Afton is an unincorporated community in Albemarle and Nelson counties in central Virginia. It is located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains about 20 miles (32 km) west of Charlottesville.

Afton is home to Veritas Vineyard and Winery, the Blue Mountain Brewery and Cardinal Point Vineyard & Winery, producer of IPC, the world's first hopped chardonnay.

Real Estate Tax Rate for Albemarle County (updated Jan 2020) = 0.809

Real Estate Tax Rate for Nelson County (updated Jan 2020) = .72

Notable residents

• Paul F. Gorman, former Commander in Chief of the United States Southern Command
• Rita Mae Brown, novelist, poet, screenwriter, activist^[5]
• June Curry, benefactor to bicyclists on the Transamerica Trail
• Mary Chapin Carpenter, songwriter, musician

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