Happy New Year 2015!

Adventure Farm will close for the winter, reopening April 2015.
We will spend the winter months sprucing up the Tasting Room and planning our special events for spring and summer.
The 2014 harvest was great! This spring, the 2014 Viognier and a new Rose will be available. In the summer, Adventure Farm will release its first sparkling wine. Look for a bordeaux style in 2016. All wines are 100% estate grown.
2015 should be an exciting year at Adventure Farm!
If you have a party or wedding coming up, please give us a call to reserve one of our three sites. Our vintage family farm is the perfect setting for a local farm to table experience with our boutique wines and naturally raised beef.
Thanks to all of our customers who made 2014 a banner year for Adventure Farm. We look forward to seeing you in the spring!

Christmas at Adventure Farm

Sip wine and shop Christmas trees... wreaths, roping, beef and so much more!

Open Thursdays through Sundays in December, 11am to 5pm.

At the Tasting Room & Farm Shop.

DECEMBER 6, 11am to 5pm

CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION

Santa & Letters to Santa

Cookie decorating

Live music from the Red Drum Ramblers

Charley's Chili

Knives by Monolith Studios

Virginia made food products. Great gift baskets available.

Adventure Farm Wine Tastings

Book Signing and Food Pairing

Book Signing and Food Pairing at Adventure Farm

Saturday, November 22

BOOK SIGNING By Richard G. Leahy NOVEMBER 22, 1-3pm

Beyond Jefferson's Vines

by Richard G. Leahy

Looking for the essential book on wine? 

Richard G. Leahy's book, Beyond Jefferson's Vines, is both compelling and authoritative, covering the history, the present and potential of our region's wine country. It is a knowledgeable and well researched book whether you want to know more about the technical details of wine making or about wines, vineyards and winemakers.

SEE WHAT LEAHY SAYS ABOUT OUR WINES

 ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Richard G. Leahy has written on Virginia wine since 1986 and is the regional editor for the Oxford Companion to the Wines of North America. He is highly regarded as the eminent expert of East Coast Wines and Wineries.

FOOD PAIRING

What do you drink with Charley's Chili made with Adventure Farm beef? 

We drink our Red Blend 'Gigi'.

Come and try this great combination on November 22 between 11am and 5pm.

$15 per person for a bowl of chili and glass of Gigi.

CHEESE AND WINE

If you prefer, try the cheese plate and wine tasting package for $14 which will include assorted cheese made in Virginia and wine from Adventure Farm and Michael Shaps.

Our sold out 2013 Viognier will be included in the flight, to prepare you for our 2014 Viognier.

GIVE YOUR TASTE BUDS A THANKSGIVING TUNE UP

Richard G. Leahy's book & Adventure Farm wine

make great gifts for the holidays

Thanksgiving Turkey

When I was a child, growing up on the farm, my grandfather was more of a nature conservationist than a hunter. He planted apple trees and left the creeks overgrown so that wildlife could flourish. If he did hunt, it was for the dinner table, not for sport.
One year, I had the great opportunity to enjoy a wild turkey that my grandfather had shot. It sticks in my mind as one of my best culinary experiences ever. The flavors were wild and complex, the meat was juicy and tender. It truly was the best turkey that I had ever had.


Last spring, we were given a Kelly Bronze turkey to try, in preparation for raising them on Adventure Farm. The turkey was beautifully packaged with a sprig of rosemary, a detailed cooking manual and a professional thermometer. We lit the grill and cooked it over low heat but taking less time than any turkey we had previously cooked.
What surprise awaited our senses! The bird was delicious, juicy and flavorful, bringing back childhood memories of that special wild turkey from my grandfather. Maybe is was the heritage breed or the three weeks of dry aging that made this bird so tender. All we knew was that we were sold and excited to raise this special breed and offer them to our customers for Thanksgiving feast.


Thanksgiving is just over 3 weeks away and if you need a fresh turkey, try a Kelly Bronze turkey from Adventure Farm. Place your order now while supplies last. With a $50 non-refundable deposit, you can secure your Kelly Bronze turkey now, pick it up early during Thanksgiving week and pay your balance. Just click the TURKEY DEPOSIT tab at the top right of this page to BUY NOW.

THE DETAILS:
If you like eating locally produced food and have interest in heritage breeds, then this is the turkey for you.
The birds are hand plucked and dry aged which adds tenderness, the same way it was done in the USA 100 years ago.
The traditional bronze breed originally came from America and then was bred in Cambridge, England from 1735.
Kelly Bronze is a slow growing breed, bred for fine meat texture.
The turkeys are hatched natural season and are grown to full maturity to give flavor. 
Birds are free ranged to give texture and fed a natural diet without hormones or growth promoters.
Due to maturity and increased fat marbling in the meat, the Kelly Bronze turkeys will cook twice as fast as a normal turkey.
Turkeys will be 10-15 lbs.
Price is $11 per pound plus tax.
Turkeys will be ready early in the week of Thanksgiving and customers will be notified by email of the exact date and time for pick up.

FRIGHT NIGHT

If you dare, venture out to Adventure Farm

wander through the corn maze 

for the fright of your life.

FRIGHT NIGHTS

October 17th, 18th, 24th & 25th

from 6-9pm

$10 per person over the age of 5

Not recommended for children under the age of 8

Children under 10 years old must be accompanied by an adult in the corn maze.

Check the schedule for live music,food trucks and fire dancers.

Wine will be available for purchase. 

Pumpkin Patch in October

The Pumpkin Patch at Adventure Farm opens this weekend!

The festivities will start off with a bang on Friday night with live music, food and wine from 5-8pm at the Pumpkin Patch. Music will be provided by Jason Burke with Frank Bechter and food by South Fork Food Truck. Adventure Farm wine will also be available for purchase.

We had a great month of September with food and music on Fridays at the Tasting Room. Hoping all the regulars and new folks will find us just down the road from the Tasting Room, towards Earlysville, on the left. Look for the Pumpkin Patch Banners and open gates. 

If you've never been to our Pumpkin Patch, then please check us out. In addition to music on Friday nights, the patch is open 11-5 on Saturdays and 12-5 on Sundays. Come enjoy our vintage farm. We've been farming for 64 years. There are corn mazes, a pick-your-own pumpkin patch, and hay rides led by Farm Manager Carl Tinder who will teach you a thing or two about cattle and what goes on at our farm.

We will have our premium beef for sale, which is hormone and antibiotic free, USDA inspected, aged 3 weeks, grass fed and grain finished for superior marbling all while being raised in open pastures. Charley's Chili, made with our own ground beef, will be available for purchase as well as our own Adventure Farm wine.

The Pumpkin Patch at Adventure Farm is a great setting for relaxing and enjoying some quality family time. Please call if you have any questions, 434-971-8796.

Feel free to visit our Lakeside Tasting Room just across the farm during our regular hours, Thursdays through Sundays, 11-5.

We've been Scouted! Check out our upcoming music & food schedule on Fridays in September & October. Should be lots of fun at Adventure Farm.

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