Shop local and stay on budget with these 12 gifts made in Virginia under $25.
While big box stores and online retailers might be the most convenient when it comes to holiday shopping, they often lack a personal touch. Shop local this year and support Virginia makers and companies while doing so. Here are 12 gifts made in Virginia for under $25 to add to your shopping list.
For the beverage buff
For your friend or family member who is constantly thirsty, there’s no better gift for them than a bottle of locally produced wine, cider, or beer, or locally roasted coffee beans.
Wine
With wine producers scattered throughout the commonwealth, you can gift your loved one a bottle from a local vineyard.
Chateau Morrisette in Floyd produces several bottles of affordable wine, including its Vidal Blanc 2025 for $20.99. Billed as Virginia’s oldest winery, it has been perfecting its wine for the past 45 years.
Virginia Mountain Vineyards in Fincastle is a 91-acre vineyard nestled between the Blue Ridge and Allegheny Mountains. Wines under $25 include Acacia Gold for $24, Virginia Red for $22, Virginia White for $22, 2020 Chardonnay for $25, and 2020 Traminette for $25.
Virginia Beach Winery is a family-run winery that produces small batches. A bottle of spiced apple for $24 or the popular pirate blend for $22 are both solid options.
Hazy Mountain has been producing wine in Afton since 2019. Stay within your budget by going for the 2021 Dry Petit Manseng for $20 or the 2021 Petit Manseng—Aged in Stone for $25.
The PNT 2025 for $25, Crose 2025 for $24, VRD 2025 for $22, Roseland 2025 for $25, and CRD 2025 for $25 from King Family Vineyards will keep both your pocketbook and loved one happy. The Crozet-based vineyard has been bottling wine since 2000.
Cider
Virginia cider producers create tastes that capture the essence of the commonwealth through their use of locally grown apples.
Whether your cider aficionado likes off-dry to semi-sweet blends, Big Fish Cider Co. has you covered. The Monterey company uses locally grown apples to produce offerings like the 2024 Allegheny Gold for $18.50 and the 2025 Elevation for $19.
Albemarle CiderWorks in North Garden has a wide range of ciders under $25, including the 1817 for $24, Black Twig for $18, and Old Virginia Winesap for $18. CiderWorks, which has been bottling cider since 2009, sources from Vintage Virginia Apples. The Shelton family started the apple grower in 2000 using older varieties rarely found in today’s market.
College buddies Tim Edmonds and Dan Potter produce Potter’s Craft Cider in Charlottesville. The Farmhouse Dry ($14) and the Farmhouse Saison ($16) are good budget-friendly options.
Beer
The beer snob in your life will appreciate some cans of a local brew.
Help the Virginia Beer Company celebrate a decade in business by giving your friend or family member a Williamsburg-brewed four-pack. Only pickup options are available. You can’t go wrong with The House Blend, a coffee brown ale, for $18.
Order your loved one some cans from Blue Mountain Barrel House Brewery in Arlington. The Monticello Mountain Ale, which comes in a six-pack for $10.49, is a great option.
Coffee
While Virginia may not be known for growing coffee, it certainly has roasters who know how to create the perfect blend.
Red Rooster Coffee has been roasting coffee in Floyd since 2010. Stay within your budget and get the newly offered Monduras Manos de Mujer Honey medium roast for $22.75. The beans are sourced from small organic women-owned farms in Honduras.
Lone Oak Coffee Co. roasts its coffee in Winchester. Get a 12-ounce bag of Mellow Morning Blend ($17.50) for your friend who has a hard time getting up on cold winter mornings. Rest assured, it utilizes ethical sourcing.
For the sweet tooth
Those with a sweet tooth will surely appreciate some local honey, apple butter, jelly, preserves, and sauces.
Honey
A spoonful of honey or a drizzle on top of a dish that needs a bit of enhancing is sure to satisfy your loved one’s sweet tooth.
Virginia Heritage Foods in Ashland sells a range of honey options. For a traditional option, go for Gunter’s, which comes in three flavors: regular, clover, and wildflower. Each bottle is produced in Berryville and costs less than $10.
For honey with a bit more kick, go for AR’s Hot Honey. The Richmond-based company sources its honey from Appalachian growers. You can get the Chile de arbol or habanero hot honey for $12.99. Hot sauce lovers might prefer the peach hot sauce for $7.99. AR’s Hot Honey makes for a perfect holiday gift because founder Ames Russell created his first batch in 2015 to give as Christmas gifts for friends and family.
Apple butter, jelly, preserves & sauces
With a plethora of local produce growers spread throughout the commonwealth, you have plenty of options for the loved one who enjoys a local spread in the mornings.
Having grown apples for nearly a century, Gross Orchard in Bedford knows a thing or two about what makes for good apple butter. A quart of its homemade apple butter costs $12.74 and is made from apples, sugar, vinegar, and spices. The orchard sells a range of other products, including apple cider vinaigrette dressing for $9.99, apple syrup for $7.39, apple cider jelly for $6.99, and old-fashioned peach halves for $8.99.
Shawnee Springs Market, based in the Shenandoah Valley since 1966, sells a variety of locally made sweets. Its offerings range from vanilla peach halves for $7.99 and Honeycrisp apple butter for $5.99 to peach vinaigrette for $7.99 and sweet chili sauce for $7.99.
For the salty snacker
Give the salt tooth in your life some locally grown peanuts or locally made pickles.
Peanuts
Virginia has a long history of growing peanuts, so its farmers don’t disappoint.
The Marks family has been hand-cooking Virginia peanuts in Courtland under the Belmont Peanuts name since 1993. You can’t go wrong with a 20-ounce can of its bestselling sea salt nuts for $19.95, or opt for the newly introduced dill pickle peanuts.
Good Earth Peanuts in Skippers has been cooking locally grown Virginia peanuts in small batches since 1991. A 12-ounce can of its salted peanuts costs $8.95. You can also get your loved one a jar of smooth or crunchy peanut butter for $7.99.
Pickles
Salty from the brine, pickles can help satisfy your loved one’s cravings.
Padow’s Hams in Richmond offers kosher dill spears and Amish bread and butter pickles for $12.95. The family-owned company has been around since 1936.
For the self-care guru
The self-care guru in your life will surely appreciate something made from local beeswax or a handmade bar of soap.
Beeswax
The Salty Bee in Roanoke offers a range of budget-friendly self-care items, from The Nurse Bee natural healing balm for $13.50 to lip balm made from local beeswax and almond oil for $5.
Soaps
Sun and Spruce, also in Roanoke, has been making handmade soaps and home goods since 2020. Standout items include the blueberry thyme handmade soap bar for $8.50, magnesium oil spray for $18, and the white pumpkin handmade candle for $18.
For the art lover
Whether it’s a handmade piece of jewelry or a wheel-thrown piece of pottery, Virginia artisans have plenty of options for the art lover in your life.
Jewelry
Give the woman in your life a handmade piece of jewelry she’ll think of you every time she wears it.
Anne Vaughan Designs creates its unique handmade pieces in Floyd. You can pick up the brushed silver oval frame statement earrings for $22 or the mauve mix Czech glass bird dangle earrings for $21 without breaking the bank.
Pottery
A piece of pottery from a Virginia artisan has both durability and utility, making it an excellent gift choice.
Jars of Dust offers pieces handmade in its Virginia Beach studio. The small catch-all dishes come in a variety of colors and are only $14. The small ceramic matchstick holder and striker for $16 is another good option for someone who enjoys burning candles.
Check out Hot Rock Pottery, a King George-based studio run by Daniel Christie, for one-of-a-kind, wheel-thrown pieces that make thoughtful gifts. For the truly special person in your life, get them a handmade ceramic heart-shaped bowl with red glaze for $25. You can also get them a cup they’ll want to use day after day, like the handmade stoneware small pottery cup in orange shino ash with slip dotted bumps for $20.
Prancing Pony Pottery has a range of budget-friendly pieces, including acorn trinket dishes for $15, brown sugar keepers for $10, chopstick rests for $7, and crescent trays for $24. Anna Marie Torre Wright creates the small-batch, wheel-thrown pieces in her Richardsville studio.
