The Winery at Sunshine Ridge Farm

15850 Sunshine Rdg Ln, Gainesville
(703) 753-9500

Recent Reviews

Kim Harrison

Really fun place.

Nicholas Hurff

Fantastic winery! Beautiful location! Wonderful staff and family. The 2020 Dry Resiling was amazing! I typically enjoy Alsatian whites and this was similar! Great surprise! My company held an event here a few weeks ago and the staff were incredible. They went above and beyond to ensure our team and guests had a great experience. I will be back with my friends & family! Our company plans to return next year!

Margo Clark

Great beer, great wine.Great scenery.Come check it out

Jen Watkins

This is a great winery that also has beer, cider, and seltzer options. Service has always been amazing and they allow dogs on leashes outside. It's got an amazing amount of space as well.

Stephen Lesnick

Great selection of wines, ciders, and beers. Lots of room for dogs, pleasant view of the water, fireplace. Quickly became our favorite winery in the area!

Eric

Save your time and money. Owner is a prick. Wine sucks. You’re just paying for the views. Will wait till they inevitably fail and take on new ownership before coming back.

John Burke

Location is beautiful when weather is nice. I was a "founders" member , but did not renew. The wine is not at all decent. Every visit, we had cider. I would return, if the business gets serious about winemaking.

Linda LeBeau

Hidden gem on the lake- cozy fireplace, great beer, wine and cider!

Alison Slater

Beautiful views, fireplace and live music indoors, foremost outside, beautiful view of Manassas Lake. Wine flights, cider and beer.

Tori H.

This lush, green, spacious winery has the perfect touch of fall vibes and good times! There's plenty of outdoor picnic tables to have intimate conversations, greenery overlooking Lake Manassas, indoor and outdoor table seating arranges as well. We started out outside to take in the fresh fall leaves and chilly vibes, but as the sun began to set, we came inside to a cool darker atmosphere to end the night. Cider:I tried their 4 cider tastings, my favorite was the peach cobbler cider with the apple cider donut cider coming in as a close second. Wine:We also bought two bottles, a red and a white! Both delightful. I am not a fan of sweet dessert wines, and but we're simply delicious. (See pictures for the names)Food: -10/10 recommend their soft pretzel!! I'm usually only a fan of sweet pretzels but theirs was so fluffy and soft!! -charcuterie, it was ok, a good mix of cheese and grapes, nothing too special. Service: The service was quick, and attentive. I had found a purse on the floor where there was no one near the table. I told one of the cashiers, and he knew immediately which patron it belonged to! It brought a smile to my face that they pay attention and care for the customers! Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed the great fall vibes which made the experience memorable!! It was a much needed winery outing, that brought big smiles to my face!

Cassandra T.

Atmosphere 10/10! It had a huge outdoor space with picnic tables, a stage for live music, gorgeous setting with Lake Manassas as the back drop, huge outdoor deck/patio areas with tables and chairs. Just beautiful setting. Dog friendly outside area.Friendly staff in all the areas. It's a winery/brewery (tap room), and has some hard seltzer and ciders too. It had a food truck on site and get offer (inside) a charcuterie board and hot pretzel.They don't brew all the beers that are on tap think only one was theirs on Saturday (day we went). For wines and beers I'd say solid 7.5-8.My favorite wine was the cab franc. Favorite beer was a toss up blood orange was light and refreshing (not theirs), and their beer was pretty good.Day was gorgeous with the changing leaves and higher than normal temperatures. Will go again. It's tucked back behind a neighborhood near Gainesville common (where firebirds and Bjs is - less than 10-15 min away). Close to 29/66

Meaghan R.

The ambiance of this winery is rustic and cozy. Best place to be on a sunny day. My husband and I come here frequently and enjoy their 2020 Riesling the most! Also the charcuterie boards are wonderful. If we want to stay home and enjoy the wine, I go there and pick up bottles and charcuterie to go for date night at home.I've also hosted a company event for Christmas there- we were able to rent the whole bottom floor and outside area. It was perfect.

Aisling M.

Stopped in on our way back from Shenandoah, and was looking for a vineyard not too fancy but not too casual. Main area is a two story wooden building, almost like a ski house. We got a flight of wine and a cider (peach cobbler cider was delicious!), and played games while enjoying the view. The employees were very kind and helpful. If back in the area, we will be back!

Von

I am SO GLAD of their policy of: no infants, kids, strollers. I am sick of people in this area hosting their all-ages, or worse kid-centric b-day parties at these establishments b/c they have a large outdoor area. This is a business, not a public park, playground, day care, recreational center! Go seek the latter for your celebrations (kid friendly or themed events). Adults paying for products, services, entertainment should be able to enjoy just that - an adult focused environment. Having lived in several U.S. states and several countries, and most importantly as a Virginia native I can say this NoVa society of parents having their newborns or kids out at the winery/brewery is overly concerning. Yes, I've raised (i.e. parented) two children who didn't go to their first event hosted at a winery until the age of 14/17 respectively. Ages they can sit, speak, act appropriately for a public setting. Thank you TWSRF!

M “MSaver” S

Soooo much potential, but fell flat. The place was beautiful, but the wine was mediocre. It was chilly when we were there so my wife asked if they could light a fire in the fireplace. This was at 12:50. They said that they were going to light the fire at 2pm when there would be more people there. What a stupid answer. I mean, what would it have cost to light the fire an hour early, next to nothing. This means to me that they value customer satisfaction extremely low. The only food I saw available inside was a soft pretzel and charcuterie. We ordered the soft pretzel, which they said was really good, but was also mediocre. (like basically a frozen "Super Pretzel" brand pretzel, nothing special) We tried the mulled wine also, it was also mediocre. The only things that we really enjoyed were the views and the food truck -- Mighty Maaza -- which was delicious. I have certainly had worse interactions and experiences and have certainly had worse wines, but I don't think we will be back to this location or recommending it to anyone. There are plenty of other places to go in the area.

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