Otium Cellars

Really good chardonnay. I am not big on their reds but I am a picky red person.
Fun place to have a tasting, great staff, super fun environments and they sell food from Butterfly Gourmet here. YOU must check out the brownies made with their wine- seriously.
Great place to go with girlfriends, family, co-workers. Also they have live music so keep up with their FB/Web site.

I visited Otium Cellars with a group of girlfriends and my 17 month old daughter this past Sunday. The winery itself is gorgeous!! I could only imagine it on a sunny, vibrant, Summer day. I ordered the red flight and enjoyed every second of it. Their wine selection is really really good. However, the menu is a bit lackluster. There isn't much to choose from and not many vegan options but if you choose to get anything, go for the pretzel and mustard!! It's amazing. The customer service is just okay.. nothing major or special, the staff did their job and that's it. I'll take it. I will say it can be kid friendly if you're able to sit outside. During the colder months, the inside has fire places that a tiny person can't really reach, but one of the staff members were really on edge with phrases like "not on my watch" even with me standing WITH my daughter and holding her hands to watch the flame.

There is a loft and also a bigger back area of the winery with more seating and another bar area. It's really nice and I plan to come back in the warmer months to enjoy the view and good wine.

A lovely winery featuring established German wines, which is rare in Virginia. Scenic views of surrounding hills and vineyards and a variety of seating both indoors and outdoors on the expansive patio with fire pits for cooler weather. The winery is family friendly and dogs are allowed outside on the patio. There are two friendly winery cats in residence who will come up for scritches and attention: We tried the German/Austrian wine tasting and the chocolate wine pairing featuring chocolates by The Conche in Leesburg. I must say, the German wines are outstanding - the Gruner Veltliner is juicy and crisp but not too sweet perfect with the strawberry and black pepper white chocolate. Similarly, the Blaufrankisch with its cherry notes and soft tannins paired beautifully with the cherry and pistachio filled chocolate. We also enjoyed the soft pretzel twist that comes with a delicious mustard dip that has a good horseradish kick to it. They also serve pizza and other food which we didn't try. Servers were friendly and able to tell us about the history of the vineyard and the winery.

The new (ish) owners have done a lot and made this a great place to relax and enjoy the food and wines. We sampled a flight of reds and the rose. We enjoyed all of them but the Malbec and the Blaufrankisch Reserve really stood out from the tasting and the rose was fantastic. We went home as wine club members and bottles of all three of those. The pizzas were also really good - the Figgie pizza was not only amazing it's really unique and a must order.

One of the other notable things was how nice all of the staff and owners are. Look forward to returning.

Well, about all I can say is "we got out of the house & took a drive."

Fall colors were drab and disappointing, but still better than the wines, which were remarkable only for their mediocrity.

(We picked this place because our friend had been here with his German wine group & liked it.)
3 (stingy) flights + 2 appetizers , tax & tip = $110+
(*avoid* the "charcuterie" board: it's basically 1 slice of prosciutto, 2 slices of pepperoni, a warm pretzel & some mustards.)


The food took so long we'd finished our flights before it ever showed up, and nobody who visited our table was the least bit interested In bringing us anything else.

The patio was (as you'd expect on a beautiful autumn day) busy, and we ended up seated *much* too close to the "singer" & his speakers.

But we got outside on a beautiful day.

They have absolutely no sweet wines. Don't go hungry because there is no edible food. Sat outside and not a single staff member in site. Went inside and the orange hair girl talks with her eyes closed and another girl in the corner on her phone. Zero customer service for the price they charge. There are better wineries in the area that will appreciate customers with way better customer service.

Otium Cellars is a little winery nestled in Purcelville. The grounds looked large and beautiful... we even got to sip our wine in the sun next to the vines which was surely a delight.

Currently, they are offering two wine flights (no changes/swapping unfortunately) to glasses to bottles. Wines were okay but I do believe they changed management in the last few years so I am curious to see what they may taste like in a few years.

Even though we came on a weekend, it did not get very busy which is good for social distancing and feeling a sense of calm while enjoying your wine.

Fabulous, fabulous fabulous! Very clean, very comfortable, very gorgeous wood structure, just absolutely a lovely dream of a winery with beautiful views! The service was phenomenal, prompt, kind, patient with our trying to place an order for four people! The pizzas were yummy and an absolute must! Very filling, and a great accompaniment to the wine! We love the wine so much we left with six bottles! We will definitely be going there again! Thank you!

Otium Cellars is a gorgeous little winery in the Loudoun County countryside. The tasting room is beautiful, lots of hard woods.

The theme here is German influence on wine making. We tasted everything available - starting with the whites and then progressing through the Reds. My favorite wine was the Malbec Reserve.

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As I write this review, I am wondering if this was just a fluke experience because others have had a good experience here. Unfortunately for us, we were not part of the cool kids on this visit.

My friend and I had just left Bluemont and decided to stop here next on our winery hopping day after seeing that the winery was listed on a list of the top wineries in the area. I will admit that the ability to BYOF (bring our own food) was extremely attractive.

We walked into the tasting room and walked up to the counter and were greeted by a young lady who at first just stared at us. Then she asked if she could help us and I advised her we were there to do a tasting. She retrieved glasses for us and slid two tasting menus in front of us . Their tasting glasses are huge so imagine my surprise when she poured the first wine and it was like a swig in a glass, not even a full pour. I was surprised that the bottles did not have pour tops on them so our "taste" was subject to poor. I swear it was the smallest taste that has ever been poured. Unfortunately no one else around us was doing a tasting so there was nothing to compare the pours to. Needless to say, I do not think the pours were adequate for a tasting. There was just barely anything to really taste, so it was a disappointing.

We both opted for a glass of what we could tel was the best option, Chardonnay and Pinot Gris, and headed outside to find a table to sit out. It was a nice day outside so the weather was perfect. There is plenty of seating both inside and outside as well as a stand alone gazebo that you can sit in as well. Tables we clean and spaced out enough to where you had some privacy between you and the other tables around you. You can take in some views although the location is not as picturesque as some other vineyards I have been too. It was a nice touch that a young lady did come by to check on us and see if we needed anything.

I cannot say that I would come back here, nor recommend this winery to others. I just did not get that warm and fuzzy feeling.

Great friendly environment, great wine , overall great experience , family friendly . however the two times I've come here I wasn't able to order their food menu items to unavailable chef and unavailable items , just frustrating to plan to eat and then find out u can't , especially when your drinking wine