The Winery At La Grange

About Winery and Wines

In December 2005, a small group of wine enthusiasts and investors acquired the historic La Grange farm, Acres of land with a dilapidated manor house and numerous out buildings. The investors formed PWC Winery, LLC, with the goal was to open a high-quality winery in Prince William County, a first for the county. The property now includes 5.6 acres of vineyards, the restored circa 1790 manor house as well as a production facility. Research evidenced that La Grange is rich in history; it had been originally carved out of Robert “King” Carter’s Bull Run Tract in the 1600s and later became known as La Grange. The property’s ownership changed many times during the past four centuries, with the farm’s acreage increasing and decreasing over the years. Fortunately the three-story red brick manor house built by George Green survived. Library of Congress records contain photographs taken in 1937 when the building was remodeled. Additional photographs show the estate in 1958 (these are on display). The English Boxwoods which surrounded the manor house in earlier years died from blight, but in their place are American boxwoods that have grown to a height of over 20 feet, forming an archway over a stone path that now leads from the manor house to the winery building. The Winery at La Grange was formally launched in December 2005 and opened to the public on Labor Day 2006 . From the start, Prince William County officials and the property’s neighbors embraced the concept as being a wonderful return to the areas winemaking roots. Several vineyards and wineries existed in the County in the 1800s and early 1900s. One of these was a vineyard and winery on a 200-acre farm called Batavia, near Haymarket, VA, founded by Franz Peters. Peters was also a partner with Christian Heineken, who owned Mill Park also near Haymarket. In 1869, The Mill Park Wine Company was founded on Heineken’s property where wine was made from locally grown grapes.