Grape U-Pick orchards in central Virginia, Charlottesville, etc. in 2024, by county

Below are the U-Pick orchards for grapes that we know of in this area. Not all areas of any state, nor even every state, have grapes orchards that are open to the public. If you know of any others, please tell us using the add a farm form!

Remember to always check with the farm's own website or Facebook page before you go - or call or email them if they don't have a website or Facebook page. Conditions at the farms and crops can change literally overnight, so if you want to avoid a wasted trip out there - check with the farm directly before you go! If I cannot reach them, I DON'T GO!

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Madison County

• Kipps Grapes - grapes,
  6943 South Blue Ridge Turnpike, Rochelle, VA 22738. Phone: (540) 948-4171. Email: kippsgrapes@gmail.com. Open: when fruit ripens varies due to weather each year, but usually August through the middle of September; Monday through Saturday, from 8am to 6pm. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. . . when fruit ripens (varies due to weather each year), but usually August through the middle of September; Monday through Saturday, from 8am to 6pm. on Route 231, midway between Pratts and Rochelle (2.5 miles form each). GPS locates us well, but Google maps does not. is a small family owned and operated pick-your-own fruit business. Grapes are our biggest crop, but we also have a few apples and peaches. In 2013, we began selling jams, jellies and sauces made from our fruit, so if you don't like to make your own, you can buy ours. Come pick while enjoying calming eye-fulls of surrounding pastures, croplands and the Blue Ridge mountains. is a comfortable day trip from Northern Virginia, Richmond and Charlottesville.

 

Types of Grapes

There are  several; types of grapes:

• Table Grapes for eating fresh and making juice and jelly, can be seedless or with seeds. See this page for a master list and guide to table grape varieties
• Wine Grapes... for making wine. See this page for a master list and guide to wine grape varieties
• Muscadines and Scuppernongs, Large, very sweet southern grapes with large seeds

Grape picking tips

• Pick ripe: Grapes do not ripen after they are picked
• Appearance: Look for heavy, firm grapes
• To harvest grapes, carefully cut the grape clusters from the vine using pruning shears. Be careful not to bruise or damage the fruit or the surrounding vines.

Grape recipes, canning, jelly making juice, etc

• Grape jelly from fresh grapes
• Grape jelly from grape juice (canned, bottled or frozen)
• How to make your own grape juice, scuppernong, juice, muscadine juice. - W, P

 

 

Other Local Farm Products (Honey, Horses, Milk, Meat, Eggs, Etc.)
(NOT pick-your-own, unless they are also listed above)

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• Local Honey Finder
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• Maple Syrup farms and sugarworks
• Bed & Breakfasts on Farms, Wineries, Ranches and Orchards
• Pumpkin patches
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• Christmas Tree Farms & lots
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