Frequently Asked Questions

★ Information on special hours and closures will be listed here.

★ We recommend checking our Google business hours for the most up-to-date information on closures and special hours.

★ Monday: Closed for business with the exception of Holiday Mondays

★ Tuesday – Sunday: Full food Menu & Wine Service

★ Yes. Dogs are welcome on a leash in our outside areas including the Veranda tables and the Lawn. Dogs are not permitted as part of our Estate Tour & Tasting.

★ In the Tasting Room or on our retail website, shopeastonporter.com!

★ We do not allow outside food, beverage, or coolers. Due to ABC laws, outside alcohol is not permitted.

★ Our staff diligently IDs guests for our ABC licensure compliance and for guest safety. If your party has a guest who is under age 21, we require you to have a reservation at a table.

★ Guests that are under the age of 21 will not be permitted to visit for our grab & go service on the lawn. If your party has an underage guest and you do not have a reservation, you will be turned away at the host stand on arrival.

★ Yes, Tasting Room gift cards are available to purchase on our website at this link. Check the balance of a Tasting Room gift card through this link.

★ Experiences gift cards are also available through this link. These are redeemable on Eventbrite only towards our Cooking Classes, Workshops, and more. Visit this link to browse our class availability.

★ Tasting Room = Inside

★ Reserve Room = Inside

★ Veranda = Covered & Outside; Veranda is enclosed with windows until end of March 2023

○ All of these spaces are considered reserved table areas that have the same menu for food and wine

★ At reserved tables, tasting flights are available, and you’re able to select from two pre-selected flights and try four of our wines.

★ For walk-ins joining us on the lawn, we have a single grab-and-go style wine tasting option.

★ We also offer a new Estate Tour & Wine Tasting by reservation only. The experience begins with a 15-20 minute walking tour of our grounds, vines, and gardens where you’ll hear our viticulture story followed by a 60-minute wine tasting of 6 wines at a bar along with small food pairings. After your bar tasting, we will seat your party at a table and provide additional wine and 2 of our signature dishes. You may order additional food and wine once seated at the table. Due to the wine-focused nature of this experience, guests under age 21, including children, are not permitted for bookings. Learn more about our Estate Tour & Tasting at this link

★ Yes, walk-ins are always welcome to sit on our lawn and have food and wine.

★ We’re not able to guarantee table service for walk-ins.

★ Please be aware that on weekends we do fill up and due to limited parking, we may reach capacity and not be able to allow any more cars through. We strongly encourage our guests to carpool and arrive early to reduce the number of vehicles.

★ Our current sample menu is on the Tasting Room page of our website. This menu is subject to change, so please email info@pippinhillfarm.com and we can send you the most up-to-date version if needed.

★ Please visit the Group Transportation page to learn more.

★ Reservations are highly recommended daily for table service and are available on Resy.com.

★ For parties of 7 or more, please visit this link to complete a group reservation request. Please note you will be unable to make a reservation for groups of this size via Resy or over the phone.

★ We are not able to guarantee table seating for walk-ins, but walk-ins are welcome to sit on the lawn and order food and wine by the bottle.

★ If you do not see availability on Resy, we are fully committed for reservations at that time.

★ We fill up very quickly, especially for covered outdoor Veranda seating, so reservations are recommended in advance.

★ Reservations are also recommended for weekdays, so please visit Resy.com for availability on your preferred date.

★ Yes – if you don’t see the option for “COVERED VERANDA” (or “ENCLOSED VERANDA” during the winter), that means we are booked completely for that date.

★ Reservations are released 60 days in advance on Resy.com at 8 am EST.

★ 90 minutes. Your reservation begins promptly at your confirmed reservation time.

★ If you arrive early for your reservation, we invite you to purchase wine by the bottle to enjoy while walking the grounds.

★ If you arrive late, please understand this will cut into your allotted 90 minutes as reservations are stacked back to back.

★ Please give us a call at 434-202-8063 to reach out to our Tasting Room team.

★ Please give us a call at 434-202-8063 to reach out to our Tasting Room team.

★ Our staff will reach out to you if you are running late, and if you do not respond to our texts or calls, after 15 minutes, we will be unable to accommodate your reservation

★ If you miss your table reservation, you are still able to join us on the lawn for our grab & go offering.

★ Yes, you can move to the lawn after your table experience and are welcome to enjoy additional food + wine by the bottle, time permitting.

★ We recommend that you bring a blanket or camping chairs to sit on the lawn. We do rent a limited number of chairs as well as have a few picnic-style tables available but they tend to go quickly so we always recommend bringing your own chairs/blanket just in case!

★ Resy.com has our most up to date availability for reservations.

★ If you do not see availability on Resy, this means we are booked for table reservations. You’re still able and welcome to visit as a walk-in on the lawn without a reservation.

★ Clicking the “Notify” button does not guarantee reservation availability. Due to the volume of inquiries we receive for reservations, the Notify list is an ineffective way to contact our team. We recommend that you reach out to us directly to reservations@pippinhillfarm.com if you have specific questions about availability.

★ We are best able to field reservation inquiries by email Monday-Friday, and we are typically unable to accommodate same-day reservations availability for weekends

★ We’re not able to guarantee that we can move the party, but you’re welcome to express your preferences for seating in the notes section when you make your reservation on Resy.com.

★ Yes, we are open rain or shine!

★ Yes, Veranda tables are covered.

★ We put up a seasonal window enclosure from roughly November to March, and there are heaters on the Veranda during that time. It can still be chilly on cold days, so dressing warmly is still recommended!

★ We’re not able to accommodate lawn walk-ins with covered tables.

★ In the case of inclement weather and for the safety of our staff and guests we ask that you retreat to your vehicle until you are able to rejoin us on the lawn once it is safe and dry enough to do so

★ Our hosts will direct you to an ordering station where you can place your order for food and wine by the glass and bottle and grab-and-go wine flights.

★ You’ll receive your wine immediately, and we’ll send you a text when your food order is ready for pickup from the designated area.

★ We do not have a structure on the lawn as an overhead cover for walk-ins. We are on a hill so there is little shade.

★ We have 20-25 portable chairs available for rent; they cannot be reserved ahead of time but rather through the hosts upon arrival for $7.50 per chair

★ We have a very limited number of picnic-style tables available on a first-come-first-serve basis near our garden that do go very quickly so we always encourage guests to bring their own blankets or camping/portable chairs.

★ We do not allow outside food, beverage, or coolers. Due to ABC laws, outside alcohol is not permitted.

★ You are allowed to bring a cake, but we charge a plating and service fee of $3 per person.

★ We are delighted when guests choose to celebrate an occasion with us. To be respectful to our other guests, we kindly request that any celebratory bachelorette, birthday, graduation, or anniversary décor or accessories be left behind. This includes, but is not limited to sashes, tiaras, inflatables, balloons, banners, signs, tablecloths, and flowers.

We ID all persons who enter the property. Those who present fake ID’s will be asked to leave the property.

★ No, the Veranda is an open air space and is considered our outside seating area.

★ We do not have cooling or misting fans on the Veranda.