Welcome to Toll Gate Farm and Vineyards

The house and part of the main vineyard at the lower left corner of
Hickerson Mountain with the Blue Ridge Mountains in the background.

An ariel view of the vineyard and the neighborhood.

An ariel view of the vineyard and the neighborhood.

An ariel view of the vineyard and the neighborhood.

An ariel view of the vineyard and the neighborhood.

An ariel view of the vineyard and the neighborhood.

An ariel view of the vineyard and the neighborhood.

The cabin.

A frosty morning at the house.

The farm house in winter.

The first vines were planted in 2002, followed by additional plantings in subsequent years.

Bud break, the promise of a new crop.

New growth in early spring. The tiny clusters are already visible.

We now have a total of six acres in vines.

We grow four varieties of vinifera grapes: Viognier, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Pinot Grigio.

The main vineyard block in summer.

The twin canopies of lyre frame trellises

The new trellis frames.

Fog lingering in the morning.

Cane pruned Petit Verdot at bud break.

Block 5, the main Petit Verdot block, during a dry day after bud-break.

Petit Verdot in mid summer.

Pinot Grigio as it ripens.

Pinot Grigio does turn into a deep purple gray color.

"White" Pinot Grigio.

Pinot Grigio close to harvest.

Cabernet Franc in the midpoint of color change.

Cabernet Franc in all its glory.

First frost overtakes the Cabernet Franc.

Young fox kit.

Mooch on guard in the Petit Verdot.