Very nice people running the place. The white wines are great as expected for Virginia. The red were not too bad though I do recommend the muled wine. Delicious!

The Blushing Hart was amazing. The views were incredible and services was great considering the restrictions from COVID

The wines here are all delicious, we came on a very rainy day and the front porch was perfect for sitting and enjoying a glass. Highly recommend!

Visited during Phase 1 reopening after Covid-19. Staff were incredibly friendly, tents were set up outside for shade with tables and chairs. Each time a customer left the staff sanitized and wiped down all chairs and tables. Masks were worn by the staff at all times, inside was closed unless a restroom was needed then required a mask. I was very impressed with their kindness and professionalism. Kid and Dog Friendly! We had a wonderful day.

We love Hardwood Winery. Intimate in size, friendly beyond compare. Their Rappahannock Red is delicious. They make Sangria from it and its super!!!We meet the house artist today, Dee Ann Layton!!! A wide variety of art items, I think we may have found the start of a new collection!!!

How fun! We attended the Barrel Tasting event...great wine...wonderful staff! They were all so warm, welcoming and friendly (special thanks to MC)...the different wine absolutely great! Were a Hawaii couple, who also lived in Europe and had experienced great wine there. Will go again to Hartwood Winery and bring our friends. Highly recommend this place. Aloha! Paul and Sharon

Quaint, cozy and a feel good winery. Its a mom/pop style, down home experience - no frills- but none needed. A friendly staff greets you as you come in. You have ten wines to choose from plus a special sangria. All for a very reasonable price. Since I wasnt sure of the wine to buy; I was given the opportunity to re-taste a few to help me decide. My wife and I were pleasantly surprised, we had an enjoyable experience.

I have driven by since I moved to Hartwood and told myself next tine I see the Open Sign I am going in, glad I did really great owners and good wines, sat on the front porch talk to visitors and it was very enjoyable.

Great wine. Beautiful scenery. Highly recommend going or ordering from there.

This winery has been in my backyard for years and I never stopped by. Boy.. I didnt know what I was missing!! All the wines available for tasting, were very easy on the pallet. Very quaint and homey feeling winery. Will DEFINITELY come back again!!

Beautiful place and excellent service we stayed by 4 hours y so relaxing

We had a great tasting there and Brandy was a beer knowledgeable and nice. We also met Jim the owner and was a pleasure to speak with.

This is a cute little winery run by a couple. It doesnt look like much from the street but were glad we stopped by. We enjoyed their entire selection of wines and the owners are very friendly. They have a nice place and we were able to take advantage of a beautiful 80° day in March out in their back with the view of their vines. Id definitely recommend stopping by here if youre in the area. Theyre not off the main road so not very easy to notice unless you look them up.

The staff was very friendly. The winery disinfected all the tables between guests. A perfect excursion during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Awesome experience and great service!

Great atmosphere and good service!

Small, family winery with excellent wines

Great wines, knowledgeable staff, friendly too. I will definitely make the 2 hour drive to shop there again

Awesome place! Wines were good and reasonably priced, which is not typical for the area. Kyle was a great host, I definitely suggest making a stop.

Very pleasant staff, good wines

Great friendly place with good wine.

The winery itself is nice! They have 11 options for the tasting so thats good. We werent that impressed with the reds, and the whites were nice.

Great local winery. Nice people. Tasty wine!

Good wine! Friendly people and right down the street.

If you are serious about wine, DO NOT GO HERE. If you are looking for a place to go drink Sangria or a slightly sweet wine, and maybe have a picnic, this is probably what youre looking for. The proprietors are pleasant & the location is nice. Wine tastings of 11 or so wines are $7/person.This is one of Virginias oldest wineries, founded in 1989 (with grapes planted in 1981) and it feels like it--the winery is a bit of a time capsule, with the design & most of the art being from the 1980s. Unfortunately, the wine-making also seems to be stuck in that era. We tasted 11 or so wines and not a single one was truly up to snuff. A few were pleasant enough, but still below average by most standards. There are dozens and dozens of better wineries in Virginia. Even mediocre wineries like Barrel Oak have wines far superior to the best this place has to offer.Although the proprietor was pleasant and knowledgeable, I have never heard so much complaining about Virginias climate at a Virginia winery. There are certainly challenges to growing grapes in Virginia, but so many Virginia wineries are doing so much better that the climate is not really to blame. His complaints about the 2014 vintage seemed particularly odd, given how well other Virginia wineries fared that year. (One possible cause of their issues: The site selection for the on-site vineyard you pass as you arrive seems questionable at best - it is north facing with little slope, is sunken below the level of the road and seems to be adjacent to a marshy area.)Although I understand that he has to spend much of his time at the winery, I found it very odd that he had never been to Linden or seemingly many other prominent (and older) Virginia wineries. They could stand to learn a LOT from the quality of wine being produced elsewhere in Virginia.One final nit - they label one wine as a Claret even though it is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Petite Sirah, the latter of which is not a Bordeaux varietal. There arent legal requirements for what has to be in a wine for it to be called a claret, but the actual meaning of the term in the industry is a wine made from Bordeaux grapes. To label a wine a Claret when one of the two varietals in the blend is not a Bordeaux varietal is confusing and misleading.But again, if youre not a real wine afficonado and are just looking for a place to drink Sangria or a a slighly sweet wine, this place will be just fine.

Pros: Friendly, Relaxing Scenery, Family owned and operated, EventsCons: Small, Average WinesThis will be one of my shorter reviews for a Virginia winery. I arrived to Hartwood Winery a little later in the day as they were starting to shut down. I was sad because Unicorn Winery had a table set up there as well and I enjoyed Unicorn winery previously.Hartwood Winery is located just a small track off of Route 17, just west of Stafford and North of Fredricksburg. The area is pretty although not as scenic as many western or northern wineries. There is a slight country feel. The vineyard and winery is somewhat small but it still gives you the comfort of knowing youre at a vineyard and winery with the view and surrounding area of the tasting room.I arrived to Hartwood winery and was met by a gentlemen and he set up the tasting. I was then turned to Bev (Beverly) who continued to serve me. She was friendly and very informative of all of the wines. It wasnt until later that I found out and realized that she was the owners wife and one of the high points of actually tasting with one of the owners.The wines were average to my taste although I enjoyed the variety. I expected a bit more from an older vineyard and winery. Some seem to favor the wines and as always its personal preference on what wines people enjoy.Overall, I would like to give this winery another chance before I full decide whether to recommend it or not. I think if youre in the area, why not give it a try, but I believe due to its size and somewhat average wines, it will be overlooked by some of the wineries in the area. I wouldnt recommend this winery to a larger group due to the smaller size, but if youre looking for a winery with some nice deck scenery and just enjoying a glass of Virginia wine, this would be a good place. I would say that it may be good to visit if youre checking on events as they seem to have a few happening throughout the months.

I absolutely loved the wines here. Must Try!!!

Very hospitable and knowledgeable owners.

Like visiting family.

So good wine