Pollak Vineyards

06/11/2026

Join us this Sunday, June 14, for a special Smuggler Sunday featuring Smuggler Wine Club member Jack Gates! Jack will be onsite signing copies of his beautiful book, Spring Wildflowers of Eastern Woodlands: Photos, Fact, and Folklore.

Drawing from 36 years of spring hikes, Jack's book showcases 95 woodland wildflower species through stunning photography, fascinating folklore, historical medicinal uses, and the stories behind these fleeting blooms. It's a heartfelt celebration of the natural beauty found right here in the eastern woodlands.

Books will be available for purchase in the tasting room, and Jack will be happy to personalize your copy.

Smuggler Society members can sip on the specialty flight of 2013 vs 2014 Cabernet Franc and Merlot, meet a fellow wine club member, and discover the wonder hidden beneath the forest canopy. We also invite those interested in becoming members to join us to enjoy our current vintage wines.

🍷Smuggler Society
📍Pollak Vineyards, 330 Newtown Rd, Greenwood, VA 22943
📆Sunday, June 14, 2026

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06/09/2026

Our 2025 Meritage has been blended!

Over the past several months, individual lots of our red wines harvested in 2025 have quietly rested in barrel, completing malolactic fermentation and developing their own distinct character.

Recently, our cellar team gathered to taste, evaluate, and rank each lot, searching for the balance, structure, and harmony that will define the 2025 Meritage.

With the blend now selected, those individual barrels have been brought together into a single wine and returned to French oak barrels, where it will continue its journey through the months ahead.

Any guesses on the exact blend of our 2025 Meritage?

06/07/2026

A new vintage is beginning to leave its mark.

As our 2025 red wines complete malolactic fermentation and blending draws to a close, our Assistant Winemaker Jordan Demain is putting a finishing touch on the barrels that will be home to these wines for the next chapter of their journey.

While we use a 100% natural pigment made from red wine and grape extracts to stain our barrels today, the tradition began centuries ago when cellar teams brushed wine onto barrels as a way of identifying the vintages and blends.

These barrels will soon be filled and returned to the cellar, where the wines will continue their slow transformation through aging before one day finding their way to your glass 🍷

06/05/2026

Looking for a weekend photo opportunity? 🌼🍷

Our mustard cover crop is in full bloom, transforming part of the vineyard into a sea of yellow just beyond the tasting room. It’s one of the most colorful moments of the season and a view that won’t last forever.

Grab a glass of wine, bring a friend, and enjoy the bloom while it’s here. Between the mustard flowers, vineyard views, and Blue Ridge backdrop, there’s no shortage of places to slow down and take it all in.

📍 Open Wednesday-Monday 11am-5pm (last pour: 4:30pm)
🍷 Estate-grown wines
🌼 Mustard fields in bloom
⛰️ Blue Ridge Mountain views

We look forward to welcoming you to the vineyard this weekend!

06/04/2026

🌿 Bloom is giving way to fruit set🍇

Just a few weeks ago, these clusters were covered in tiny flower caps. As they fell away, the vineyard carried a faint, sweet fragrance, often compared to honeysuckle blossoms, that signals one of the most important moments of the growing season.

Now, in their place, tiny grapes are beginning to form. This stage, known as fruit set, follows flowering and marks the beginning of this year’s crop. Each successfully pollinated flower has the potential to become a grape, and the clusters are starting to take on the shape they’ll carry through the summer months.

There’s still a long road between now and harvest, but after a spring that reminded us how quickly conditions can change, it’s encouraging to see the vines continue their steady progression toward another vintage.

06/03/2026

🏆 We have our winners!

After a week of tasting & voting, vineyard guests crowned our 2022 Meritage as the MVP of our NCAA Lacrosse Championship Weekend Flight. 🍷🥇

Congratulations as well to Ann B, whose ballot was randomly selected to receive a $50 Pollak Vineyards gift certificate and has been personally contacted! 🎉

The champion may have been crowned, but this victory lap will be brief. The 2022 Meritage will be availble through Monday, June 8, before returning to the cellar for a future release date. Stop by our Tasting Room 11am-5pm to give it a taste or shop it in our online store: https://vinoshipper.com/shop/pollak_vineyards/meritage_151752

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Championship Weekend Flight🥍🏆

05/31/2026

☀️ Now there's more time to sip and stay awhile! 🍷

Beginning June 1, our Tasting Room & Vineyard Grounds will be open Wednesday - Monday from 11am-5pm, giving you even more opportunities to enjoy a day in Virginia wine country.

Whether you’re planning a weekday escape, meeting friends for an afternoon glass of wine, or exploring the Monticello AVA, we invite you to slow down and take in the vineyard views.

🍇 Guided wine tastings available on weekdays
🍷 Glasses, flights, and bottles available every day
🧀 À la carte selections of cheese, charcuterie, and fresh bread available daily

We look forward to welcoming you to the vineyard soon✨

Have questions about your visit? Send us a DM here!

05/28/2026

📣Please note our Tasting Room and Vineyard Grounds will be closed on Saturday, May 30 for a private event celebrating a special member of our Pollak Vineyards team🥂

While we do not typically close the property on weekends, this is a meaningful occasion for our team, and one we are honored to celebrate!

We’re grateful for your understanding and support, and we look forward to welcoming everyone back when we reopen on Sunday, May 31.

05/27/2026

We’re heading out into the community this month and are excited to be part of the inaugural ☀️ Sip Into Summer Wine Festival☀️ at Woodbrook Farm Vineyard on Saturday, June 6!

We’ll be pouring alongside an incredible lineup of fellow Virginia wineries for an afternoon of wine tastings, live music, food, and vineyard views. One of the things we love most about Virginia wine is the collaborative spirit behind it, and we’re honored to be part of the very first year of this event.

If you’ll be there, be sure to stop by our table, say hello, and raise a glass with us 🍷

TICKETS: http://bit.ly/4x0Ecbp

05/25/2026

It may only be Monday, but we’re already looking ahead to Friday. ✨

Join us for Final Fridays at the Vineyard and ease into the weekend with an evening meant to be savored. Live jazz music by the John D’earth Quintet, dinner from Crozet Seafood Supply, and a sunset over the Blue Ridge that's perfect for gathering with friends, settling in with a glass of wine, and letting the week fade into golden hour.

🌱Friday, May 29, 5:30-8:30PM at Pollak Vineyards🌱

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A limited number of patio and porch table reservations are available to Smuggler Society wine club members! To make a member reservation, please call the Tasting Room at (540) 456-8844 or email .

All other seating is first come, first serve. Blankets and lawn chairs are welcome!

🍷Pollak Vineyards wine will be available by the flight, glass, and bottle. No other alcoholic products can be consumed on the property under ABC laws.🍷

Our standard food items of baguettes, cheeses and meats will be available the evening of the event. You may bring your own food items with you to enjoy.

Children and leashed dogs are welcome.

Please note this is a mainly outdoor event and extreme severe weather may cancel the concert.