Once the turkey has been carved and the last slice of pie has disappeared, there's no better way to kick off the holiday season than a drive out to Markham. Thanksgiving weekend on the mountain is a full one this year: Santa is stopping by, our Black Friday wine sale is on, and Eric Stamer's famous lasagna is making an early appearance. Here's everything you need to plan your visit.
A quick note on Thanksgiving Day
The winery will be closed on Thursday, November 26, in observance of the holiday. We reopen Friday, November 27 at 11am, and we'll have the mulled wine warm and waiting.
Santa, Sips & Sales: Friday, November 27
Black Friday on the mountain runs from 11am to 6pm, and it's a family affair. Santa will be here for photos from 1 to 4pm, so bring the kids (and the grown-ups who still believe). Here's what's on tap:
Black Friday wine sales
Hot chocolate and warm mulled wine
Christmas cookies
Christmas ornament making
Lunch and wine available for purchase all afternoon
It's the perfect chance to stock up for holiday parties and cross a few names off your gift list. Get all the details on the event page.
A sneak peek at lasagna season: November 27–29
Lasagna season is one of our favorite traditions on the mountain, and this year you get an early taste. From Friday, November 27 through Sunday, November 29, we're serving Eric Stamer's famous lasagna for $17 a slice, and that includes endless garlic bread.
Because the lasagna is catered, reservations are encouraged. The earlier you book, the more likely we can save you a heaping piece! Reserve your slice here.
What to pour with your lasagna
Rich, cheesy, saucy lasagna loves a red with a little backbone. Our signature Bordeaux-style blend, the 2023 Raptor Red, brings blackberry and fresh-cut cedar with a velvety finish. The 2023 Cabernet Franc adds currant, plum and a touch of black pepper that plays beautifully with tomato sauce. Prefer something lighter? The 2023 Wilderness is a light-bodied, fruit-forward dry red with fresh raspberry and maraschino cherry. And if you're a white wine person through and through, our creamy, flagship 2021 Barrel-Fermented Chardonnay holds its own with all that cheese.
See every wine we're pouring on our menu.
Wines worth wrapping
Shopping for the wine lover on your list? A few ideas:
2024 Orion, our semi-sweet sparkling wine with notes of blueberry muffin, made for holiday toasts.
2022 Petit Verdot, our boldest red, with cedar, leather, blackberry and baking spice.
2022 Summit, a semi-sweet Norton blend with raspberry jam and cherry pie filling, for the dessert crowd.
Can't make it out? You can always shop our wines online.
Before then: this weekend and next
There's plenty happening before Black Friday, too. Music on the Mountain continues this weekend with Jet Capriest on Saturday, November 14, and Jimmy Lee on Sunday, November 15, both from 2 to 5pm. Then on Saturday, November 21, our Thanksgiving Pairing matches five classic holiday bites with Naked Mountain wines, with seatings at 12pm and 3pm. And on Saturday, November 28, Daniel Mensh plays from 2 to 5pm to keep the holiday weekend going. Check the full event calendar for everything coming up.
Plan your visit
Over the holiday weekend we're open Friday 11am–6pm, Saturday 11am–7pm and Sunday 11am–6pm. Groups of 6 or fewer can simply walk in; groups of 7–12 need a table reservation, and groups of 13 or more should book a Group Tasting. Learn more about our tastings and wine flights.
You'll find us at 2747 Leeds Manor Road in Markham, about 60 minutes from D.C. at Exit 18 off I-66. Questions? Call 540-364-1609 or email drinknaked@nakedmtnwinery.com.
We've been pouring Virginia wine since 1974, and there's no better time to come see us than the start of the holiday season. See you on the mountain, and Drink Naked!