Can you guess the wine?

Local Buzz is a blind tasting of Virginia wine, poured by the glass at Tilman’s in Charlottesville. One local wine a month. Guess what it is, then meet the people who made it.

Now pouring: Oct. 2026 at Tilman'sGuessing closes October 31Revealed November 1 on @ahsomm

Three steps, one glass

1

Order the pour

Ask for the Local Buzz glass at Tilman’s.

2

Scan and guess

Grape (1 point), age (1 point) and winery (1 point). Nothing to download.

3

Catch the reveal

The wine is revealed each month by us on Instagram, @ahsommwine, and by The Daily Progress.

What is it?

Once a month, one wine from a Charlottesville-area producer is poured by the glass with the label hidden. You taste it before you judge it, and at the end of the month you find out who made it.

The goal is to help locals and tourists connect with the local wineries that are just outside the downtown mall and to teach a few wine tasting basics. 

Where to play

Tilman’s Wine Bar

On the Downtown Mall, Charlottesville. Just ask a staff member to try the Local Buzz wine.

The shelf

Every wine we’ve poured. The bag comes off at the reveal.

01OctoberPouring now
Round 2Nov
Round 3Dec
Round 4Jan
Round 5Feb
Round 6Mar

The rules

  • Open to anyone 21 or older.
  • One entry per person per round. Same handle or email each month so points add up.
  • Grape 1 point, age 1 point, winery 1 point. Ties go to whoever guessed first.
  • Guessing closes at month’s end. We contact correct guessers after the reveal.
  • Your handle or email is only used for Local Buzz.

No purchase necessary. Anyone 21+ can play free at ahsomm.wine/buzz/cville, with or without a glass.

Make wine in Virginia?

Each month features one producer. Want to be in a future round?

A collaboration of

AHsomm · Tilman’s · The Daily Progress