Cana Vineyards and Winery of Middleburg

We did a tasting on Valentine’s Day in the barrel room. The tasting was $ 10 each and included 8 wines. The last wine we tasted was paired with chocolate drizzled popcorn. We enjoyed the wines very much. We ended up buying two bottles– one white and one red. The property is beautiful and inside they have two levels of beautiful rooms. They had a musician playing live music upstairs. I would recommend this place and I would definitely return here maybe in the spring and enjoy the patio.

Place was good, however the wine selection was less than impressive. Felt very rushed during wine tasting with very little information about the wine! Not the best winery in that area.

The view is great, minus that you are essentially looking down at 50. The tasting room has a decent amount of indoor seating space, which can be hard to come by in the area. The wines are about average for the area.
Favorites: Rhapsody in White, Apple.

This winery is simply gorgeous and worked perfectly for our wedding! There are so many options and flexibility with the space it’s a dream to work with! We had our wedding in the fall and it was gorgeous with the fall colors on the mountain!
Things to know about using this venue:
–you can’t have a ceremony prior to 6pm without shutting down the whole winery
–wine minimum per person of drinking age (but you can keep the wine not used)
–tables and chairs provided
The staff is lovely and I’m so pleased with our experience!

Cancelled our wine club membership this weekend. We have been members at Cana for quite awhile (other than when we lived in California). This weekend was the first weekend we were there with our baby (seven months old) where it was a bit too chilly to sit outside with him. Not knowing that Cana has a «no kids upstairs» policy, we went and sat upstairs. A short time later one of the staff members came up and advised that kids, including babies, were not allowed upstairs so that other patrons could «enjoy their wine in peace.» While we understand the policy, we felt very uncomfortable and unwelcome by the way we were approached, and thus, decided to cancel our membership and to seek out a winery that is more baby friendly (including during cold or inclement weather). Their policy is a bit silly in that you can sit downstairs with «kids» (which is not cozy or relaxing at all since it is in all the tasting traffic), but if your child is loud the patrons upstairs can hear it just the same because of the open air acoustics.
We used to like going to this winery because of the scenery and views, and the building is new and nice, but they are not as kid friendly as they seem (unless you stay completely outdoors). The wine is mediocre, so we will enjoy testing out other wineries in the area that allow us to relax (indoors, if needed!) and enjoy a glass of wine with our baby in tow.

$ 10 wine tasting = not bad!
Friendly and knowledgeable staff
Gorgeous setting (especially in the fall!)
Get there early on Saturday to avoid the crowd.

Grounds — three stars, Wine — one star.
I really like this place’s name; I think it’s very clever. It made me want to like the vineyard. Alas, no amount of clever name can make up for truely uninspired wine, and unfortunately, this wine is definitely not inspired. I didn’t like any wines on the tasting menu. They all seemed thin and lacking depth of flavor. Maybe it’s just because they are using new grapes and young vines, but it doesn’t work.

Not a bad winery to visit due to the nice view, the gorgeous setting, live music, and the available-​to-​purchase spreads, in short the ambiance of Cana is very enjoyable. Cana is a newer winery however and the wines are lacking. Everything they currently offer on the tasting menu is too sweet or too young, although maybe good summer «patio sippers» for some. I am looking forward to the day Cana produces some full-​bodied reds.

They have a lot of seating, competitive prices, and a great atmosphere/​environment. It was busy, but still not overwhelming.
I came here with some girlfriends and we had a wine, cheese, and craft afternoon. It was fabulous. The orange fig spread is a winner as is Le Mirage.
I highly recommend coming here.

Ambiance/​atmosphere: 4.5
Wine: 4
Customer service: 5
Decided to come here last minute since plans were changed nearby. This place was rated average, but I saw some reviews mentioning some sort of raspberry and blueberry wine (which I’ve been meaning to try for awhile but couldn’t find it)! Keep an eye out for the entrance because on a one-​lane road, the sign caught us by surprise and we had to make a U-​turn.
The parking seems to be in the back of the building, and the entrance can be found from the patio (again, I wish there were signs notifying us about this because we were sort of confused). We walked in to what seemed like a REALLY nice house, and was greeted by the lady at the bar area that was already giving tastings to two other people.
The place was well-​furnished and was modernly designed: paintings on walls, nice wooden cabinets and giant windows, etc. (bathrooms were super clean and nice too)! The outdoor patio had nice small tables and seating that overlooked the vineyard, fountain, and flowers – it was beautiful. We took a look upstairs at the balcony seating but it didn’t suit our preference over how dull it looked (kind of dark, empty).
We purchased the $ 10 tastings, where we went down a list of various wines as the lady at the bar described each of them very descriptively. My favorites were probably the merlot, blueberry apple wine, and (this wasn’t part of the tasting but I bought and tried the glass) raspberry apple wine! $ 10 isn’t bad, and the tasting is a great way for you to familiarize yourself with the many options this vineyard provides.
Definitely a nice, cozy and homey vineyard! Not crowded at all, although we did come here on a Monday afternoon. I don’t really understand some of the reviews about children though. There are open fields for them to run around in, but most of the indoor area and patio aren’t really great places for you to bring your children (there’s limited space) unless they’re kept busy in their seat with an iPad or something.

Revisited after a single month. A different tasting menu really makes a big difference.
The building is still great, the service enjoyable, and the peacock was still wandering around (more on that latter). But the menu was more white-​heavy — and also had a few apple wines — at the expense of the reds. Rhapsody in Red and Touriga were sorely missed.
I still liked the 2014 Chambourcin, Gewürztraminer, and 2013 Mariage Bordeaux style. The last isn’t on the tasting menu but my pourer was kind enough to let me taste it anyway. I wasn’t a huge fan of the 2013 Merlot — I think it needs time to age. I wasn’t a fan of the apple wines at all.
And yes, a homeless peacock was still wandering around. Nobody knew where it came from, and all efforts to find it a permanent home has failed thus far. So if you’re looking for a free peacock, visit soon.

Our host, Allison, was wonderful. She was very sweet and knowledgable about the wines. A tasting is $ 10 and you get to keep a souvenir glass. The place is beautiful and has a great view when you go upstairs! There’s a friendly peahen that walks around outside and made the winery its home.

So glad I came here. The wine was delicious! Had an awesome time with friends. The raspberry Apple was my favorite.

This star rating is for the wine only. The bartender and the location were wonderful, and atmosphere was extremely new and clean.
The wine. Oh, dear. Neither my friend nor I could say that one thing on the list was palatable. Not one thing. Granted, my taste favors the dark and sassy reds, and this winery did not boast those grapes. Regardless, I can at least enjoy other varietals and know when I am tasting quality.
There is not a wine here that I would revisit.

Such a beautiful winery! I’m not sure why we didn’t get here sooner; how did we miss this gem?!?
Anyway, we got to the gorgeous property and decided to do a tasting. The tasting room is the barrel room, as others have noted. It wasn’t busy that day, so we were the only ones in the tasting room at the time. Which was nice, because we got the history of the wines and winery and it was perfect.
My favorite wine was the Chambourcin. But you’ve seen my other winery reviews, so that’s no surprise to you, LOL.
The tastings are $ 10 apiece, but you get to keep the glass.
All in all, a nice winery and pretty good wine. I’ll definitely be returning soon.

My friend and I went to Cana on Sunday afternoon for a tasting. We had no problem with parking, and could tell from the size of the vines and the newness of the property that this was a young vineyard. The person in the purchasing room was kind enough, and we bought our ticket and headed out to the «red table» for our tasting.
That was where the fun stopped. Our taster confirmed in her opening spiel that this was a new vineyard, and they were not yet harvesting grapes yet from that vineyard. They were, instead, making wines from grapes bought at other vineyards. I don’t have a problem with that — it’s done routinely at other places, and it seems a good way for a winemaker to experiment with the varietals that will, eventually, be harvested at the vineyard.
That was not the case here. Of the 8 or so wines that were offered only 1 was made from a grape that was planted on the property. And even that grape was bought not from Virginia but from California. Sadly, the wines were not that good, so it really does seem like they should be practicing on something they will see later or the winemaker will need to start over once they begin to harvest.
The tasting overall was very, very rushed. Half of the group was not done with one pour before she was on to the next one. At one point, my friend and I decided we were going to go at our own pace, and she tried to skip one of the wines to catch us up. The apple wine was so bad we actually dumped it. I have never done this before. Anywhere. The bouquet reminded my friend of vomit.
As soon as we were given the last pour, the host began wiping down the bar. There was nobody waiting for the next pouring session, and the table next to ours was also empty, yet we were given the distinct impression it was time to go.
I asked the taster if they were given a specific time frame in which to complete a tasting. She said they were given 30 – 40 minutes. She finished in 30. In my view, a tasting should be a chance to experience the wine. It should be a relaxed and pleasant experience, yet this one felt like an automotive assembly line.
I really wanted to like this place. The landscaping was lovely, and it had potential, but after this experience, I will not be going back.

What a lovely place. Delicious wines and beautiful ambience. You can bring your own food or buy theirs. Sits atop a hill and the view is so fabulous. One hour from home… works for us.

This vineyard was definitely gorgeous and a fun time. The tasting menu was pretty good and our host was so kind! My friends and I had a wonderful time there. I wasn’t wowed by any of the wines on the tasting menu but they were good! I was more wowed by the building!

It had been a few years since we’ve been in Middleburg for wine tastings, so we were happily surprised to see Cana Vineyards.
Cana is a new-​ish vineyard — I believe they are only 2 or 3 years old. They are growing their own grapes, but I believe that right now, most of their grapes come from locally sourced vineyards (someone correct me if this is incorrect).
The space is gorgeous — there is ample parking, a great patio and an upper deck. There is a nice front patio/​porch where they can fit 2 or 3 wine tasting groups at one time (without disturbing patrons at the side patio), and there is a pretty decently sized inside tasting room.
So why the 2 stars? One word: Service.
We arrived around 11:30am on a gorgeous Saturday. As this was our first time to the winery — we weren’t sure where to go. We spy 2 tasting stations up by the front patio, so we walked up to the first one (that was completely without customers), and the lady that was standing there, was trying SO HARD not to make eye contact with us. We were a little confused — so my husband asked her if this is where we come for the tasting — and she was like «no». AND THAT WAS IT. No follow-​up or direction on where to go. My husband and I shared a look — and I asked «well, where do we go?» — a little forcefully. And she did a little sigh and pointed to the inside door. Gee, thanks. You’re a great first impression.
We get inside, and the lovely manager there, gets us set up for a wine tasting and tells us to head back outside to the front porch for the tasting. We hoped we wouldn’t get the lady that we had just talked to — and fortuntely, no — we were assigned the other tasting table.
The lady that poured for us was very sweet. She was nice, but OMG, I think I knew more about wines and grapes than she did. My husband is a total oenophile (lover of wines), and was asking about their process, and the blends… nope. I ended up googling all of this. Also, she was *exteremely* awkward… to the point where it was pretty painful trying to have a conversation with her. But like I said — she was very sweet and we could tell she was trying to make an effort. But it wasn’t the most relaxing and fun tasting we ever did.
Well, the upshot was that we enjoyed one of the wines very much, and we wanted to get a case. We also thought about getting a bottle of something, and maybe a plate of cheese/​crackers and enjoy the gorgeous day on the patio and admire the views.
Yeah…this didn’t happen. Mostly because when we went back inside to do all this — we were completely and roundedly ignored. To be fair, there were several people that were trying to purchase wine tastings — so the nice manager that helped was earlier was swamped. But there were also two other employees that were just standing around and straightening pamphets or something. Um, yeah, perhaps you should help out at the register? Or at least ask us what we needed (they could have taken our cheese plate order and started getting together our case of wine and stuff).
After waiting about 15 minutes — we left… the wine was good, but not *that* good.
However, I’m giving them a one star bump because the facility was really pretty and I love the landscaping and the views.

My partner and I went to Cana Vineyards and Winery one weekend, and overall, I was disappointed with this place, which felt like more of a tourist trap than a destination winery.
We were here with a larger group, so we were shuttled upstairs to a tasting. The place was packed, and there was a live guitarist playing songs on the loudspeaker. The best part about this place is its location, because from the deck you can see so much of the surrounding landscape and rolling hills. Beautiful.
The wine tasting itself was pointless. This is a brand-​new winery, so they don’t make any of their own wine or grow their own grapes. What is the point of going here to get wine instead of just going to a Kroger? Cana just buys excess grapes from elsewhere and makes wine here. I understand they have to wait a few years to get grapes, but why are they going full steam ahead with «Cana» wines when they actually have nothing to do with the grapes you see on the property? Of course I realize that a lot of wineries buy and sell their own grapes to be used on a different label, but not exclusively. What is the point of having a standalone winery? And really, the wines are not even good. Our entire group bought no wines, and we were inclined to buy something.
This whole place is rushed. It seems very corporate, with huge areas for shopping and tasting and all this kind of stuff. There’s no intimacy about this winery. It’s more run like machine and a restaurant than a winery where you can talk to winemakers or people who are knowledgeable about wine. The person who did our tasting is not someone that seemed to have a very expensive knowledge base regarding wine.
I definitely don’t recommend a trip to Cana Vineyards and Winery. After I went there, I realized that it’s busy because it’s right off the main road. It’s the kind of place where you want some wine and then decide to come here because it looks pretty. Good marketing, bad wine.