Quattro Goomba’s Winery

Absolutely HORRIBLE experience. We are from Dallas, TX and we will NEVER EVER be back to this winery. Nor will my family who lives much closer. We tried to order a wine slushy and were refused because they thought we had been drinking too much. Just plain rude staff, very overbearing and disrespectful. Good luck staying in business. This could have been handled in a much more respectful and professional way. I am a restaurateur myself and was completely appalled.

I don’t know why it took me so long to visit Quattro Goomba’s Winery. I’ve driven by it enough times but never stopped in. But, I was determined to visit, especially after visiting their brewery.
We came on a Sunday afternoon, almost 30 minutes before tastings ended. Perk for us because there was no wait on this visit. I’ve seen how busy they can be but there is plenty of outdoor space to sit with family, friends, kids, and even furry friends too. Back to the tasting, we tried 6 wines for our tasting. The tasting really only includes 5 but the one doing our tasting offered one of their special wines for us to try as well. My favorite was their white wine (who’s name I can’t remember) and their rose. It was light but flavorful and a good balance of flavor. I ended up purchasing a bottle of the rose. It’s definitely a good wine for summer. For $ 7.00, 5 wines isn’t bad for a tasting.
In addition to their tasting room, they have an outdoor area where they sell their pizza and wine slushies. I think they are known for their slushies and I definitely want to try one next time I’m here. Quattro Goomba’s is a great stop on the NOVA wine trail.

Great winery! We made a quick pit stop since my boyfriend has been before and liked it. The woman doing the tasting was very friendly and welcoming. My boyfriend mentioned and apple wine that he tried previously. Not only did she let me taste it, she let him and my brother try it and they were not even there for a tasting! The $ 7 price was good for a tasting in Virginia. I ended up buying two bottles, a red and white. I will definitely be back to try their homemade pizza. This place left a great taste in my mouth. Don’t miss out.

If I could give negative stars I would, that’s how much I dislike this place.
This is hands down the worst winery in the area. The wine is DISGUSTING, if you enjoy drinking vinegar — go with the red. But more importantly, I recently planned a small group get together and the group chose this location for the meeting place. It was about 40 of us that had committed to attending.
When I called (they took about two weeks to actually answer the phone, no one ever called me back or responded to my Facebook messages) to ask what the rules were on «reserving a space» I was told that we could not sit in the public seating area. And when I said, «it’s a fairly large group and we will all be purchasing wine, I’m not sure why we can’t sit in the public area — because we’re also customers» he told me «it doesn’t matter if you have a large group, we will sell a lot of wine regardless of if you come or not. You cannot sit in our seating area»
We promptly ended our phone call and then he, David, called me back and left a voicemail stating he «had more points to make»
Here’s what he said, «If your group shows up and starts taking seating that’s for the public, we will shut that down. I ask you to find a place off in the distance to set up your space. Hopefully you can respect those rules, and if not I will ask you to leave and there will not be any exception to that. You cannot just show up and do what you want to do, our winery is a private venue, not a public venue. You’re there as our guest, so you need to respect our rules, or you will be asked to leave, so just keep that in mind. Thanks. **click**»
Read that in the most condescending and rude voice imaginable and that’s what he sounded like. I’m also sure that this review will mean nothing to them, as I’m fairly certain he is one of the owners.
They should be embarrassed of their behavior, and I will be telling everyone I know how terrible they were and you can be sure I will never be giving them a dime of my money. Since it clearly doesn’t matter to them anyways. Stone Tower Winery and Bluemont have much better wine anyways and have amazing customer service.

AMAZING food. Calamari was perfect. Mexican street corn was perfect. Beer was perfect. This is my new weekend spot.

Simply the best! Great wine, great atmosphere, great music (specifically when Ted Garber plays), great owners, great pizza and great for kids and families. One of the best wineries in NoVA.

I like Quattro because I can get a Slushie and enjoy nature on their grounds with family and friends. They switch the red wine they select to make the slushies so some variance is to be expected. I will say the carafe is $ 28 and serves 4 people. Be warned the alcohol seems small but it will be felt. Yeah. Enjoy the day with sun if you don’t mind or relax indoors under fans.

This is probably my favorite winery!
Pros —
— Beautiful country setting
— Both the wine & beer selections are excellent (not a fan of the wine slushie but everyone else seems to be — just a tad too sweet for me)
— The BEST PIZZA EVER at the winery (so thick and crunchy & perfect)
— Good wine tasting in separate facility
— Good beer flights in the brewery
— Dog & kid friendly
Cons —
— Small area for picnics
— Runs out of tables on nice weekends (indoors & outdoors)
— Cannot bring the beer & wine into the other facility (unfortunately it’s the law so not much they can do about that)
— Long wait for pizza so order right when you arrive (We went there a few weekends ago & the oven broke after placing our order. It took 2 hours for the pizza to come out, they gave us no heads up and offered no discounts/​refunds).
— It’s a trek from DC but worth it for a long afternoon

I had Quattro Goomba’s bookmarked on Unilocal for ages and this past Sunday, which happened to also be Mother’s Day, my boyfriend and I decided to take the hour drive out there from DC. I’m not sure if it is always as crowded as it was on Mother’s Day but it was ridiculous! We waited about 15 minutes to do a tasting, and the line only grew behind us. It was so chaotic; women (mostly) pushing their way to the front like children, screaming (actual) children waiting for mommy to get her wine. I’m not judging but 1. If you’re going to bring your kids, you should make a reasonable effort to control them and 2. If you are an adult pushing your way to the front of a wine tasting, I think you need to reevaluate some things in your life. Ok, now that I had my rant, I’ll move on to the actual review.
The wine tasting is $ 7 for 7 wines. The staff member doing the tasting was very descriptive and informative; she gave us the low down on the history of the winery, how they have expanded into a brewery, and the various styles of wine they make. I was interested to move onto the brewery after the wine tasting, more than anything to escape the mobs that were inside the tasting room. The wines here were ok, nothing really stood out to me to try to fight for a seat somewhere (I know I keep saying how crowded it was but seriously it seemed like all of Northern Virginia was at Quattro Goomba’s on Mother’s Day!), so we decided to move on.
The building next to the tasting room also sold wine by the glass and-​from what I hear-​wine slushies. I love a good frape vino on a hot summer day, so I’m looking forward to that in the not so distant future! This building also sold pizza, which sounded good, especially by the slice, however, the line was easily 30 people long (at least since I stopped counting around there) so we moved on to the next building-​the brewery.
The brewery is where it’s at! Housed in a reclaimed barn, there was ample communal style seating and a fenced in area where you could stand with your brew. Beer cannot be taken out of the brewery area just as wine cannot be brought into it. I did a flight of 4−6oz. pours. My favorite was, surprisingly, the tart ale. The other 3 I chose were IPAs. My favorite of those three was the Tangerine. All were quite hoppy, but I particularly enjoyed the fruit aftertaste from the tangerine. They have a small food menu as well-​BBQ chicken sliders, pretzels, burger sliders, etc. We ordered the pretzels, and while I highly doubt they were homemade (the beer cheese surely couldn’t have been), they definitely helped in absorbing some of those high ABV beers! I’d go with the BBQ chicken sliders next time as they looked like the perfect light snack!
The grounds here are beautiful; although we both agreed Chrysalis Vineyards was slightly more picturesque and less overrun with people. I’d love the opportunity to return to enjoy additional beers I wasn’t able to this time around as well as try the red wine slushies! I can only just hope it won’t be as crowded the second time around.

Hated this place.
They sell it by saying there is a brewery AND a winery. So they hit both sets of groups — those who aren’t wine drinks and those who don’t drink beer. The catch is (that we learned when we got there), the two cannot be mixed, per ABC laws. So you can venture to the other side, HOWEVER, wine cannot go past the fence and neither can the beer. It seems like the owner had a brilliant idea to target all groups all people and then when they realized about the law, they completed the project as best as they could. Never again will I go back there. Awful.

What a pleasant surprise Quattro Goomba’s Winery was to my girlfriend and I yesterday. After endeavoring (and failing) to go to two other wineries (due to fully packed parking lots), we figured we’d try this place out, especially since we had never been.
Those situations can be really hit or miss, but the website said it had pizza, and I actually get really hangry, so we decided we’d try our luck.
When we first arrived, there was plenty of parking and a sizable but not overwhelming crowd. We walked past a little yard sale of sorts featuring a bunch of sun dresses, which was pretty cool. Apparently, there is also a full-​on antique shop and brewery there, too, so we’ll be back.
Once we got to the actual area, we stood in line for about 10 – 15 minutes to order our pizza and wine. Once ordered, we found a spot on their big, green expanse, plopped down, and popped open our wine. The wait for the pizza was about 30 – 35 minutes due to the large crowd. It was too pretty to be hangry, though, so my girlfriend was spared.
Once we got the pizza, it was actually really impressive. It’s Sicilian-​style pizza, so we’re talking a thick bread-​y crust that’s crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside. Holy pizza, it was so delicious. Objectively, at that (not just because I was hungry). The standard topping there is mozzarella and parmesan as well as a light smattering of tomato sauce. They also sprinkle some oregano on top.
There’s options there for you, too. Like, you can add ground pepperoni or pickled jalapeño slices on there if you want to. I really suggest just getting it plain though; it really is good enough to stand alone.
Great trip. We’ll be back.

Came here with my mother during her most recent visit and it has her seal of approval now as well! We decided to try QG’s pizza and we were both pleased with our decision. We sat on the porch of the log cabin (inside of which they conduct tastings) and enjoyed a beautiful Virginia wine country sunset. We had brought along a picnic for our stop at Cana earlier, and the left-​over salami made it onto our pizza. We are nothing if not clever in this family! I was a little unimpressed with the ladies inside the garage-​esque tasting room/​bar; they were not the friendliest nor the most adept at explaining the pizza options (it was my first time ordering food of any kind here) but I will not let that lower my opinion of Quattro Goomba’s.
Note: I am still as obsessed with their wine slushies as ever. Another trip out to Aldie may just be in my very near Friday night future!!!

We stopped in for a wine tasting and to try their pizza, that we’ve heard so much about… First, the wine tasting…
The tasting room is pretty! It’s a log house and is constructed so nicely. The staff was very friendly too! The only issue inside the tasting area is it’s VERY loud, as there is a small space which was rather busy the day we went and the others in the room laughing and talking made it difficult to hear the lady who was giving us our tasting.
Their wines are nice, but far from special. We were able to select one that we decided to take outside to enjoy with our pizza, as we were actually looking more forward to the pizza when we stopped in, since we were rather hungry.
Their pizzas are made/​served in their outside barn area, which is actually really nice. We liked the set-​up. It was nicely staffed, but the pizzas are wayyy over-​priced! Definitely not worth the price, considering the crusts were not special and looked pre-​made (we saw a bunch stacked up on a rack). The sauce was just OK. The topping prices were astronomical! $ 36 for a large pizza with pepperoni and ½ peppers is really ridiculous. But, we can now say we’ve done it. (won’t do it again)
Also, they have nice outdoor seating areas, but could do so much more with the outdoors by adding some creative landscaping to block the huge mansions that are on small lots behind their venue.
Overall, the visit went well. With their location being right on Rt15, near PWC and not too far into Loudoun and near so many other wineries and Rt50, they probably get TONS of business, especially when the weather is nicer out. Given this, they really don’t need to have such high prices on everything; in fact, if their prices were half for the pizza, we’d be back to get more.

One of my favorite wineries to go to when I’m out in that area. They have a tasting building which is nice, large and well laid out. There is a large deck out back of that as well. They have another building where they usually have live music and you can get food (pizza with minimal toppings) as well as wine by the glass or bottle. They have another building which honestly I have never ventured into. I believe they have beer in there but I could be wrong. The wines are pretty good. The pizza sucks… Sorry I’m a pie snob… They have got to do something with that crust. You don’t go to a pizza joint expecting great wine and vice versa. The owners are GREAT people and very outgoing. The prices aren’t bad all around.
It’s a great place to stop if you find yourself in the area.

Quattro Goomba’!!! Fourth stop in a great wine tour day! Quattro Goomba means … Four Close Friends in Italian. Hands down, my favorite stop of the day.
Our tasting was done by Jenny, she was fun and energetic and gave us a lot of information about the wine we were drinking. I loved her passionate attitude and she was really just a refreshing change from the last uptight stop we had made. I enjoyed most of the wines on the tasting list, but was intrigued by the Vino Dolce that they offered. Even though this particular wine was not listed within the tasting guidelines, Jenny asked another coworker Jody if they were able to open a bottle and she did without hesitation. I fell in love and we immediately bought three bottles… and that my dear winery people… is how you make some sales.
After our tasting with Jenny and Jody, we wondered the grounds of the winery which have amazing views of what I believe to be Creighton Farm homes and green hills.
The barn area is there with inside seating, wines by the glass, mulled red wine, wine slushies and a pizza bar. There is also a brewery that we did not get a chance to really explore. We opted for a carafe of the wine slushies, and actually ended up enjoining two of those. We also found the pizza to be fantastic, with perfect sauce and crust that was very much like focaccia bread.
We stopped back in to thank Jenny and Jody again for a wonderful end to our day. Speaking with them again really solidified their hospitality. This was the highlight of my many stops and I very much look forward to visiting again!

Quattro Goomba’s was our last stop on a day of wine tasting. We’d never been there before and were not sure what to expect. We were a little put off from the last vineyard that we left but when we walked in to QG we perked right up. The staff here were super friendly and welcoming. We were out for a friends birthday and Jenny put our friend’s tasting on the house.
Tastings are $ 7, $ 10 if you want to keep the glass. As a minimalist type person I actually appreciate that they don’t do a standard up-​charge on their tastings to include the glass. I don’t want to keep a glass from every winery I go to. I’d have a cabinet full of mismatched glasses. Standard tasting was good, Vino Dolce (which is not on the tasting) is also DELICIOUS.
We decided to stay to have some frappé vino slushies, ended up having two carafes and some pizza. Pizza is made to order and they will text you when it is ready which is super convenient. I would definetly make plans to come out to Quatra Goomba’s during the spring/​summer with a picnic and group of friends. They have a brewery as well so any of our beer-​loving friends would be accommodated as well.
The manager Jody was awesome as well. Her and my one girl friends had the same nail polish on! Can’t want to come back here sometime to enjoy more frappé vino!

Great spot to stop in for lunch with their pizza oven. We did just this on a Saturday afternoon grabbing a half sheet of pepperoni pizza along with a bottle of Tradizione. We hadn’t been by in a while and found a huge parking setup. For visitors. We used to just park wherever in the grass before.
The pizza took a while to come out aka they made it fresh with our order. While waiting we enjoyed our favorite wine of theirs. They age Tradiz in old bourbon barrels (I think) which gives the wine a warming feeling going down that is perfect for colder days. The pizza tasted as good as we remembered with the pepperoni crumbles. Not many choices for toppings beyond pepperoni and peppers. No need though it’s that good.

This has got to be the most casual winery I’ve been to, but since they offer so many things here, I will rate them individually.
WINERY: ³⁄₅
Came here for a group tasting, and although they have great customer service, I felt as if they skimped out on the amount of wine given. We received a list of wines to try, but they excluded about 3 wines without letting us know why. Also, we were poured very little, probably alittle less than what seemed like ¼ of the glass, which is new to me. Many wineries in Virginia usually poured more, and let us take home the glasses as a complimentary thing. Really wish we got to try their family-​made wine, but that was also excluded off the list. :(
PIZZA: ⁵⁄₅
Their pizzas are homemade, and apparently super popular because the line was long! It takes approximately 30 minutes for them to bake it, but in the meantime you can find a table to sit and wait and they’ll text you to let you know your pizza is ready (convenient)! This is also the area where you can order your wine frappes, and they’re delicious! Fruity, but iced down so you probably won’t get a buzz off of this. Just a unique drink that is a must-​have when you visit!
BREWERY: ⁵⁄₅
They offer flights of four beers of your choosing! This building had this warehouse-​feel, and pretty unique selections of beer. Try the milk stout! Many of my friends seemed to like it, but for me it made me feel bloated (it could be that I’m lactose intolerant, but who knows). Staff was a lot friendlier, and the building was roomier for big groups!

QG strikes me more as a casual hangout place than a traditional ‘winery’; think of it as a bar that happens to sell wine. Pizza, with wine tastings and possible beer, is the main selling point. Now granted, that’s a really good selling point. But for wine alone, I wasn’t impressed.
For wine, they offered 5 tastings (3 whites 2 reds) for $ 7. I was told to try the wine slushy, but didn’t get around to it.
The good: dog friendly! Not just the porch but also inside the actual tasting room. They also have nice grounds for families and a ‘pizza barn’ (for lack of a better word), which was basically an large indoor serving area for wine drinkers, pets, and food. There is also a brand-​new brewery on the same grounds, although you can’t bring your wine inside the brewery (licensing issues).
The bad: They don’t have any vines of their own; all their grapes are sourced from elsewhere in VA, California, and even Chile. So points off for their lack of ‘estate’ wine.
Reds: Since they are getting grapes from elsewhere, the same wines tend to be on the menu all year long (minus when they sell out). I did like the Tradizione red blend, which has some Tannat (the server didn’t know how much; maybe a secret?) and had a nice nose and dark fruit palate. The Curico was another red blend made with Chilean grapes which had a peppery nose but light-​to-​medium bodied. It was just OK.
Whites: I wasn’t much of a fan of any of them. The Sorelle Riesling was the best. The Pinkey River white blend was a little citrucy. The Vino Di Nomi was an odd blend of 2 reds and 1 white, but the actual composition was a family secret.

I have been the Quattro Goomba a few times over the past several years and I am delighted with all the positive changes I noticed this past visit.
As many NOVA wineries do, QG gets quite busy on the weekends, so they have implemented procedures to help alleviate some of the lines and hiccups more of the newer wineries are still facing.
When you walk up to the property from the parking lot, you can either go straight into the cabin – which houses their tasting room, or veer off to the left to a newer building that has a bar, the stage and the pizza kitchen. They also have signs to point you in the right direction.
We started off with a tasting and I was surprisingly taken with both their Sorelle (dry Riesling) and their Piney River White (blend of Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Gris, and Vidal Blanc). Both are perfect summer sipping wines, even for a non-​white drinker like myself. They are truly delightful.
After paying for our tasting and bottles to take home, we ventured off to the pizza area to order a couple of slices and get a wine slushie. Yes, you read that correctly, they have wine slushies and they are delish! :)
The Sicilian style pizza is also fantastic! They use crumbled pepperoni and artizan cheese which really lend for a wonderful flavorful bite-​right down to the very last crumble.
We got here about an hour before closing so missed the band, but still enjoyed ourselves none the less. The winery has lots of open space for picnics, throwing a football or Frisbee, and enjoying the fresh air. I am also eager to try the brewery they have added next door, if it is anything like their winery I bet I will like it.