Two Twisted Posts

As others have said, Two Twisted Posts is on a winery-​heavy stretch of Harpers Ferry Road off route 9, in northwest Loudoun county. Throw a stone in any direction and you could hit another winery — crazy! But of the group of wineries that have sprung up past Breaux Vineyards, Two Twisted Posts is my favorite. For many reasons. 1) The owners are delightful, 2) the staff are informative and passionate about wine (and animals). 3) The location is more intimate, not as flashy as many spots in the county. 4) The wine is uniformly great. In fact, several years ago their chardonnay was entered in the Governor’s Cup contest and won… and their tasting room was not even open yet (Virginia law requires a winning winery to have a public tasting room). So the owners set up a tent while their main tasting room was finished.
That chardonnay is perfect, and the Vidal Blanc is terrific too, a great summer wine, and not as sweet as most Vidal Blancs are. The Petit Verdot and Cab Franc are fine dry offerings for the red fans (and colder weather).
My only (minor) gripe is that they are not open on Friday (yet). I am entertaining out of town guests on a Friday in late July and would have loved to take them to Two Twisted Posts for an example of damn near perfect Virginia winery experience.

Cute little place in the middle of a neighborhood thick with wineries. Their size could cause you to skip it, but I really hope people give them a try.
Two Twisted Posts has 6.5 acres of grapes and makes about 1500 cases/​year. By local standards, that’s REALLY tinny. But the tasting room has a nice rustic charm to it, and I did like the wine and friendly service.
Whites:
2011 Chardonnay: Oaky but not buttery; OK
2011 Sweet Life: Actually not too sweet, but surprisingly complex
2011 Vidal Blanc: OK
Reds:
2011 Cab Franc: This was not a good year, but they did a decent job with what they had. Still too light bodied for me
2012 Cab Franc: Light to medium bodied, and a little jammy
2012 Cab Sav: I don’t see many Cab Savs in this area that I like, but I did like theirs
2012 Petit Verdot: NOW we’re talking! As my server said, «Big boy taste but not big mouth feel». I was surprised this was 100% PV, as it seemed too smooth. But I did like it.
Sadly their «Don’t Call Me a Cab» Cab Sav was out; I love that name!

Did a wine tasting here with 14 others; the folks here went above and beyond to make our tasting (a birthday wine tour) great. While this is still a new winery so do not expect a grand venue the staff is extremely knowledgeable and tasting room is nice and welcoming. Highly recommend this winery, I’ve been to many in this area and they are by far the nicest and their wine is great! I just cannot say enough complements about this winery. Definitely a must stop!

Decent but unremarkable wines. All of the award-​winners were already sold out. The tasting room was kind of chaotic, both due to the crowds and the style of the people doing the pouring. Personally I much prefer 868 Vineyards down the street — much better wines and a calmer atmosphere. I think the high rating here is mostly due to the bottle prices being a few dollars cheaper than your average Leesburg winery. Keep in mind though that a tasting is $ 10, which is a few bucks higher than average.

Loved this winery. Small cozy and friendly and the wines are delicious. The wife actually had the first Cab sauv she ever like which pretty awesome and then she got to hang out with a cool bird that got cozy with her cleavage. Definitely put this little on your list of wineries to visit.

For an up and coming place, their wine really is good. The tasting room is small and the view isn’t as great as other local wineries, but they make up for it by having quite a few solid wines. And they allow dogs inside which is always nice.
Favorites: Don’t call me a cab, cab sav, vidal blanc, sweet life.

If you are visiting other wineries in the area of Purcellville, please take a moment and do yourself a favor by stopping by Two Twisted Posts. What an awesome experience. Yes, it is smaller and overall very quaint. But this is actually why I enjoyed it!
I picked it because it was newer and had already won awards on their wines. From the moment you drive up, you know it is going to be a personal experience. The tasting room/​building is literally a small barn. The tasting room is in the entryway when you go inside. The family was there greeting people and the staff were all very informed and seemed to love being there. We had Cosco (spelling?) — he had his bird, Sage, hanging out on his shoulder the whole time.
With each wine he poured, there was another meal pairing and full explanation about how that wine came to be. He was so passionate when speaking about the grapes, the process, and the finished product.
I even found the first ever Chardonnay that I’ve ever liked here!
The whole experience was really great! I will definitely be coming back to watch them grow and to continue drinking all of their delicious wine!

I love supporting new wineries. And I like these folks. Samantha was super sweet. Tastings are $ 10 per person. The pours certainly support the price though.
I like their reds — all except the 2011. But then I don’t like ANY 2011 (it just wasn’t a good year for reds). They had done a big harvest here and there were some fruit flies, however, you just shoo them and keep sippin’. Like, honestly, the wine is that good. Plus there was some great entertainment. I’ll definitely be stopping back by. Honestly, it was just a chill spot.

Great winery, so very worth the stop. Fabulous wines. Extremely fun and educational tasting although a bit pricey at $ 10 on top of any wine purchase. Wines were priced right. Perfect music playing and the staff were great. We will be back!

Great wine, great people, and great prices.
Do not miss this winery.
Samantha did our tasting. She made us feel welcome and provided great explanation of the wine. Brad stopped by and added more details about how this family winery plans to grow smartly.
We will be glad to watch them grow.

Visited for the first time this past weekend. We were 15 minutes early but Costco (Cosco?) — sorry, he told us «just like the store» but I’m not sure if that includes spelling — enthusiastically waved us in and gave us a history of the place and recommendations for other visits while we waited for the whites to finish chilling. What a treasure Two Twisted Posts has in this man! He was a delight, a huge booster of the entire Virginia wine industry and the local wineries in particular. He had a serving suggestion for every wine, many of which we never would have thought of. The wines were wonderful. I was a particular fan of the cab franc and the petit verdot and took home two of one and one of the other. Wish I’d bought more, since the cab franc is already gone. My friend took home three bottles of her own and, though she’s usually a fan of sweet whites, she was really impressed by the cab franc and the «don’t call me a cab.» This is a wonderful place and I would recommend it be on the list of «must visits» for anyone in the area — or interested in Virginia wine, period. We’ll be back.

The setting is very peaceful, the tasting room is a bit rustic. They did some interesting things with their 2011 chardonnay to account for the poor season. The 2012 governor’s case chardonnay lived up to the hype. Their Cab Francs were also stand outs. Surprisingly, the Don’t Call me a Cab (non-​Cabernet Cabernet) served chilled was quite good. that one caught me by surprise. The wines were solid and impressed us, but the varieties we really enjoyed were a bit overpriced in my opinion. Also, the credit card machine is on the fritz constantly.

My wife recently went on a wine tour for a friend’s bachelorette party. My wife found out a few days before the party that she was pregnant, so the tour company waived the tasting fees for her. We hadn’t told anyone except our parents and she didn’t want to take attention away from the bride, so she tried not to bring attention to the fact she wasn’t drinking. However, when they got to Two Twisted Posts, the wine pourer pressured her to drink by saying, «You have a driver,» and «You paid for it,» and then made fun of her AND brought attention to her by loudly whispering to everyone else in the party, «She’s not drinking.» I think this behavior is unacceptable. They should think about these things before making fun of their customers. We will not be attending this winery, no matter how good the wine is.

Great wine, friendly staff. A little pricey for a tasting a $ 10 a person, but they do not skimp when you taste. Quite a few award winning wines, so it is worth the stop along the wine route through the area. Quite a few red selections for a young winery.

I stopped here after I went to Cardamon right up the street. I was told they had some good chardonnay, so I stopped to try it. The wine was great and the staff was very friendly, this is located along a great street for wine tasting. This vineyard is pretty new and has not been open for long, but I am sure it will only keep getting better.

We had stopped at Cardamon a few hundred yards before here. Driving down the road I saw a sign that read ‘open’ it had to be a winery so I pulled up the drive…
First impression was not so good. No signs, no path… I ventured forth towards the barn, my wife was ready to run for the car. I heard voices inside so I made myself known. I hoped that this would end well…
We were greeted, they apologized for the lack of signage etc. this was thee second weekend of being open & I had entered them via the back door. Oh err!
A lovely & pleasant lady escorted us around to the front door, where we were greeted warmly by the mother & daughter who were inside. This is very much a family business we learnt. A grand fathers dream & as a grand fathers dream works out, it involves the entire family…
Turns out that the owners/​wine makers are British, as was I. They introduced themselves as being from Brentford. I told them that I was sorry for that. I’m a Yorkshireman by birth, so anything else doesn’t hold up.
The wife got to qoffing the wines. Very good! Extremely good! Disappointment that the reds were not quite ready, but going by the quality of the other wines they will be award winners too.
They won the governers cup. Part of winning this required them to be open to the public. Two years ahead of their plan. Hence their growing pains, aka signage etc…
But this is a place to watch. They have big plans. Putting green, a walking trail etc. they will do it!
Either way you go to a winery for the wines. My wife will assure you that they are top notch. The type that put Napa Valley to shame.

We were heading towards Harpers Ferry on a gorgeous Sunday afternoon, but couldn’t find parking anywhere, so thought we’d head down the road to check out some local wineries. We stopped at three in Purcellville, but without a doubt the best wine was at the new «Two Twisted Posts» Their new barn just opened for tastings, but the wine has been winning awards unbeknownst to the general public. We almost don’t want to share the goodness that we experienced for fear they’ll run out of our favorites, but nevertheless… here goes. Each wine we tasted was good, but the 2012 Chardonnay??? OH MY! The BEST chardonnay we’ve ever had and we’ve had plenty to compare :)) They explained that the wine won the Gold Medal award for the Governor’s Cup just this year and we can both understand why. Phenomenal! If you like your Chards with a buttery rich finish, then this is the place you want to go. On top of that, the staff was knowledgable and friendly. From Sally who greeted us as soon as we got out of the car, to Samantha who poured our wines and told us the story of the winery and the family, to Ladd another knowledgable server who was helping out in the tasting room. Each person knew the wines and the was able to describe them (unlike some other wineries who staff people who don’t seem to care about anything including the product they’re supposed to be selling.) We got a chance to meet the wine maker, Theresa and her husband, Brad who was in the back working away, but both took the time to greet us and make us feel welcome. They are still in the process of getting things set up, with plans for a putting green out back with a gorgeous mountain view and more seating, but even without it being finished, the wines will keep us coming back for more!!! As of right now they’re only open 2 weekends a month, so plan your trip accordingly. This is one you don’t want to miss in Loudoun County!!!