Vint Hill: Fauquier's Wine-and-History Day Trip

Vint Hill, a former top-secret U.S. Army signals-intelligence base in Fauquier County, is home to an unusual day-trip cluster: an urban-style craft winery, a Cold War museum, and a community theater all located on the same former base grounds. It's a change of pace from the more traditional vineyard-hopping circuit around Warrenton. Because our listing data on this cluster hasn't been refreshed recently, we'd recommend calling ahead or checking each venue's website to confirm current hours before visiting.

• Vint Hill Craft Winery — 7150 Lineweaver Road; listed hours are Wed–Thu 12–6pm, Fri–Sat 12–7pm, Sun 12–6pm, closed Mon–Tue
• Cold War Museum — 7172 Lineweaver Road; listed hours are Sat 11am–4pm, Sun 1–4pm, closed Mon–Fri
• Fauquier Community Theatre — 4225 Aiken Drive, on the Vint Hill village green

Vint Hill Craft Winery: blend-and-bottle your own

Vint Hill Craft Winery sits on the grounds of the former Vint Hill spy base, and its signature draw is hands-on: visitors can blend and bottle their own wine on-site, a rarer offering than the standard flight-and-pour tasting room format found elsewhere in Fauquier. At a 4.7 Google rating, it's built a following among visitors looking for something more participatory than a seated tasting. Listed summer hours run noon to 7pm Friday and Saturday, noon to 6pm Sunday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with Mondays and Tuesdays closed \u2014 but since this listing hasn't shown recent activity, it's worth calling (540) 351-0000 to confirm before you drive out.

Also on the former base: the Cold War Museum

Also located on the former Vint Hill Farms Station \u2014 once a top-secret Army signals-intelligence listening post \u2014 the Cold War Museum holds a 4.7 rating and lists hours of Saturdays 11am to 4pm and Sundays 1pm to 4pm, closed the rest of the week. As with the winery, this listing's activity data is stale, so a quick call to (540) 341-2008 or a check of the museum's website is the safer move before planning a Saturday around it. For anyone curious about the base's actual history rather than just its present-day tasting room, this is the stop that supplies it.

Fauquier Community Theatre: check the season calendar

Also on the Vint Hill village green, the Fauquier Community Theatre stages a full season of plays and musicals at 4225 Aiken Drive, and holds a strong 4.8 rating. If your visit lines up with a performance, it's an easy way to extend a Vint Hill afternoon into a full day \u2014 check their site directly for the current season and show times, since we don't have current listings to confirm a schedule here.

Planning a Vint Hill visit

Given the museum's narrow listed weekend hours, Saturday is likely the day that lets you see the most: a winery visit, a stop at the museum, and a look at whatever the theater has on. But because none of these three listings show recent confirmed activity, treat the hours above as a starting point rather than a guarantee, and confirm by phone or website before you go.

Planning Your Visit

Vint Hill Craft Winery
Address: 7150 Lineweaver Road, Warrenton (Vint Hill), Fauquier County, VA
Hours: Wed–Thu 12–6pm, Fri–Sat 12–7pm, Sun 12–6pm; closed Mon–Tue (unconfirmed recently \u2014 call ahead)
Phone: (540) 351-0000
Website: vinthillcraftwinery.com

Cold War Museum
Address: 7172 Lineweaver Road, Warrenton (Vint Hill), Fauquier County, VA
Hours: Sat 11am–4pm, Sun 1–4pm; closed Mon–Fri (unconfirmed recently \u2014 call ahead)
Phone: (540) 341-2008
Website: coldwar.org

Fauquier Community Theatre
Address: 4225 Aiken Drive, Warrenton (Vint Hill), Fauquier County, VA
Website: fctstage.org

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