A view at Afton Mountain Winery. The new owners of Afton Mountain Winery are off and running with their new business venture. Husband and wife duo Bradley and Yelena Dickerson started buying properties in 2020, and according to Bradley Dickerson, their first one was the Iris Inn in Waynesboro.
“Our desire has always been to get involved in the hospitality side of business,” he said. Vines at Afton Mountain Winery. According to Dickerson, he and his wife have always had a love for travel and the relaxation that came with it, which led to their decision to join the business side of it.
The Dickersons live in New York City but said that they love this area of Virginia. Grapes at Afton Mountain Winery. After COVID-19, the Dickersons started looking for complimentary properties for Iris Inn.
The couple bought a boutique hotel in Lexington called Brierley Hill. “It’s a bit far from Iris but has great relaxing views. We get a lot of parents visiting their college kids there,” Dickerson said.
Then the couple came across Afton Mountain in 2023. “Afton Mountain came across to us, around August of last year, it was interesting because it would be taking our hospitality experience to another level,” Dickerson said. Dickerson said that he and his wife loved the beauty of the property and that it would complement the Iris Inn.
Landscape at Afton Mountain Winery. The winery came with lodging attached that the owners plan to use. Wine team at Afton Mountain Winery.
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