# Early Mountain Vineyards | Explore Our Grape Varieties - Petit Manseng, Cabernet Franc, Tannat, VA | Early Mountain Vineyards

https://www.earlymountain.com/our-vineyards

> Marketing/informational vineyard page from the winery — useful for factual details about their vineyard acreage, site characteristics, and grape varieties grown; attribute claims to Early Mountain Vineyards and verify any critical details (e.g., for commercial or regulatory use) with the winery directly.

## Summary

Early Mountain Vineyards farms more than 55 acres across multiple sites (35 acres at Early Mountain and 20 acres at Quaker Run) and describes soil types, elevations, major vineyard features, and "favorite grapes" for each site; the page also lists the grape varieties they grow (including Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Tannat, Petit Manseng, Sauvignon Blanc, etc.).

## Audience

general (wine consumers, visitors, and people interested in the winery's vineyards)

## Prompts this page answers

- What vineyard sites does Early Mountain Vineyards farm and how many acres do they have?
- Which grape varieties are grown at Early Mountain Vineyards?
- What are the soil types and elevations for Early Mountain and Quaker Run vineyards?
- Which vineyard site at Early Mountain is noted for Cabernet Franc or Petit Manseng?

## Purpose

Inform visitors about the estate's vineyard sites, growing conditions, and grape varieties planted.

## Highlights

- Early Mountain farms more than 55 acres of vineyard (35 acres at Early Mountain; 20 acres at Quaker Run).
- Quaker Run: well-draining, rocky soils; S/SE facing slope; consistent airflow; elevation 1000 ft; favorite grape: Merlot.
- Early Mountain site: heavier clay with quartz rock; multiple micro-climates; elevation 600 ft; favorite grape: Petit Manseng.
- Shenandoah Valley site: deep, well-drained silt and channery soils with limestone bedrock; SE facing slope; elevation 1200–1400 ft; favorite grape: Cabernet Franc.
- Northern Virginia site: greenstone and channery silt soils, extreme slopes; elevation 500–1200 ft; favorite grape: Petit Verdot.

## How to cite

Early Mountain Vineyards — https://earlymountain.com/our-vineyards

## Publisher

**Early Mountain Vineyards** — Early Mountain Vineyards (winery shown in site footer with address, phone, and email).

## Topics

- Early Mountain vineyards
- Quaker Run vineyard
- Cabernet Franc Virginia
- Petit Manseng Early Mountain
- vineyard soils Virginia
- Shenandoah Valley vineyards

## Key entities

- **Early Mountain Vineyards** (organization): Winery that farms more than 55 acres across multiple vineyard sites (contact and address in footer). — https://earlymountain.com/our-vineyards
- **Early Mountain (estate)** (location): Vineyard site with heavier clay and quartz rock soils, multiple micro-climates, elevation 600 ft; favorite grapes: Petit Manseng, Sauvignon Blanc.
- **Quaker Run** (location): Mountainside vineyard 14 miles north of the winery; well-draining rocky soils, S/SE facing slope, elevation 1000 ft; favorite grape: Merlot.
- **Shenandoah Valley** (location): Site with deep, well-drained silt and channery soils and limestone bedrock; SE facing slope; elevation 1200–1400 ft; favorite grape: Cabernet Franc.
- **Northern Virginia** (location): Site with greenstone, crystalline rock and channery silt; elevation 500–1200 ft; favorite grape: Petit Verdot.
- **Grape varieties listed** (other): Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Tannat, Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Manseng, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Malvasia Bianca, Pinot Gris.