Chateau Merrillanne LLC

In spite of the signs with all the cats on them dogs are indeed welcome. Decent wine wonderful people wonderful experience. It’s worth the trip to Orange to try it

We stopped having never heard of this winery only to find a delightful spot with excellent wines! We are going home with three different bottles to enjoy with friends. Highly recommend this wine! Fun tasting with great information!

What a quaint little winery good wines the couple that own it actually work there and they are who you talk to. Nice little seating area outside to sit and have wine would go again

Played hookie from work on a Friday in May and visited in the late afternoon. For a small place, Château Merrillanne packs a punch. The favorites were the Grimalkin Rose and 2012 Palace Red (Chambourcin & Merlot, which I picked up a bottle of).
The Grimalkin was one of the darkest looking Roses I’ve ever seen; it was hard not to admire my glass. While I’m not usually a Rose drinker, I’d make an exception for this again. The other wines were pretty good as well.
What I also liked was the price. All but one of the wines were under $ 20. I mean; seriously? The most expensive was their $ 28 2012 Governor Spotswood Red, which was off the tasting menu (I gave my best puppy dog look but my pourer stood firm).
It’s refreshing to find a winery that doesn’t feel the need for an excessive tasting room; historical refurbished barns suit me just fine. You won’t find a huge selection here, but what they have is worth visiting.

A group of friends visited this winery today. The wines were very good, the owner shared stories of how the wines were named and we had a pleasant time chatting. There was a nice variety of wines and we enjoyed the wine slushies too. We picnicked on the patio. I recommend stopping if you are in the area.

What a pleasant surprise! My husband and I decided to stop here on our way home to DC from Richmond; we took the long way to avoid 95 traffic and this winery was on the way (kind of). I’m so glad to we made the point to stop. It was very welcoming and charming. The wines were outstanding. We frequent wineries often and this one was impressive. They offered 7 wines in the tasting and we ended up getting a glass to share outside and a bottle to bring home, which we don’t often do. Very much worth the stop, whether it’s on your way or not. You’ll walk away with a smile and very satisfied with their wine.

We arrived earlier in the week and they were closed… fortunately we returned, and it was great. Very quaint setting, nicely done though, with great contrasts. The service was delightful, and the wine was really good. We will definitely return. Oh… almost forgot, the wine slushy is such fun! Don’t be a snob, yes I said wine slushy!

As a group, we ventured to Orange ad Louisa Counties for vineyard visits and stopped in at Château Merrill Anne as well. We really enjoyed this vineyard!
The tasting room is quaint, but nicely laid out. The lady working the tasting room was very pleasant, knowledgeable and happy to be there, which helped to make us enjoy the experience even more! The prices are VERY fair considering all of their wines were VERY nicely done! We really wanted to buy one of each, but only bought 2 this time, to make us come back and buy more in the future.
The only issue is with Garmin… Be careful trying to find them, we were turned around based on using Garmin and Waze.
The uses two popular winery/​wine experts to make their wines: Michael Shapps and Hillsborough Winery. So, the owners of this winery knows what they need to do to be successful and they’re doing it!
Definitely stop in for a visit!!!

Winery is nestled back in Orange, VA. As far as wineries in the area go, it is one of the newer ones but it is already doing a great job. The wines are good, and the wine slushy is a real treat.
The outdoor area is really cute and perfect to take a picnic and enjoy a glass. The owners are welcoming and warm, and the winery is making a great start. I look forward to seeing the winery grow and returning again.

Awesome experience on the way home from visiting Montpelier. It looked a little «minimal» when we pulled up. When we got in there the owners were friendly and had just opened March 2014. But the owner was born on the land. The wine was really good. In addition they sell a locally made goat cheese that is to DIE for. Paired w their wine, it was a great experience. If we are in or around the general way, we will come back again.

While Château Merrillanne might be a bit off the beaten path, the road there is a relaxing drive through the rolling farmland of Orange County, Virginia.
Its brand new Tasting Room is, is an original with every bit of that Virginia country flavor. We brought a picnic lunch to accompany our wine, and the tasting provided us the opportunity to chat with the owners, Kenny and Emily, who were willing to share some interesting bits about the struggles and joys of getting a winery off the ground.
It was a very enjoyable stop on our way through Orange County, and one that not only saw us enjoy the tasting, and a couple of glasses with lunch, but convinced us that the bottles we left with won’t be our last ones. We’ll be back by again soon to enjoy a bit more of what Château MerrillAnne has to offer.