Laurie Stevens, Tasting Room Manager Laurie Stevens, Tasting Room Manager

New Vintages Out Now

The stars have aligned this month, and has let us switch to new vintages of several of our wines at once! The 2017 Rubiana, 2017 Schitz and Giggels, 2016 Norton Estate Bottled, and 2017 Norton Locksley Reserve are all available for purchase in the tasting room or on our website...

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Jake Blodinger, Assistant Winemaker Jake Blodinger, Assistant Winemaker

Carbonic Maceration with Norton

The 2019 harvest is coming to a close. We are on our final pick of Norton and estimate to be finished the first week of November. Unlike all the other fruit we bring in from our vineyard, Norton is put through an unusual winemaking technique called carbonic maceration…

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Erin Saacke, Assistant Cheesemaker Erin Saacke, Assistant Cheesemaker

Merry Men Manchego

The time has come, our recreation of the well-known Spanish sheep’s milk Manchego has hit the shelves and has become a crowd favorite in record breaking time!

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Keaton Beus, Little River Bakehouse Manager Keaton Beus, Little River Bakehouse Manager

New Smoked Apple Bacon Cheddar Pizza

Greetings from the bake house, the weather is starting to cool but we are not without our new fall flavors. I'm most excited about our new Smoked Apple Bacon Cheddar Pizza, that has apples smoked with hickory wood…

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Jake Blodinger, Assistant Winemaker Jake Blodinger, Assistant Winemaker

Harvest Ahead of Schedule

When looking at the past growing seasons and comparing them to this year, one thing has become glaringly obvious. We are about two weeks ahead!

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Erin Saacke, Assistant Cheesemaker Erin Saacke, Assistant Cheesemaker

New Cheese Coming

As we have now entered the first official weeks of fall, I wanted to take a moment and update you on all the neat things we have been up to, both in and outside of the creamery!

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Keaton Beus, Little River Bakehouse Manager Keaton Beus, Little River Bakehouse Manager

Paninis and Pizza Flights

Greetings from The Little River Bakehouse! We've got big things cooking up here and some new changes to our menu!

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Jake Blodinger, Assistant Winemaker Jake Blodinger, Assistant Winemaker

All About Viognier

The hottest topic this month, amid harvest, has been the Viognier. While Chrysalis Vineyards is well known for its Albariño and Norton, the Viognier is a tried and true favorite for many of our customers.

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Laurie Stevens, Tasting Room Manager Laurie Stevens, Tasting Room Manager

Virginia Wine Month!

Virginia is for Wine Lovers! October is Virginia Wine Month and with over 300 wineries in Virginia now, there are numerous places to celebrate. But there's no better place than Chrysalis Vineyards!

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Laurie Stevens, Tasting Room Manager Laurie Stevens, Tasting Room Manager

Annual VIP Club Appreciation Party

Obviously you guys all know about the VIP Appreciation Party on September 14th, so I can just talk about the new 2017 Viognier release this month, right?

Ok, well just in case, the party is on Saturday the 14th from 7:00pm-10:00pm.

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