Dogwood & Thistle Wine

08/24/2026

Coming up on Sunday - the Rosé & Bubbles Showcase! 🥂

We're excited to be joining this stellar lineup of producers this Sunday from 12:30-2:30pm, pouring our 2025 Rosé. Head to the Eastwood website to purchase your tickets, and we'll see you there!

08/19/2026

We are beyond thrilled that our 2025 Sauvignon Blanc - the first that we've made in Virginia - has been awarded 94 points and named to VinePair's "30 Best Sauvignon Blancs" for 2026 list!

Keith Beavers had this to say about the wine:

"Owners Sandy and Erin Robertson make great wine. We’ve reviewed many cuvées from Virginia’s Dogwood & Thistle over the years here at VinePair, but this might be the best one yet. Sauvignon Blanc had an amazing vintage in the Commonwealth, with incredible quality that punches far above its price point.

This crisp expression is crafted by gently pressing the grapes and aging the wine in a combination of stainless steel tanks and neutral barrels. This helps maintain freshness while adding a layer of texture and weight to the palate. The wine opens with bright notes of freshly squeezed lemons and white pepper, while the palate delivers ripe orchard fruit and a river rock minerality."

Wow, wow, wow. Thank you, Keith, and the whole team at VinePair for your support!

You can taste (and buy!) this wine by coming to see us TONIGHT at Farmer's in the Park at Penn Park from 3-7pm, or Saturday at Charlottesville City Market from 9am - 1pm. Or you can order online and we'll ship it to you. Head to our website to purchase!

https://dogwoodthistlewine.com/shop/

07/15/2026

We're thrilled to be taking part in Eastwood Farm and Winery 's Rosé and Bubbles showcase on August 30! We'll be pouring our 2025 Rosé along with five other Virginia wineries.

Join us for an afternoon celebrating the wines of summer with rosé, sparkling wine, delicious food, and beautiful vineyard views.

You can get your tickets at the link below!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rose-bubbles-showcase-tickets-1993535992819?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true

06/11/2026

We are so excited to kick off the weekend and join on Friday as they kick off the first Bellair “After Hours” of the season! The evening will include:

- Food farm-to-table plates by chef Racquel White of

- Wine tasting and sales from us in the dedicated Wine Garden!

- Ability to shop the fabulous farm store and stock up on fruit, veggies, and meat for the week

- Music and Square Dance by former Bellair Farm employee, Fiona, and

This is a FREE event and open to the public. If you would like to participate in the Square Dance you need to buy a ticket on their website or in-person. (If you are coming to simply enjoy the wine tasting, food, and farm, you are not required to buy a ticket.)

https://www.bellairfarm.com/calendar/2025/10/24/after-hours-ksdt5

05/20/2026

Come see us at Bellair Farm CSA on June 12!

04/03/2026

Tomorrow (April 4) we kick off our second season at the ! Saturdays from now - November you'll be able to find us at the market, pouring and selling our wines. Think of it as our mini-tasting room. 😉

This spring and summer we'll be featuring:

2025 Rosé of Cabernet Franc
2025 Sauvignon Blanc
2023 Riesling
2024 Cabernet Franc

We hope to see you there soon!

04/02/2026

Real talk post alert. 🚨

This week we are releasing two new wines - our very first Rosé, made from Cabernet Franc, and a Sauvignon Blanc from Virginia.

Have we had time to write proper tasting notes and tech sheets? NOPE. ❎

Have we had time to send out an email to our list? Also NOPE. ❎

Have we had time to stage a spring-perfect photo shoot with a beautiful background? NOPE and NOPE. ❎❎ (instead, please enjoy these pictures taken by our daughter on our deck)

Have we had time to perfectly plan everything out so that we can offer these beauties to the world in the way that they (and that Sandy’s winemaking skill) deserve? NOPE, NOPE, NOPE. ❎❎❎

Why? Well, because, like everyone else on the planet, we have about a million things going on between work, parenting, and trying to have some kind of life, and we just haven’t been able to get around to the picture perfect wine release that Erin, and all of her years of job experience and training, would really like for us to have.

Especially because y’all, these wines are SO GOOD. The Rosé is pale pink, and acidic, and we’ve already crushed a couple of bottles with friends and neighbors. And the Sauvignon Blanc is zippy and fresh, and we’re marking a big milestone with this one because it’s the first time we’ve worked with fruit that Sandy grew. (We’ll tell you that whole story later.)

But the wines ARE currently for sale on our website, and we will be pouring and selling them at the on Saturday from 9-1! So we really hope that you will come see us if you are in Charlottesville, and check them out online if you’re not. (We ship all over the country! Any orders placed now will ship the week of April 13.)

From two busy, stressed out, Gen-X, small business owners, and parents of a vivacious young kid - we hope to see you and pour some wine for you soon. 💛🍷

- Erin & Sandy

03/17/2026

We couldn’t be more excited to be part of this year’s Virginia Festival of the Book right here in Charlottesville this weekend! 📚🍷

We are both avid readers, so anything that celebrates books, authors, and the joy of getting lost in a great story is right up our alley. You’ll find us hosting a Wine Lounge from 12:00 - 6:00 at the Literary Marketplace on Saturday in the Old Metropolitan Hall Cellar, and we’re honored to be part of the Festival's Author Party that evening from 8:30 - 10:30 at the Doyle Hotel.

If you’re browsing books by day or raising a glass with writers by night, we’d love to see you - come say hello, discover a new favorite read, and toast to a love of books with us!

03/02/2026

You asked, we’re delivering! Our very first Rosé is bottling in two weeks!

100% Cabernet Franc, acidic and fresh, this wine will be available in early April, just in some for spring and summer sipping. 💛

Will you be buying some??

11/29/2025

Come see us at the Charlottesville City Market!

It's the Holiday Market!

And Old Nick is partnering with our friends and neighbors Dogwood and Thistle for a joint tasting...

Try their delightful Shenandoah Valley Reisling and Cabernet Franc wines with our Fatalii Jelly and goat's cheese in a baguette, or our Mango, Pineapple, and Red Fatalii Jam on a ginger snap cookie.

See you at the City Market on Water Street from 9 to 1 today!