Blue Valley Vineyard and Winery takes private events from 30 to 200 guests: team lunches, client dinners, offsite meetings, holiday parties and weddings. The family-run winery stands on Blue Valley Way in Delaplane, Virginia, in Fauquier County, with the vineyard on one side and the Blue Ridge Mountains on the other.
Seminars and company events
The events team lists offsite meetings, training seminars, retreats, team dinners, client gatherings and holiday parties among the corporate formats it handles, and activity coordinators help plan and run the day. Smaller groups take a single private room while the winery stays open to visitors. The Upstairs Loft suits a working lunch or a dinner for up to 60, and the Traditions Room with its veranda bar takes up to 80. For a larger company dinner, the Panoramic package opens the main tasting room and its terraces to up to 200 guests in the evening, after the winery closes to the public at 4 pm. Rentals run as day slots from 11 am to 4 pm or evening slots from 4 pm to 11 pm.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings are sold as five packages sized by guest count. Sunset covers up to 40 guests on the Sunset Terrace and in the Heritage Room. Memories takes up to 60 in the Traditions Room and on the veranda. Celebrations serves 60 to 99 guests. Vault places 100 seated with a dance floor, or 125 without, in the Barrel Room and Cave beside the Rock Garden. Panoramic covers 100 to 200 guests with the ceremony on the Sunset Terrace. Each package names a rain plan, usually the Loft or the Barrel Room. Tables, gold Chiavari chairs, white ceremony chairs, a ceremony arch, bistro lights, one wine pourer and access to the vineyard for photos are included, along with a bridal suite and a groomsmen's room for getting ready.
Rooms and capacities
The Heritage Room seats up to 30 beside a stone fireplace under chandeliers and skylights, and is rented by day only. The Upstairs Loft has windows on every wall. The Cave, Barrel Room and Crush Pad combine stone arches, a bar and an outdoor work area for up to 100. The winery states more than 20,000 square feet of indoor space in total. Linens are rented separately, and the Cave and Panoramic options require a planner from the winery's approved list.
Catering
The wedding packages give caterers the use of an in-house kitchen, which means an outside caterer works on site rather than the winery cooking a full menu itself. Check the approved vendor list and the bar arrangements with the events team. Wine comes from the estate, and wedding couples get a discount on full cases.
History and setting
The Zissios family, whose winemaking roots are in Greece, bought land in Fauquier County in 1996 and opened the winery in April 2015. Their parcel was once part of a larger estate owned by John Marshall, the fourth Chief Justice of the United States. Terraces, a rock garden and the vineyard rows give outdoor options for ceremonies, cocktail hours and group photos, with the mountain ridge as a backdrop.
Getting there
Delaplane sits in the Northern Virginia wine country, west of the Washington, D.C. area. Most groups arrive by car or coach, and the winery offers ample parking with bus access. Washington Dulles International Airport is the nearest major airport.
