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A view of the vines at Chatham Vineyards
Ready or Not: An Early Awakening in the Vineyard

Budbreak. It happens every spring but this year at Chatham Vineyards on Church Creek the emergence of new shoots and leaves growing on vines, a magnificent annual awakening after months […]


Sunrise at Chatham Vineyards
Chatham Wine: 35 Million Years of History in a Bottle

Location, location, location. No one would confuse Machipongo, Virginia, home to Chatham Vineyards at Church Creek, with California’s Napa Valley. Yet the uniqueness, the distinctions in the soil and topography […]


Ethan Watkins holding a barrel stave he repurposed into a candle holder
Shore Woodworker Finds a Stunning Way to Repurpose Wine Barrels

The Adirondacks chairs and candelabras sold in the tasting room at Chatham Vineyards on Church Creek come with their own history. They used to be barrels where gallons of Chatham […]


Viticulturist working in vineyards with dogs
Chatham Vineyards Reflects the Footprints of Viticulture Rock Star Lucie Morton

Lucie Morton, internationally recognized as a viticulturist, ampelographer, consultant, research collaborator, author, lecturer and film producer, is a trailblazer with nearly 50 years of experience. She’s also a treasure to […]


This kayak tour begins on the banks of Nassawadox Creek at a working watermen's wharf in the tiny bayside village of Bayford. Participants tour the marshy banks of the creek and view wildlife before pulling up on the shores of Chatham Vineyards for a wine tasting. Photo location: Banks of Chatham Vineyards Virginia Tourism Corporation, www.Virginia.org
Paddle Your Glass Off an Experience Unlike Any Other

Paddling and the Eastern Shore go together as well as wine and oysters. Chatham Vineyards and Southeast Expeditions offer another extraordinary pairing by combining a 45-minute paddle southward from the […]


A white farmhouse at Chatham Vineyards
To Grandmother’s House We’ll Go at Chatham Vineyards

Your grandmother’s house is waiting at Chatham Vineyards at Church Creek. You’ll recognize the rocking chairs on the porch and the claw-foot soaking tub in the bathroom. You might wake […]


A plate of mignonette made with Chatham Vineyards wine
Chatham Mignonette: Another Staple of Winter Wine & Oyster Weekend

Join us for our final Winter Wine & Oyster Weekend at Chatham Vineyards on Church Creek on March 18-19, when we pair a half dozen Seaside and Bayside Eastern Shore oysters (three […]


clusters of chardonnay grapes hanging from a vine
Taste the Soul of Chatham Vineyards in its Steel Chardonnay

It’s so simple. To best understand Chatham Vineyards at Church Creek, taste its Steel Chardonnay. Steel Chard is Chatham in a bottle. No one thing defines it. It’s 100 things or […]


Cheers to Chatham, Where Everybody Knows Her Name

“Is Janice working today?” If you’re at Chatham Vineyards, the answer is often yes, Janice Korleski is in the tasting room eager to welcome you back or greet first timers […]


The sign outside the Bakery on Mason
Chatham Loaf Celebrates a Slice of Local Fare

Everything is made from scratch at The Bakery on Mason in Cape Charles, whether by the hands of Louise Orlando or those of her husband, Andrew. Louise is self-taught when it comes […]


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