Vintage Virginia Wine Festival
Just 30 years ago, visiting the six wineries operating in Virginia was fairly easy. Today, with over 130 wineries in the Commonwealth, it could take months to visit them all.
The great thing about the many local summer and fall wine festivals, is that the wineries come to you.
At the Vintage Virginia Wine Festival, in suburban Centreville, Virginia, you can taste wines from over 35 Virginia wineries. After sampling some of the 250 wines offered, attend one of the hourly seminars at the Seminar Tents, and learn about paring, wine making and its history, and the learn about the many wineries in Virginia.
Besides wine tasting, there’s activities for the kids, food and live entertainment.
Vintage Virginia Wine Festival
Bull Run Regional Park
7700 Bull Run Drive
Centreville, VA 20121 (map it)
Dates and Times - Saturday and Sunday, May 31 & June 1, 2008, gates open at 10:00 a.m. and close at 8:00 p.m.
Tickets - Adults - $25.00, Designated drivers and youth over 12 - $16.00, kids 3-12 - $5.00, kids under 3 FREE. The box office will be open 11 a.m. until 6: p.m. during the festival. Designated drivers are provided complimentary soda, water, and sparkling cider. Tickets are available online.
Nearest Metro Subway Station - Taking Metro to the festival is not viable, but a shuttle from the Vienna/Fairfax,/GMU Metro station (Orange line) to the festival will run hourly 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. ($20.00).
Parking - Free parking included.
Images - Flickr - glass, grapes from personal collection - © 2008 - Jon Rochetti
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3 Comments
Thanks for the tip!
I forget that there are quality wineries outside Napa, but they’re definitely worth a trip if you’re in the area.
Matt: It’s tough competing against Napa Valley, but as many Virginia winemakers say…. “Virginia makes wine, Napa sells auto parts.”
Ha, I guess if you can’t beat ‘em with wine, you beat ‘em with wit.