Belle Mount Vineyards

Belle Mount Vineyards
2570 Newland Rd
Warsaw, Virginia
USA 22572
Phone: (804) 333-4700
http://www.bellemount.com

Contact: Ray & Catherine Petrie
Email: [email protected]

Belle Mount Vineyards was founded in 2002 by Ray and Catherine Petrie. The Winery was initially an effort to make better use of the topographically challenged land on the estate originally known as Belle Mount. Three Mounts are in existence in Richmond County with the historic landmarks Grove Mount and Mount Airy on each side. Belle Mount is the "Beautiful Hill" between them overlooking the Rappahannock River and Cat Point Creek.

Since modest beginnings in 2002, with the planting of a few hundred vines the current vineyards have over eight acres of vines, Belle Mount has blossomed into a small, super-premium winery that focuses on small lots of handcrafted, vineyard-designated varietals. The tasting room and gift shop opened in 2005 and current harvest levels range between 1,000 to 3,000 annual cases depending on the vintage.

Our current team consists of Winemaker Ray Petrie, and Director of Operations Catherine Petrie. Our focus at the winery is devoted to the production of high quality varietals beginning in the vineyards with careful, attentive management to achieve mouth-watering, truly physiologically ripe fruit and continuing in the cellar with small lots, minimal handling, and slow fermentation to express the flavor potential of each grape variety.

Belle Mount currently grows most of the fruit on our 243 acre estate. Our winemaking efforts begin by ensuring that the vineyard produces the highest quality fruit with strong emphasis on low tonnages and low-input farming practices for natural plant balance.

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