Delicious, unique, sustainable Virginia wines meant to be enjoyed.
Community, resiliency, imagination
Weird & wonderful grape varieties, wild ambient yeasts, low-to-no sulfur additions, and experimental (or just plain fun) cellar techniques.
Favorite ferments
Vidal Blanc
Noiret
Chardonel
We strive to make wines of place & integrity.
Welcome to the Anthropocene
It’s getting hotter, stormier, and drought-ier out here in Virginia. We think traditional European grape varieties are too input-intensive and fragile to continue to be viable. We focus largely on hybrid grape varieties that are delicious and also hold promise in our changing climate.
Small batch & expressive
Our wines are small batch and emphasize the use ambient or wild yeasts and minimal-to-no-sulfur. We use winemaking techniques that aim to emphasize and enhance a particular grape variety’s natural characteristics and tell the story of the wine’s distinct vintage.
Place-driven
All the grapes in Quartzwood wines are sourced from within a 10 mile radius of our home in Lovettsville, Virginia, in the Catoctin highlands of western Loudoun County. The vineyards have either been planted or managed by Ben, or are growers we know and with whom we work closely.