From navy SEAL to Loudon Heights winemaker would seem an unlikely trajectory, but that's the path that Chuck Cardamon has followed. He and wife Ana run this micro-winery making small-batch wines picked by hand, crushed and pressed in a basket press, and mostly fermented and/or aged in oak. Red and white blends, and even an apple wine, are produced.
Cardamon Family Vineyards
Northern Virginia
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