Sanctuary Vineyards

Came here with my family to do the wine tasting, they were very generous and informative about the wine process, even giving us a tour! Plus the wine was great as well. Awesome customer service and cute atmosphere.

Absolutely love this place! It's family ran, and they definitely show it! Everyone is very knowledgeable and exciting to share! You can do a free wine testing or pay $15 and try all of the wines. The wine club is super exciting! Try morton!!

Sixteen of my friends and I had wine flights to sample as much as possible of this vineyard's offerings. We loved all of it and bought several bottles to take home. This caused our flights to be free of charge, which is a sweet deal I haven't been experienced in the wineries of California or Virginia so far. I wish Sanctuary was in Maryland so I could visit it at least every month!

My mom and I were surprised that we would be able to hit up a winery on this vacation. We didn't expect one in North Carolina. We always seem to find one winery or distillery to stop at when we go somewhere.We stopped here and had a tasting. The tastings are free when you purchase a bottle of wine. Because of COVID, we were given a tasting tray with little cups filled with the wine. We sat on a couch in the main room. The gift shop has a lot of cool items. I purchased a couple bottles of wine. It was a nice place to stop.

We did the Vineyard Voyage for $79/person. Upon arriving at the dock in Duck, we were greeted by the boat captain. Then, we took a 25 minute boat ride across the Sound to the vineyard and winery. Upon arriving, we then boarded a truck and were driven around the vineyard. We entered through the tank and barrel room. Then, we sat at a table reserved for us to enjoy the wine tasting in the tasting room. We tried about 7 wines, but it took forever. There was a lot of talkie talkie and stories...but I appreciated our hostess's enthusiasm. They have quite the variety of about 17 wines....white, rose, red, sweet...something for everyone. I thought the wines were OK.

Cute vineyard with free wine tastings at the moment. We were visiting from out of town during a hurricane. The staff was friendly and the place was quaint. If ever back in OBX, I would check it out again.

Sanctuary vineyards is lovely! I went for a tasting with two friends and thoroughly enjoyed it. You can choose to have 5 small samples of a variety of whites, reds, or sweet wines. There was great variety and the wine was tasty. The tasting is free if you buy a bottle, and the wine is affordable ($15-25 per bottle). We were blown away by the friendliness and hospitality of Elton and the other staff members. There is a scenic outdoor space with picnic tables to drink the wine. Tours of the vineyard are on pause due to COVID, but there are periodic concerts with live music. Make sure to drive to the Vineyard, as Uber does NOT pick up reliably from this location.

Not a fan of sweet wines. The service was horrible and when I asked questions about grape types they very much told me they have 18 varieties of grapes. That is great but what type of grapes. They are not very nice at all. The wine was not great. I guess I am used to Washington and Oregon and of course California wines. Would not return for sure.

I was surprised with staying in VA Beach that there weren't many open field wineries. They all seem to be in a mall. Anyway, we decided to venture towards the OBX on a Thursday from VA beach to Sanctuary. This place not only exceeded my expectations but also expanded my pallet a bit with grapes. The inside is not very big which is my only knock. If you buy a bottle you get a free tasting per person.We happened to visit on a live music Thursday which was awesome. If I can ever find one of these BBQ Sundae in the pics within CT that tastes like that I would be forever grateful. This is from a food truck and the winery doesn't serve it for full disclosure. Looking forward to booking our OBX next vacation in 2022!

Definitely a must stop if you're in the area. We were on our way back home from OBX and decided to check this place out. First of all, they have free tastings that include about 13 different wines. I've never been to a vineyard that had that many free tastings. They were also very generous with their pours so kudos to them. We liked some of their wines and ended up buying a bottle of rose (The Light Keeper). Some of my other faves were the Chardonnay and Morton. The lady that was helping us was very knowledgeable about the wines and really friendly. Because of Covid, the tastings are held outside which was fine. It was hot but they have some seating on the front porch which has a bit of shade. There's also plenty of seating in the grass area.Overall I enjoyed this vineyard and would go back.