| Ingleside Vineyards | |
| Location | Oak Grove, Virginia, USA |
|---|---|
| Appellation | Northern Neck George Washington Birthplace AVA |
| Other labels | Chesapeake Wine Company |
| Founded | 1890 |
| First vintage | 1980 |
| Key people | Bill Swain |
| Tasting | Open to the public |
| Website | inglesidevineyards.com |
Ingleside Vineyards is a winery located in the Northern Neck George Washington Birthplace AVA, an American Viticultural Area located in the Northern Neck region of Virginia. Ingleside is one of the oldest and largest wineries in the state. The 70 acres (280,000 m2) of vineyards are part of a 3,000-acre (12 km2) estate which has been owned by the Flemer family for over a hundred years. The proprietor is the great-great grandson of Charles H. Flemer who established Ingleside in 1890. The Ingleside estate was built in 1834 as Washington Academy, a boys' school. It also served as a Civil War garrison, a courthouse, and a dairy.
The Northern Neck region—a peninsula formed by the Rappahannock and Potomac rivers, both tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay—has a stable climate among rolling hills with sandy loam soil, similar to conditions of the Bordeaux wine region of France.