I've been to a lot of winery's in Northern California and I was hands down impressed with this winery. Aside from the great wine and selections they also have beer for those non-wine-inclined. Throw in some pizza, various munchies and, during summer months, oysters, and you have a nice variety of things to try at this winery. Add in all the adorable dogs that paw through the place and it is now an amazing winery. They have a significant variety of activities for the family and lots of seating, indoor, outdoor and picnic space. I understand now why this place is packed often. Fortunately, I went during a holiday weekday time and got to enjoy the winery during a calm time. I recommend visiting the winery and trying any of their delicious selections.

OMG! Sooo many puppies!!!! It was so awesome. I had not idea Barrel Oak was so dog-friendly when I went. It was such an awesome surprise to see all the adorable dogs at the winery. We didn't take our pup with us, but we did buy him some doggy ice cream and took it home for him. The wine was fun to taste. I didn't take anything home with us. However, my wife and dad really enjoyed the brick oven pizza they sell outside.

Love this winery. It's stunning, has great wine, a nice brewery, great food. Susan is the best we have ever had any place as a server. If you come, ask for Susan to do your tasting. Try the beer too, it's good!

The best winery in Fauquier County The owners are amazing, everyone that works there is so friendly and loves what they are doing - it's like a true breath of fresh air every time I'm there. Thank you BOW for everything you do!

Beautiful winery! I planned to come here as one of the stops for my bachelorette party. I made a quick and easy phone reservation for wine tasting for 20 people! No deposit was required. As the party bus approached the winery, we were greeted immediately outside by one of the staff members and was asked if we had a tasting. We arrived 30 min early from our reservation (tastings are done at the hour) and was able to start the tasting early which was great! The employees were friendly and the wines were delicious! This place is very dog friendly so I will come back with my fur baby. Overall, very spacious with amble seating. Great thing is you can bring your own outside food.

This is such a cool place!! A beautiful location with beautiful views, they offer their own wines and beers. They have comprehensive wine tasting flights for $11 with 6 wines plus goodies not on the menu (I enjoyed a tiny cup of mulled wine on a chilly day recently). They are dog friendly, sell gourmet pizzas on site, have a loft room with amazing views and ample seating, two outdoor patios with live music during good weather on weekends. The staff is knowledgeable and efficient and the wines are very good! I've not tried the beer. If you have the Virginia Wine Pass, they offer discounts on flights. Definitely a fun place to stop and have a flight or glass of wine while enjoying mountain views. They have picnic seating outside as well, and like many Virginia wineries, you can purchase a bottle of their wine and enjoy any food you've brought (no outside wine- state law).

I had been to BOW but it was 5 years ago. I decided to try a flight of beers due to the fact that beer was not available when I visited last time. The beer was meh to good. I can say honestly nothing to me was outstanding. What is outstanding about BOW is their space in general. I don't know this for sure but it felt like the space had expanded since I was there last time. It is huge with options to sit inside and/or out with and/or without live music. I was with a group of 6 and we had no issue finding a space to sit and relax. BOW is also very dog friendly (both inside and out). Although I did not bring a dog, I loved seeing everyone else's dogs. In a nutshell, I would highly recommend BOW if you want a tasting experience for a group.

Best winery/brewery ever, in my opinion. The craft beers are all good. Dogs welcome, lots of beer and wine, hand crafted pizza on some days, bands on other days, fire rings, picnic tables, patio seating... It's got it all!