The Beginning

When Della & Jim Bogaty bought a farm estate near the town of Berryville, Virginia, in the early 1990’s, they had no greater plans than to escape the hectic corporate world into the serenity of the Shenandoah Valley and the Blue Ridge Mountains. Since some of Jim’s extended family in Italy had traditionally grown grapevines, they thought it might be interesting to plant some on their new farm. Little did they know that, twenty years later, this hobby would grow into a family obsession!

A Family Endeavor

Veramar Vineyard, the Bogaty family’s first winery, opened to the public in 2000, and Justin Bogaty came on as winemaker the next year. From the earliest days of the business, each decision and each project has been done with the goal of creating a sustainable family business that can be passed down from generation to generation. The family believe strongly in investing in the future of their family’s passion and avoiding trends and fads that can distract from their mission of creating world-class, enduring wines.

The Bogati Inspiration

Bogati Winery was opened in 2010 at the Hill High Marketplace in western Loudoun County, just over the mountain from the Bogaty family’s farm estate. The immediate inspiration for this winery came from a family trip to Argentina, where they were so inspired by the wine, the culture and the energy of the country that the family resolved to create a label and open a winery to reflect this same kind of character and passion. The “i” at the end of “Bogati” is a nod to the Latin influence in new-world winemaking, as well as our own family’s roots in the “Old Country” of Italy, whose traditions have sustained, improved and driven forward the art of the perfect bottle of wine for centuries before us. We strive to continue those traditions right here in our beautiful part of Virginia, a winemaking region of world-class potential. By drawing on this heritage, we seek to elevate Virginian wine to its rightful place on the world stage.