Stone Tower Winery has 202 acres, 60 of which are under vine, with plans to expand further. All of the floors are beautiful reclaimed barnwood, which I may or may not have drooled on, in an unsuccessful bid to reclaim them for my own house. (This is an interesting compromise between the wineries who don’t allow kids at all, and those that end up being a playground that serves wine.) The new tasting room is a superbly decorated space (which I suppose is the easy part when you own a furniture store). The new tasting room and its outdoor terraces are for adults only. The second tasting room is a brand new (and über-stunning) three-story tasting room. The first tasting room is a two-story red barn that serves as the family (read as: kids) and dog friendly tasting area. Stone Tower boasts not one, but two different tasting rooms. It’s also a nod to the rocky soils on Hogback Mountain Road, where the winery is located. Once upon a time, the Huber Family lived in Germany, and the name Stone Tower (there’s not an actual stone tower on the property, btw) was inspired by the imposing stone castles that dot the German landscape. Stone Tower is owned by Mike & Kristi Huber, who also own one of Northern Virginia’s largest furniture stores, Belfort Furniture (if you live in northern Virginia, and you’re past the IKEA stage of life, you probably own at least one piece of furniture from Belfort). I made arrangements to visit on Stone Tower on a Tuesday, when tastings are by appointment only, and blissfully crowd-free! I’ll bet this place is packed on the weekends! Crowds make me twitch, so I almost never visit Virginia wineries on the weekends. One quick look around the property, and it’s obvious the owners have invested an enormous amount of capital into the infrastructure, as well as the vines.Īs I pulled into the parking lot (also huge), I thought to myself. My first impression: Stone Tower is a big place. My latest Virginia winery field trip brought me to Stone Tower Winery in Loudoun County, Virginia.
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