Caret Cellars Vineyard & Winery Auction on 45+- Ac
Caret, Essex County, VirginiaACRES
BEDROOMS
BATH
SQ FT
Property description
Vineyards sell in two ways: as a dream somebody still has to build, or as a business somebody already built. This is the second kind, all on 45 Acres. SIMULCAST AUCTION SEPTEMBER 29TH @ 2PM. 45.18± acres just off Route 17, six miles north of Tappahannock and roughly an hour from both Richmond and Fredericksburg. Improvements include a 3,650 SF winery tasting and production building (built 2015, tasting room addition 2019) with a 1,584 SF wraparound porch, 576 SF crush pad, a finished 1,008 SF second-level venue hall, and an 864 SF equipment building. Approximately 6.5acres of deer-fenced vineyard in production, with trellising and roughly 17 additional plantable acres, sold with winery equipment and inventory; no residence on site, though the property retains by-right residential use.
Details
Home Features
- Wood frame on concrete slab, cementitious plank siding with stone veneer accents
- composite Spanish tile roof
- 2,296 SF tasting room — open plan with tasting bar, seating area, two half-baths, case goods storage
- 1,344 SF production area — open production floor with tall ceilings sized for fermentation tanks, wine lab, catering kitchen, half-bath, overhead door to crush pad
- Concrete floors, finished drywall, 12' wall height, overhead can and fluorescent lighting
- Heat pump with central air throughout
- 1,584 SF covered wraparound tasting porch with stamped concrete floor
- 576 SF outdoor concrete crush pad at rear
- 1,008 SF second level — finished, with full bath and additional venue space, accessed by stairs from the tasting room
- Large upper-level viewing deck overlooking the vineyards
- 864 SF (24' x 36') equipment building — post frame with metal panels and metal roof, electric, one overhead door, gravel floor
- Storage shed adjacent to the crush pad
- Well pump house with electricity and radiant heat, serving winery and vineyard
- Gravel drive with grass parking area
- Signage rights along Essex Church Road and Route 17
- New electric car charging station
- All wine production and farm equipment Convey
Lot Features
- ±45.18 acres, single parcel, A-Agricultural zoning
- · Five established vineyard blocks with trellis in place- 8 Acres
- · ±1 acre Chambourcin planted 2017
- · ±7 additional plantable acres — gentle slope, proven soils
- · ±2,500 LF deer fencing already installed
- · ±27.68 wooded acres — privacy, timber, and a prime homesite
- · Documented soil analysis by block
- Private well and on-site septic
- · Public electric, LP gas, telephone
- · Public road frontage on Meadow Landing Lane
- · Signage rights on Essex Church Road and Route 17
- · No residence on site — single-family dwelling permitted BY RIGHT
Distances
Location
495 Meadow Landing Ln, Caret, Virginia
































