lane North Garden, Virginia 22959 (434) 984-4272
- Veritas 145 Saddleback Farm Afton, Virginia 22920 (540) 456-8000
- White Hall 5282 Sugar Ridge Road, White Hall, VA 22987 (434) 823-8615
- Wintergreen 462 Winery Lane Nellysford, Virginia 22958 (434) 361-2519
East and North of Richmond
- Belle Mount 2570 Newland Road, Warsaw, VA (804) 333-4700
- Bloxom 26130 Mason Road, Bloxom, VA 23308 (757) 665-5670
- Ingleside 5872 Leedstown Road Oak Grove, Virginia 22443 (804) 224-8687
- Lake Anna Winery 5621 Courthouse Road Spotsylvania, VA 22553 (540) 895-5085
- Oak Crest 8215 Oak Crest Drive King George, VA 22485 (540) 663-2813
- The Williamsburg Winery 5800 Wessex Hundred Williamsburg, Virginia 23185 (757) 229-0999
Other Virginia Wine Trails
- Blue Ridge Wine Way
- Loudoun Wine Trail
- Shenandoah Valley Wine Trail
- FULL
LIST OF VIRGINIA WINERIES
(Virginia Wineries Association)
Wine Related Gifts
Articles of Interest
- CNN: Jefferson's Virginia: America's hottest new wine country
- USA Today: At Thomas Jefferson's old stomping grounds, the pursuit of great wine lives on
- Richmond.com column (Richmond Wine Stock): Weekly wine tastings
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Life :: Wine
Richmond Virginia (VA) Wine Stores
Were it not for Ukrop's no
alcohol policy, we wouldn't have so many great mom n pop wine shops in
Richmond! Many of these places are in the same shopping center as
Ukrops. ABC stores follow this strategy, too.
Also see Gourmet Grocery
stores
| Name | Address/Maps w Public Transportation | Commentary + (Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare) |
| Barrel Thief | 11747 West Broad
St Richmond, VA 23233 (804) 364-0144 SHORT PUMP  5805 Patterson Ave Richmond VA 23226 (804) 612-9232 NEAR WEST END |
 They also have a really good cafe on premise. |
| Bella Vino | 12010 Southshore Pointe Rd
Midlothian, VA 23112 (804) 639-2870 (x Hull St) MIDLOTHIAN/HULL
ST 9200 Stony Point Parkway Richmond, VA 23235 (804) 272-3202 STONY POINT |
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| Belle & Kitchen Kuisine | Stony Point Shopping Center 3044 Stony Point Rd Richmond, VA 23235 (804) 272-2811 STONY POINT | Diverse
shop with lots of gourmet food and serving tools to go with the
wine. |
| C'est Le Vin | 15 N. 17th St Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 649-9463 |
Wine and art gallery. |
| Corks & Kegs | 7110 Patterson Avenue Suite A, Richmond, VA 23229 (804) 288-0816 NEAR WEST END |
Serving drunk UR frat boys and River Road rich for years #1. |
| Grape and Cheese | 1531 W Main St, Richmond, VA 23220 (804) 353-9463 FAN |
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| J. Emerson Fine Wines & Cheese | 5716 Grove Avenue, Richmond, VA 23226 (804) 285-8011 NEAR WEST END |
A Richmond Good Life "Best Of" See Editor's Choice box. |
| Once Upon A Vine |
4009 Macarthur Avenue, Richmond, VA 23227 (804) 726-9463 NORTHSIDE 2817 Hathaway Rd (804) 864-9463 FOREST HILL |
A Richmond Good Life "Best Of" See Editor's Choice box. |
| Private Stock Cigar & Wine Company |
10124 Brook Road Glen Allen, Virginia 23060 (804) 421-6095 NORTHSIDE/ATLEE
435-A North Ridge Road Richmond, Virginia 23229 (804) 285-3760 WEST END 7101-I Forest Hill Avenue Richmond, VA 23225 (804) 523-3868 FOREST HILL |
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| River City Cellars | 2931 West Cary St Richmond, VA 23221 (804) 355-1375 CARYTOWN |
A Richmond Good Life "Best Of" See Editor's Choice box. also see Richmond.com 20 Questions with Julia Battaglini Owner of River City Cellars | Blog |
| Strawberry Street Vineyard | 407 Strawberry S Richmond, VA 23220 (804) 355-1839 FAN |
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| Total Wine & More |
8099 West Broad St Richmond, VA 23294
(804) 935-7750 WEST END 10036 Robious Rd (804) 323-5866 (Robious Hall Shopping Center) MIDLOTHIAN |
A
Richmond Good Life "Best Of" See Editor's Choice box. |
| Vineyard's Corner | 6523 Centralia Rd Chesterfield, VA 23832 (804) 796-5552 SOUTHSIDE/CHESTERFIELD |
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| Vino Market | 3730 Winterfield Rd # 300, Midlothian, VA 23113 (804) 594-0044 MIDLOTHIAN |
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| Wine & Beer Westpark | 9631 West Broad St Glen Allen VA 23060 (804) 965-9100 WEST END |
The GaryVee of Richmond? Blog |
| The Wine Cellar | 2017 Walmart Dr Midlothian VA, 23113 (804) 378-0165 MIDLOTHIAN |
The wholes store is temperature controlled! Complementary Friday-evening wine tastings from 5-8 pm. Probably, the best wine store south of the river. Blog. |
| Wine Lovers | 3404 Pump Rd Richmond, VA 23233 (804) 364-2020 (Short Pump Crossing) SHORT PUMP |
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| The Wine Market | 11367
Nuckols Rd 11367 Nuckols Rd Glen Allen, VA 23059 (804) 747-5550 SHORT PUMP |
Wine tastings every Thursday evenings. |
| Wine Works & Tobacco | 11531 W Broad St Richmond, VA 23233 (804) 364-6400 SHORT PUMP |
The
"Big Chains"
Not bad places to find good
sale prices on wines from the big vineyards.
Also see Gourmet Grocery
stores
| Name | Address/Maps w Public Transportation | Commentary + (Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare) |
| Kroger | 14101 Midlothian
Tpke, Midlothian, VA 23113 (804) 594-1640 901 North Lombardy St Richmond, VA 23220 (804) 213-3620 (x Broad St) |
Best wine selections are at the VCU and far Western Midlothian (near 288) locations. The Midlo store is the largest in the area boasting a walk-in, temperature controlled wine fridge. |
| Wal-Mart | 1504 North Parham Road, Richmond, VA 23229 (804) 270-4319 | This mini-Wal-Mart on Parham is one of the company's "laboratory" stores where they experiment new concepts. One of the new concepts here is an expanded wine selection at "falling prices." |
| World Market | 11194 W Broad St Glen Allen, VA 23060 (804) 364-7000 | National chain with some decent deals. |
Richmond Virginia (VA) Wine
Bars
This list also includes
restaurants with impressive wine lists.
| Name | Address/Maps w Public Transportation | Commentary + (Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare) |
| Amour Wine Bistro | 3219 W Cary St Richmond, Va 23221 (804) 938-4411 CARYTOWN | Coming Soon |
| Barrel Thief | 11747 West Broad
St Richmond, VA 23233 (804) 364-0144 SHORT PUMP 5805 Patterson Ave Richmond VA 23226 (804) 612-9232 NEAR WEST END |
Combined with retail operations |
| Buckheads | 8510 Patterson Ave Richmond, VA 23229 (804) 750-2000 (cross street: Parham Rd) NEAR WEST END | Chop house, previous Wine Spectator "Best of Award of Excellence" winner. |
| Café Caturra |
13830 Village Place Dr Midlothian, VA 23114 (804) 378-4955 MIDLOTHIAN
5811 Grove Avenue, Richmond, VA 23226 (804) 285-0690 NEAR WEST END/LIBBIE AND GROVE
3332 Pump Road, Henrico, VA 23233 (804) 360-3377 SHORT PUMP
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Coffee and wine bar |
| Can Can Brasserie | 3120 W Cary St Richmond, VA 23221 (804) 358-7274 CARYTOWN | The place to go for Bordeaux. Vive La France! |
| Edo’s Squid | 411 N Harrison St Richmond, VA 23220 (804) 864-5488 (cross street: Grace St) FAN/VCU | Great prices (Cheap$$ house/glass!!!). Diverse Italian wine selection. |
| Enoteca Sogno | Coming Soon |
Italian dream wine bar. |
| Eurasia Cafe & Wine Bar | 1308 Gaskins Rd Richmond, VA 23238 (804) 740-2525 FAR WEST END/GAYTON | |
| Flemings Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar | 9200 Stony Point Pkwy Richmond, VA 23235 (804) 272-7755 (Stony Point Shopping Center) STONY POINT |
High end steak chain in upscale mall is your best bet for most "wine by the glass" choices. |
| The Melting Pot | 9704
Gayton Rd Richmond, VA 23238 Shopping Center) |
I think the largest wine selection in town. See website for PDF file of entire inventory. Nothing goes better with wine than melted cheese and chocolate. |
| Secco | 2933 W. Cary
St Richmond, VA, 23221 |
River City Cellars' next-door sister wine bar. Blog. |
| The Wine Loft | 4035 Whittall Way Glen Allen, VA 23060 (804) 368-1768 (The West Broad Village Community in Short Pump) SHORT PUMP |
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