Discover The Dog and Oyster Micro-Vineyard and its Oyster Bar
The Dog & Oyster is OPEN
Friday 2pm-6pm | Saturday 12pm-6pm | Sunday 12pm-5pm
Join us at The Dog & Oyster Micro-Vineyard and Oyster Bar, where for more than 14 years, we’ve honed our craft of pairing wine with oysters, and we’ve become quite adept at it. While some vineyards reserve oyster pairings for special occasions, we make every weekend extraordinary by offering this delightful combination consistently.
Nestled in the heart of The Hope & Glory Inn, our micro-vineyard offers front-row seats to the vibrant scene of the Town of Irvington.
Sip with us!
Our wine is offered by the flight, the glass, by the bottle, and by the case.
Prepare your taste buds for an exquisite experience!
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Oyster White - 100% Chardonnay $15/ glass | $36/bottle
Our Chardonnay is fermented and aged in stainless steel, green apple and pear on the front pallet with a pleasantly tart acidic finish.
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Pearl - 70% Chardonel | 30% Muscat Ottonel $15/glass | $36/bottle
Like our Chardonnay, our winemakers Chardonel (50% Chardonnay 50% Seyval) and Muscat blend is fermented and aged in stainless steel. Our wine has a fresh bouquet of honeysuckle and quince, with a crisp refreshing finish.
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Rosie - 100% Sangiovese $17/glass | $39/bottle
Yes, please! Our Rosie is fermented in natural oak, giving it a soft smell of crushed rose petals. It is then aged in stainless steel, leaving it with refreshing raspberry acidity that can pair with raw and roasted oysters.
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Shelter Dog Red - 50% Merlot | 35% Petit Verdot | 10% Cab Franc | 5% Cab Sav $18/glass | $42/bottle
Our Bordeaux-style red blend is fermented in its skins and aged in a natural oak, giving it deep rounded flavors of red cherry and black pepper.
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Flight $15
A tasting of all four Dog and Oyster wines.
Additional Drink Offerings
Slurp with us!
Enjoy “just out of the water” local oysters served a variety of ways! We showcase local oyster varieties from multiple farmers from several of Virginia’s oyster regions. Oysters are offered raw and roasted with a variety of garnishments, as well as a cocktail/shooter and for dessert.
Oysters
Offered Raw & Roasted
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Rappahannock River - Region 5 & Salinity 13-17ppt $34/Doz | $24/ Half Doz
Rappahannock Oyster Company - Topping, VA These are our areas prized and most “local” oyster farmed in our beloved Rappahannock. You can find Rappahannocks on menus all across the United States.
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Pearl - Region6/7 & Salinity 16-25ppt $38/Doz | $26/ Half Doz
Big Island Aquaculture - Hayes, VA The best blend of salinity, sweetness, and buttery flavor. Over the past 14 years, we at the D&O have tasted lots of farm raised and wild caught oysters - these are as good as it gets.
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Mixed Dozen $42
1/2 Doz Rappahannocks & 1/2 Doz Pearl
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Chef-Made Garnishments $.50 each
French Mignonette - Cocktail Sauce - Tabasco & Horseradish
Roasted Oysters
Served Two Delicious Ways
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Clarified Smoked Butter & Pecorino Romano Cheese $38/Doz | $26/ Half Doz
Grilled local oysters seasoned with clarified smoked butter, a topping of Pecorino, and sprinkled with salt and pepper
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Anchovies Pureed, Pasted with Lemon Thyme & Parsley $38/Doz | $26/ Half Doz
Grilled local oysters seasoned with wild caught anchovies in olive oil, pureed and pasted with lemon thyme, parsley, chives, garlic, white onion, and a dash of tabasco, sprinkled with cracked pepper
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Mixed Dozen $42
1/2 Doz Rappahannocks & 1/2 Doz Pearl
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Chef-Made Garnishments $.50 each
French Mignonette - Cocktail Sauce - Tabasco & Horseradish
Chef Meseret's Signature Dessert Oyster
Available Exclusively at The Dog & Oyster – $6/Oyster
Additional Offerings
The Dog & Oyster is OPEN : Friday from 2-6 PM, Saturday from 12-6 PM, and Sunday from 12-5 PM
Come Sip With Us!
Location & Hours
65 Tavern Road, Irvington, 22480
(corner of King Carter Drive and Tavern Road)
Entrance Gate: King Carter Drive
Open: Fridays 2pm-6pm, Saturdays 12pm-6pm and Sundays 12pm-5pm.
Contact
The Dog and Oyster Vineyard: 804-438-WINE
The Hope and Glory Inn: 804-438-6053
For ten years Dudley and Peggy Patteson, owners of the Hope and Glory, also owned the nearby and acclaimed The Dog and Oyster Vineyard which had been selected by Virginia Tourism as one of their “Ten Best of the Best”. At the end of last year, they saw an opportunity to reposition the vineyard as a micro-vineyard in front of the Hope and Glory Inn. It would be an upscale and elegant setting to savor their wine with oysters especially from local oyster farmers.
Toward that goal, the owners planted a micro-vineyard of Petit Manseng at their boutique hotel Hope and Glory Inn. A large paver patio and a clear span tent was added to protect their wine and oyster guests as they dined al fresca.
Shakespeare said “the world is your oyster”; but, oysters are our world.
We are a “creative wine and oyster bar” that offers choices of oysters and seasonings all of which have been crafted by the Hope and Glory’s widely acclaimed Chef Meseret.
We are front and center in Irvington, an oyster-centric town located in a coastal Virginia region (River Realm) where 80% of Virginia’s oysters are grown locally by 31 local commercial oyster farms.
We are providing the ultimate food and wine pairing – a magical culinary confluence that creates a “sense of place” where we pair two of life’s most sought-after delicacies on this earth and in the water. Both offer a taste which is “top of the class” and uniquely reflects where they are grown. For our wine it is know as terroir; for our oysters it’s merroir.
Plan Your Visit Today!
Words can’t possibly do justice to the experience that you’ll enjoy at The Dog and Oyster Vineyard. So, we invite you to stop by and find out first-hand what makes it such a special place! It’s truly a treat for all of your senses with exquisite culinary flavors and a setting with a vinyard.
You’re also welcome to make it a full weekend of wine-sipping and relaxation with a getaway to the Hope and Glory Inn! Here, you’ll find luxurious accommodations as well as a top-rated restaurant, charming bar, and salt-water pool. We’ll even take guests out for scenic cruises along Carters Creek when the weather is nice!