Reviews for The Wine Reserve at Waterford in Waterford, VA

Never had a better experience at a winery. Everyone was so friendly. Enjoyed all the wine and food.

Visited yesterday with a large group including a couple of children and had the best time. The view is amazing and the staff... was incredible. They have a really good selection of wines so everyone can find something they like. Read more

Just moved here from San Diego, and never knew VA had such a plethora of wineries. Stumbled upon the Wine Reserve based on... their 5 star yelp reviews. Made a reservation the day before using their website, and it tells you all the Covid precautions,etc. Lucked out on a beautiful sunny fall Saturday, and the views of the neighboring land, horse farm, etc. were terrific. Akind gentleman checked us in and told us to pick whatever picnic table we wanted, and gave us a run down of how to order, etc. All of the deck tables were already booked, but not a big deal. We got the $17 tasting flight (see pic) which had 6 large testtubes of a sparkling rose, Chardonnay, petit manseng, white blend, cab franc and meritage blend. All very drinkable but wefound the Wine Reserve's Wandlerust/Meritage and the Hark Cab Franc to be stand outs and our favorites. Good legs, pepperynotes, stone fruit...blah blah blah. The petit manseng and white blend were a tad too sweet for our personal tastes, butyou'll love it if you're a fan of varietals. The gentleman who first greeted us, and was kindly checking on all of thecustomers, turned out to be the owner Jon. We had a great chat about his background, his winery, winemaking, etc. which wasactually quite fascinating. Just a down-to-earth, well-spoken, friendly guy who made our experience that much more enjoyable. We're used to the Napa valley environment which can be mechanical and pretentious so this was a very welcome change. Due toCovid, they don't serve food, but had a food truck arrive at 12 or so that served some delicious Puerto Rican food (the pork,rice and plantains dish was terrific). Anyways, we found everyone we encountered at the Wine Reserve to be friendly, polite andvery accommodating, and the outdoor tasting area has terrific views. We never felt rushed whatsoever while we enjoyed ourtasting flight and subsequently ordered a few full pours. We ended up buying half a case and we'll definitely b Read more

I LOVE this winery - easily one of my favorites in Northern VA. The owner, Jon is so incredibly friendly and attentive. Each... time I've visited, he's greeted me almost as soon as I got out of my car, and the most recent trip I made here, he saw I had mydog with me and brought out a bowl of water for her. Jon alone is enough of a reason to venture out to The Wine Reserve atWaterford, but if you don't have the pleasure of seeing him on your visit, you'll definitely get to take in the stunning viewsfrom the porch and lawn, and enjoy a glass of their delicious wine. I highly recommend First Harvest for a light, smooth white -it's perfect for summer and not too sweet. I also love the sparkling rose. I don't typically enjoy rose, but I really enjoytheir sparkling rose - the bubbles are light and not too fizzy, and the rose isn't too sweet. Read more

Outstanding service! The entire staff was so pleasant. The wines were really good, loved the sparkling rosè! The venue itself... was super cute, a fun place to celebrate a friend's birthday. Can't wait to go back! Read more

My husband and I visited the Wine Reserve today for my birthday. This is a wonderful boutique winery. The wine sampling was very... good but I really enjoyed the recommendation of the Peach Moscato combined with the sparkling Virginia wine called Fizz. Thestaff is very attentive. We where fortunate to have Sandy help us. She was very personable and caring. It is a very peacefulplace and the views are amazing. We left completely relaxed! Read more

What a beautiful afternoon I had! Great hospitality. This is one of the first few, could say the oldest of the beautiful... Loundoun County wineries. Beautiful outdoor sitting deck, nice and clean inside decor. It is privately owned by nice andbeautiful young couple who love to entertain. What I love the most is the owner's genuine joy to entertain, energetic andenthusiastic. Very welcoming and great hosting. Just take yourself there for a nice afternoon wine with friends, which you willhave plenty to choose from. Oh, let not forget the nice relaxing music playing in the background; soothing and less invasive:-) Read more

In Love, awesome staff + awesome wine + awesome ambience, equals 5stars. Staff goes out of their way to make you happy, the... wine is above average, quaint tasting room, would highly recommend! PS not a fan of sweet wine but the Domo Arigator Moscatowas like a peach in a glass! Read more