Boxwood Winery
Located in Middleburgh, off of US Route 50 and in the Virginia’s horse capital. One of the earliest horse farms in Virginia. First vintage was 2006. High wine quality, small space.
Wine. Among the Top 100 wineries of Virginia, and the Top 40 wineries of Northern Virginia. Boxwood was awarded five silver medals at the 2022 Virginia Governor’s Cup state-wide wine competition, for their 2019 Topiary (a red blend), 2019 Sauvignon Blanc and Boxwood Reserve, 2020 Rose and 2020 Sauvignon Gris (an unusual grape). The Sauvignon Gris also was awarded a silver medal at the 2022 Best of Loudoun wine competition. Boxwood features Bordeaux style wines: Topiary is right bank Bordeaux style (right bank refers to the right bank of the Gironde River, mostly Medoc, with blends led by Cabernet Sauvignon), the Boxwood left bank Bordeaux (left bank includes Pomerol and St. Emilion, with blends led by Merlot and Cabernet Franc). The tastings here tend to include older wines than tastings at most wineries, meaning you get to taste wines at a more mature stage, when they have typically improved from their first years.
Setting: one star. The Boxwood Estate is a National Historical Landmark which will put you in the ambience of Virginia hunt country. A cheese and charcuterie plate is available with the wine tasting. Note that the tasting room is small, so best enjoyed at off-times rather than peak winery visiting hours.
Stories: Celebrity wineries – calling all sports fans. This is the winery for ‘Skins and NBA followers. Owned by Jack Kent Cooke, the former owner of the Washington Redskins and Los Angeles Lakers (both in the teams’ glory days as Super Bowl and NBA champions), and operated by his daughter Rachel Martin. You won’t necessarily see John Riggins or Magic Johnson when winetasting here, but you’re as likely to see them here at any other winery! Boxwood, a National Historic Landmark, is also one of the earliest horse farms in Middleburg. Originally settled in the 18th century, the farm became well-known for its horses and later as the home of Gen. Billy Mitchell, a pioneer of military aviation.