travel42 Hotel Review: Albemarle Estate at Trump Winery

Albemarle Estate at Trump Winery travel42 Professional Hotel Review

Location and History

A 30-minute drive from downtown Charlottesville, through grassy hills, pockets of forest and the backdrop of the Blue Ridge Mountains, lies the former residence of socialite Patricia Kluge, a brick mansion built in the 1980s and bedecked in English Country Manor fashion. In 2012, the entire estate sold to Donald Trump for US$6.5 million.

The 200-acre vineyard serves as an introduction to the sprawling estate and is the largest vineyard in the state.

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