WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia – The Williamsburg Winery is pleased to announce it has welcomed Thomas Kayrouz, M.D., to its Board of Advisors. “If there is anything we have all learned in this past year it’s that taking care of our health and wellness is among the most important responsibilities we have,” said Patrick G. Duffeler, The Williamsburg Winery’s Founder and Chairman. “Having an esteemed clinician and health care leader like Dr. Kayrouz join our Board of Advisors underscor

Whites wines came first at The Williamsburg Winery. Then reds with the making of the Gabriel Archer Reserve — a blend that made a bold statement when it was introduced in 1991. That makes this a milestone year with Jan. 22, 2021, marking the 30th anniversary of the inaugural release of the Gabriel Archer Reserve, among the first Bordeaux-style blends produced in the Commonwealth. A three-pack of the 2017 Gabriel Archer Reserve for $90 will commemorate the occasion. That price

Patrick Duffeler savors what’s simple. Business requires the Founder of The Williamsburg Winery to regularly dress in suit and tie, sit behind a computer and answer a smartphone. But the Belgium-born executive derives more pleasure from donning military fatigues, work boots and heavy gloves. Disappearing into the 62,000 trees that enrich Wessex Hundred, he can lose himself in the woods for hours at a time, inhaling every breath with vigor and gratitude. Patrick is as adept at

One of the most magnificent trees on the Wessex Hundred farm predates the founding of America. The Williamsburg Winery founder Patrick Duffeler calls the 300-year-old white oak the “Tree of Life.” “With my Germanic background, I just love oak trees,” Duffeler says. “A 300-year-old tree is very important.” Entering Wessex Hundred, Lake Powell Road dips slightly. Concealed by pine trees on the driver’s side just before the dip stands the Tree of Life, more than 65 feet tall. Du