The Barns at Hamilton Station Vineyards — Local services in Purcellville

ATTENTION families with small children: You will be judged!

I have visited this winery several times over the years, and as a Loudoun County native I’m incredibly embarrassed by what I experienced today. For context, I’ve been to this vineyard before and had similar feelings, but we went today to celebrate a milestone in my mother’s career.

Our party included five children, ages 4 - 8, all brothers, sisters, and cousins: family. They were running around in the large open space the vineyard has and eventually settled at an open table to play Uno. Shortly after they started playing, a woman approached us and complained that the kids were being disruptive-- mind you the vineyard was not crowded, they could of just moved to a different area if they didn't appreciate the noise (which was outside) -- however, I immediately walked over, told the children to pack up, and had them sit with us.

Fast forward about an hour later as we were packing up to leave, the same family that had confronted us earlier started applauding our departure and even flipped us off as we exited. I can’t even begin to describe how this not only ruined my family's experience at this vineyard but also how it reflects a broader issue in the Northern Virginia wine industry. Stories like this are not uncommon, and it’s one of the main reasons I cannot recommend wineries like this to families with young children.

The bottom line is this, families with children are not welcome. This winery is not family-friendly; they are filled with older couples who don’t want kids to enjoy themselves too.

As a Loudoun County native, I’m...

Loved this winery; rustic & cozy inside & out, very friendly staff all around, great selection of red/whites (recommend Harmony (red) in the $20-ish range)) and just a wonderful place to spend an afternoon. I had the wine sampler and enjoyed everything I sampled.

Stopped in with a small group when they opened, the weather cooperated (no rain, snow or heavy wind) so we were fortunate enough to be able to sit outside. They have plenty of tables and seats and will be happy to bring a firepit to you upon request with extra wood to keep toasty. It's very COVID friendly as everything is spaced out. There is an outdoor seating area on the upper level (attached to the barn) and also limited indoor seating. They also offer a limited food menu with crackers, cheese, etc. On this particular day they also offered chili and cornbread although I didn't try the food.

The grounds are beautiful, they own a decent amount of acreage and the barn is old/rustic and just has such a lovely feel.

No gripes with their procedures; to each his own. I think sometimes a little flexibility from a customer standpoint can go a long way; these businesses have had to sacrifice so much during COVID and most have done their best to adapt to state/federal requirements (which isn't cheap and impacts their bottom line). So, that said I thank this wonderful business for serving us during these crazy times and offering a beautiful haven for people like...

It was a wonderful place to go to The Barn at the Hamilton station everything there was so beautiful I love the place that my Uncle David and Mark pick for their wedding I had a great time there I will tell everyone about them. The Barn at the Hamilton station the food was wonderful the the waitress and waiter they was very excellent when they was serving my whole new family the wine and their drinks was wonderful and the appetizer before the wedding was wonderful to they did an excellent job and the people there they are nice and friendly and will answer all your questions this will be a great place that you can have a wedding for any of someone in your family like your daughter or your son or your nieces or nephew I will recommend this place for anyone to come and have a wedding because the barn at the Hamilton station was very beautiful and they had a big open space where you can see a pond and I was so happy I had a great time and I thank you guys for your hospitality service and what you do and I appreciate that you were so a blessing to my family and I will recommend this place to any thank you again and God bless you for what you do for your community in the state of Virginia great place I give them a very excellent job for what they did for my Uncle David and Uncle Mark's wedding yesterday and it was amazing and very beautiful I had a great time and God...