Virginia Winery Events
Wintergreen International Wine Festival - September 4, 2010
The Evans Center, Wintergreen, Virginia
Explore wines from around the world – over 50 wines from Australia, France, Germany, Italy and Spain, New Zealand, Chile, Argentina, South Africa, California, and, of course, Virginia. Taste, compare, learn and enjoy. Admission is $20 per person. Admission includes 10 tastings. Additional tastings are 2 for $1. Food will be available.
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Herdon Labor Day Wine & Jazz Festival - September 6, 2010
Town Green, Herdon, Virginia
The Labor Day Jazz & Wine Festival features an outstanding lineup of well-known regional and national jazz performers. Wine tastings from up to a dozen Virignia wineries offer a tasteful complement to the music filled day. Fifteen fine artists present a variety of handmade items for sale, and refreshemnts are available. The festival is held on the Town Green in historic downtown Herndon.
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Fall Festival at the Plains - September 11-12, 2010
Great Meadow, The Plains, Virginia
Taste Virginia wines the way they were meant to be tasted - in the gorgeous wine country setting of Great Meadow Virginia, just west of Washington DC, paired with gourmet cuisine, fine art, fancy foods and the nation's oldest Polo match, The 24th annual Commonwealth Cup - USA versus Great Britain! This event showcases Virginia's award-winning farm wineries, along with gourmet cuisine prepared especially for pairing by the region's top chefs, Virginia's Finest fancy foods, culinary and pairing seminars and Reserve Tastings of wines that are rarely brought out of the tasting room! Come out and enjoy Great Wine, Great Food & Great Polo at Great Meadow in The Plains!
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Great Grapes Wine, Arts, and Food Festival - September 11-12, 2010
Reston Town Center, Reston, Virginia
Join us this year for Northern Virginia's fastest growing wine festival – Great Grapes! Over 200 Wines and 20 Virginia Wineries - The festival is an inexpensive way to see Virginia Wine Country - right in your own backyard. Take your sample glass and enjoy samples from all your favorite wineries. In addition, the Show features about 60 different artists and crafters that will offer neat gift ideas for the foodie in you or your friends. Also, enjoy cooking and wine pairing seminars on-site at the show and listen to your favorite bands on the main stage. If you want to bring the kids, have them enjoy the free fun activity booths and craft area.
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Neptune's Fall Wine Festival - September 11-12, 2010
Neptune's Park, 31st Street, Virginia Beach, Virginia
Join your friends by the oceanfront for an afternoon hosted by Virginia's leading vineyards. Sip and savor chardonnays, merlots, rieslings and more while you meet and greet the fascinating people who are forging Virginia's new reputation for quality wines.
Enjoy delicious food, live entertainment and the opportunity to purchase the wines you like and wine accessories from specialty vendors.
Groups are welcome to purchase a limited number of shaded tables in the park (includes 8 tickets).
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Virginia Wine Festival - September 18-19, 2010
Bull Run Park, Centreville, Virginia
Come celebrate Virginia's fabulous wines with tastings and educational seminars at the number one wine event of the season - Virginia Wine Festival, September 18 and 19 at Bull Run Regional Park Special Events Center in Centreville, Virginia! A collector's paradise, the Virginia Wine Festival features over 50 wineries pouring more than 350 wines!
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Avoca's Annual Harvest Jubilee & Wine Festival - September 18, 2010
Avoca Museum, Altavista, Virginia
Avoca will host its 9th annual Harvest Jubilee and Wine Festival this year on September 19th from noon until 6pm featuring 6 Virginia wineries. The festival will include music from Lew Taylor and the Island Breeze Band, playing classics, and Leslie Brooks with a strong R& B sound. Crafts food and refreshments will be available. There will be a children’s area with an inflatable bouncer, crafts and more!
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Chesapeake Bay Wine Festival - September 25-26, 2010
Stratford Hall Plantation, Stratford, Virginia
Enjoy wine from nine local wineries, live music, craft vendors, and more!
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Smith Mountain Lake Wine Festival - September 25-26, 2010
Lake Watch Plantation, Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia
Two full days of live music and local vineries. Food and craft vendors will be set up, including winemakers from all over the state to answer questions and help you with your wine-tasting experience.
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Festival of Grapes and Hops - September 25, 2010
Farmer's Market, Petersburg, Virginia
The inaugural Festival of Grapes and Hops will be held in Old Towne Petersburg surrounding the historic Farmer's Market. Join us for a day of fun and entertainment featuring: wine tasting from Virginia vineyards, beer tasting from Virginia microbreweries, delicious food and beverages from area restaurants and caterers, live music and entertainment, artists & crafters.
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Yorktown Wine Festival - October 2, 2010
Yorktown Riverwalk Landing, Yorktown, Virginia
If you haven't been to Yorktown lately, you will be pleasantly surprised. Historic Yorktown at Riverwalk Landing will be the site of the Yorktown Wine Festival 2010 – “The Best of Virginia in Yorktown.” Village Events, Ltd. is proud to host this event that will showcase some of Virginia’s finest wineries October 2nd. This event promises to be spectacular.
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A Taste of Carytown - October 3, 2010
Carytown, Richmond, Virginia
The 7th Annual Food and Wine Festival "A Taste of Carytown" is coming to the streets of Carytown. Hail the finer things in life. The Food and Wine festival spotlights not only the great wines of the region, but the incredible food that is prepared by area restaurants. From the traditional to the exotic, this festival grows every year.
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Virginia Wine & Garlic Festival - October 9-10, 2010
Rebec Vineyards, Amherst, Virginia
Mingle with old friends and meet new ones. Drink wine and eat delicious, garlicky foods. Dance to a variety of live music as you shop for unique arts and crafts, irresistible specialty foods, Virginia wine, and stinky GARLIC!
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Massanutten Fall Festival - October 9, 2010
Massanutten Resort, Massanutten, Virginia
Massanutten Fall Festival will be held on the ski slopes and ski lodge at Massanutten Resort. Event attendees can enjoy free chairlift rides to the top of the peak to enjoy the fall folliage as well as a wine tastings, a craft fair and live music!
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Old Town Alexandria Food & Wine Festival - October 9-10, 2010
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Alexandria, Virginia
America's favorite original city is set to Swirl, Sip and Sizzle as the acclaimed chefs of Alexandria and the award-winning wine makers of Virginia transform Old Town into the ultimate epicurean destination for Columbus Day weekend. This urban event combines all the city's best culinary experiences into one spectacular weekend. Educate your palate at one of 50+ events all over Old Town. Highlights include Vintner Dinners in the city's best restaurants, the King Street Sip 'n Stroll, tastings of Virginia's locally-grown world class wine and culinary seminars in grand tasting ballrooms at the Old Town Alexandria Crowne Plaza and Holiday Inn.
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Fredericksburg Area Wine Festival - October 9-10, 2010
Old Mill Park, Fredericksburg, Virginia
Award winning Virginia wines, great entertainments, arts & crafts, food and more!
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8th Annual CIAO Italian Festival - October 9-10, 2010
Walsingham Academy, Jamestown, Virginia
Wine tasting, arts & crafts, entertainment, and more!
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13th Annual Hot Air Balloon and Wine Festival - October 15-17, 2010
Long Branch, Millwood, Virginia
With the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains as a back drop, enjoy a sampling of wines from one of many Virginia wineries along with enjoy festival foods while watching hot air balloons.
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23rd Annual Town Point Virginia Wine Festival - October 16-17, 2010
Town Point Park, Norfolk, Virginia
Join us along the Downtown Norfolk waterfront for one of the state's largest outdoor wine festivals featuring more than 30 Virginia wineries providing a sampling of wines available for purchase by the glass, bottle or case. Also enjoy gourmet, made-in-Virginia food items, specialty crafts, and live musical entertainment.
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Pick of the Piedmont Wine Festival - October 23-24, 2010
Booster Park, Orange, Virgina
Twelve wineries will present their best at this new Orange County event, which promises to be as popular as other area wine festivals. Beautiful autumn weather and the lure of music and fun will make this an unforgettable experience.
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Powhatan's Festival of the Grape - October 23, 2010
Powhatan Courthouse, Powhatan, Virginia
If you love tasting the best of Virginia wines, enjoy savoring scrumptious food, and listening to the best in live entertainment, all in an enchanting courthouse square, then we hope you will join us for Powhatan’s Festival of the Grape.
This renowned event is slated for Saturday, October 23th, from 11 am to 6 pm. We are delighted to offer 25 wineries, more than 100 juried arts and craft vendors, as well as a variety of live entertainment and a great selection of delicious, regional favorite foods.
Now in its eighth year, this event offers wine tastings (included with admission), wine by the glass and bottle purchases from 25 incredible Virginia wineries.
Visit historic Powhatan and join in the fun with live music by the very popular Casper and then enjoy Steve Basset sing “Sweet Virginia Breeze” as you browse the unique, handmade crafts and sip the unbelievable wine our vineyards have produced.
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Wine & Unwind Festival - October 23, 2010
Lewis-Gale Field at Salem Memorial Ballpark, Salem, Virginia
The Salem-Roanoke County Chamber of Commerce Foundation is proud to announce the 2nd Annual Wine & Unwind Wine Festival in Salem, VA on October 23, 2010. The event will be held at Lewis Gale Field at Salem Memorial Ballpark showcasing the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains' fall colors. Come out and join local wineries and crafts vendors as they show off their latest creations. All proceeds from this event will support the Salem-Roanoke County Chamber of Commerce Foundation's scholarship fund and assist to retire the debt on the Carriage House in Longwood Park. This is a rain or shine event where no pets or anyone under 21 will be admitted. For more information about the event as well as tickets, please visit www.s-rcchamber.org or call the Chamber office at 540-387-0267.
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Chesapeake Wine Festival - October 30, 2010
City Park, Chesapeake, Virginia
If you are not able to fit that vineyard tour in this year, don’t fret! Premier wines from the around the world will be available for tasting at the First Annual Chesapeake Virginia Wine Festival on Saturday October 30, 2010 from Noon – 6pm at the Chesapeake City Park on Greenbrier Parkway. This event, sponsored by Chesapeake Rotary, will benefit the Sidney M. Oman Cancer Center of Chesapeake Regional Hospital and the Community Charities of the Chesapeake Rotary Club.
Fabulous wines from around the world and produced by Virginia Wineries will be available for tasting as well as foods from the regions finest restaurants. Entertainment will be provided by Lewis McGehee and Charles Darden.
For those looking to educate themselves on how to identify the finer qualities of wines or to increase their breadth of knowledge of wines, several wine seminars will be offered during the festival.
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Metropolitan Cooking & Entertainment Festival - November 13-14, 2010
Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC
Join us at the premiere consumer event in the nation for cooking and entertaining enthusiasts featuring live presentations by the hottest Food Network Celebrities, more than 250 exhibitors, cooking demonstrations by nationally renowned chefs, tasting and entertaining workshops, food & wine pairings, wine seminars and much more!
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Holiday Wine Mall - December 4-5, 2010
Dulles Expo Center, Chantilly, Virginia
Holiday shopping has never been this much fun! For 2 days in December, Dulles Expo Center (just west of Washington DC) will be transformed into the ultimate Holiday Wine & Finer Things Mall. Taste over 300 award winning artisan wines and delectable gourmet foods as you shop for the perfect holiday gifts! You will be able to purchase the wines you find here for the holidays! You’ll also find the nation’s best collection of unique culinary gadgets and accessories, one-of-a-kind fancy food products & fabulous fine art gifts for everyone on your list!
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