• Hayride Tour & Kid’s Playground: Take a scenic hayride through our pastures and riparian areas to see our cattle grazing and understand how we protect our waterways. We will also have our famous hay playground set up so the kids can romp and roam!
• Food from Open Fire Catering to benefit Peas & Grace Food Pantry: Open Fire Catering honors the flavors and textures of local ingredients, like our beef, and during the event will showcase their craft. Our friends from Peas & Grace Food Pantry will be helping serve and accepting donations for our smalltown food pantry.
• Music by The Ribbon Rail Ramblers: Enjoy live music from the Ribbon Rail Ramblers, whose homegrown Appalachian fingerpicking style and love of old-school country music were formed right down the road

• Piedmont Savanna Restoration: Discover our conservation efforts including Piedmont savanna reconstruction and oak woodland restoration. We’ll discuss our management techniques and how they impact our ecosystem. We use prescribed burning and grazing, control of invasive plants, and seeding of native plants as part of our restoration program. You’ll be able to see how we clean collected seed from our native seed production as well as examples of the native plants we’re using at Kinloch. (Burn gear, bluebird and kestrel boxes, and native plants will be on display)
• Regenerative Land Management: Learn about our regenerative farming practices with hands-on demonstrations of our specialized equipment and tools.  Chat with our farm team and see our tractors up close! Hear about our unique genetics and grazing strategies that produce our delicious grassfed beef.
• Meet Our Animals: See our cows, calves, and bulls firsthand and learn why our genetic selection process is so important as we co-create a resilient ecosystem alongside our cattle.
• Eat Strong with Chef Ryan Ross: Explore the pivotal role that nutrient dense foods play in human health and nutrition. Chef Ryan Ross will share in more detail how our phytonutrient-rich grassfed beef plays a role in a diet centered around foods that are nutritionally balanced.
• Rainfall Simulator: What happens when a 2” downpour strikes a field with no vegetation? Where does the water go? What happens when that same rain hits a diversified pasture that always has forage coverage? Find out for yourself at the rainfall simulator!
• Farm Store: Our shop is located at the nearby Archwood Green Barns and will be open from 10 to 6. Stop by to pick up your favorite cuts of beef, tallow products, leather goods, and other goods from around Virginia!

Join us for an intimate afternoon at Barrel Oak Winery, exploring the distinctive wines of Northern Italy with our Estate Sommelier, Zehra, and Alexa, a representative of renowned importer Massanois.

More than a tasting, this is an opportunity to engage with industry professionals and discover the people, traditions, and places behind each bottle. Guests will also receive special access to purchase the featured small-production wines—many rarely found on retail shelves.

With limited seating designed to encourage conversation and discovery, this exclusive series offers a more personal way to experience remarkable wines from around the world.

Experience the return of a beloved Great Meadow tradition with Great Meadow Polo,

a fast-paced arena polo series held 24 Saturday evenings from May through November.

Set against the rolling hills of Virginia’s Hunt Country, this signature event blends thrilling sport, relaxed tailgating, and the unmistakable charm of Great Meadow.

Great Meadow Polo showcases top players, fast-paced action, and unforgettable Saturday nights in Virginia’s Horse Country. Guests can expect the traditions they love; tailgates on the berm, picnics, and a lively social scene paired with new enhancements that will elevate your experience.

Our Winemaker’s Dinners are filled with delicious food, great company, and of course, wonderful wines! Join us for a five-course meal prepared by Chef Eric Stamer, with Naked Mountain Wines paired with every dish.

Save the date.  More information to come!

Harvest is the culmination of a year’s work tending the vineyard. A time worth honoring for the diligence and persistence it takes to produce high quality fruit year after year; a hallmark of great wine! This year asked more of us than most, and that makes this celebration mean even more. We are also marking the completion of Year 2 of our Organic certification, a milestone we’re genuinely proud of and grateful to share with you.

Join us in our beautifully wooded setting for an evening at Arterra featuring a custom multi-course dinner from Nomad Provisions, with live music from The Tritones rounding out the experience.

Menu
Focaccia
Pumpkin Bisque with Crème Fraîche
Pork Loin with Fig & Mushroom Sauce, Delicata Squash & Greens
Gingerbread Maple Cheesecake with Cranberry

Good to know:

• Wine is not included in the ticket price — tastings, glasses, and bottles will be available for purchase once you arrive
• No dietary substitutions are available for this meal

Experience the return of a beloved Great Meadow tradition with Great Meadow Polo,

a fast-paced arena polo series held 24 Saturday evenings from May through November.

Set against the rolling hills of Virginia’s Hunt Country, this signature event blends thrilling sport, relaxed tailgating, and the unmistakable charm of Great Meadow.

Great Meadow Polo showcases top players, fast-paced action, and unforgettable Saturday nights in Virginia’s Horse Country. Guests can expect the traditions they love; tailgates on the berm, picnics, and a lively social scene paired with new enhancements that will elevate your experience.

Anouk Steinke’s mixed-media equestrian paintings will be on view at La Racine from November 14 through December. Presented in collaboration with The Scout Guide Hunt Country and The Scout Guide Charlottesville, the exhibition places her textured paintings among the shop’s antiques, new furnishings, art and objects.

After opening day, visiting hours are Thursday through Saturday, 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and by appointment.

Free admission. All artwork is available for purchase.

Our Winemaker’s Dinners are filled with delicious food, great company, and of course, wonderful wines! Join us for a five-course meal prepared by Chef Eric Stamer, with Naked Mountain Wines paired with every dish.