![]() ![]() To get things started, they brought in legendary Virginia ampelographer Lucy Morton, whose consulting credits included Black Ankle Vineyards, Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyard in Maryland, and Boxwood Winery in Northern Virginia, as well as numerous other consulting credits across the state. What it would become was beyond their wildest dreams.Īs Zimmerman says, “There was a strong desire and effort from Mike and Kristi to preserve the agricultural integrity of the land, and the idea of grapevines seemed to be to the perfect way to do that.” Turns out, they were right. As for the Stone Tower land, Mike and Kristi purchased the 300 acres in the early 2000s, from an original 1,100 acres owned by Mike’s parents. ![]() operation, Belfort Furniture, whose name was also inspired by the Belgian fort. To this day, the Huber family is still in the furniture business, as they own the renowned Virginia and D.C. The winery itself derives its name from two turrets situated on an ancient fortress in Belgium, where the father of co-owner Mike Huber (with wife Kristi) worked at a furniture factory a young man. The locals named the mountain Hogback after its silhouetted resemblance to the spiny ridge of a wild boar. Stone Tower Winery is a stunning 300-acre property located on Hogback Mountain in Loudoun County. My host was Jeremy Zimmerman, director of hospitality and sales, and he afforded me the opportunity not only to absorb the incredible landscapes, but also to taste through an array of their outstanding wines. Very recently, I had the wonderful fortune to visit one of the most beautiful wineries I’ve seen, Stone Tower Winery, in Leesburg. Well, there’s no time like the present and no wine like the one in my glass. And if there was ever a state in the union filled with beautiful wineries to visit, marvelous people to meet, and time to take it all in, it’s Virginia.įor me, I have every hope and intention of visiting as many Virginia wineries as I can this year, as last year I wrote about the great wine heritage of our Commonwealth, and how 2019 is the year we celebrate its 400 th anniversary of winemaking history. It is places, people, and time, both spent and invested, in all aspects.
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