What’s your joy when you visit wineries? Complimentary tastings? Games? Some lovely snacks? Use this Cheat Sheet to help find your way to everything you love on Virginia Wine Love Weekend May 13 & 14.
Note: All fifty participating wineries will have a "Reserved for Virginia Wine Love" table set up for us, so we can chit and chat and meet and greet. Yay us! But there's LOTS more going on...for all those details and more on the activities below, go here.
Complimentary Tastings, Bonus Pours, and/or Complimentary Vintage Pours
Northern Virginia
Breaux Vineyards (complimentary glass of wine at arrival reception)
Chateau O’Brien (bonus vintage pours)
Gray Ghost Vineyards (bonus vintage pours)
Morais Vineyards (bonus sparkling pour)
Old Farm Winery at Hartland (complimentary tastings both days)
Three Fox Vineyards (barrel samples)
Central Virginia
DuCard Vineyards (small tasting with tour)
King Family Vineyards (bonus pours)
Veritas Vineyards (bonus vintage pours)
Shenandoah Valley
Briede Family Vineyards (tasting with tour)
Brix & Columns Vineyard (two-for-one tastings)
Chesapeake Bay/Northern Neck
Ingleside Vineyards (two-for-one tastings)
Blue Ridge Region
Villa Appalaccia (“Mommosa” bonus pour)
Doggie Treats
· Special treats for furry friends from Virginia Wine Dogs blogger Terri Hauser and friend Prosecco at these dog-friendly wineries in Northern Virginia.
o Saturday: 8 Chains North Winery, 11-2; Breaux Vineyards, 2:30-5:30
o Sunday: Fox Meadow Vineyards, 12-2:15; Three Fox Vineyards, 2:30-5
Also, Dog Treat Flights from Three Fox Vineyards (while supplies last)
Tours with the Winemakers and Owners
Northern Virginia
· Fox Meadow Vineyards
· Gray Ghost Vineyards
· Magnolia Vineyards
Central Virginia
· DuCard Vineyards
· Hark Vineyards
· Horton Vineyards (with reservation)
· Veritas Vineyards (with reservation)
Shenandoah Valley
· Briede Family Vineyards
Southern Virginia
· Hunting Creek Vineyards
Book Signings
Northern Virginia
868 Estate Vineyards (Mystery Writer Ellen Crosby)
Central Virginia
Chisholm Vineyards (Virginia Wine Author Richard Leahy)
Swap Stories with Well-Traveled Wine Writers & Influencers
Northern Virginia
Paul Armstrong & Warren Richard – Virginia's original wine bloggers, Virginia Wine Time
Saturday: Gray Ghost Vineyards, 12-2
Terri Hauser – Virginia Wine Dogs blog
Saturday: 8 Chains North Winery, 11-2; Breaux Vineyards, 2:30-5:30
Sunday: Fox Meadow Vineyards, 12-2:15; Three Fox Vineyards, 2:30-5
Kelly MacConomy – Wine and Arts Writer, The Zebra magazine
Saturday: Little Washington Winery, 1:30 (Reservations required)
Sunday: 868 Estate Vineyards
Kyle Zimmerman - Photographer and Quaff with Kyle social media influencer
Sunday: Williams Gap Vineyard, 12-2:00
Central Virginia
Nancy Bauer – Virginia Wine Love founder; Author, Virginia Wine Travel Journal
Saturday: Mountain & Vine (formerly Delfosse Vineyards), 12-1:30
Sunday: Horton Vineyards, 1-2:30
Richard Leahy – Author, Beyond Jefferson’s Vines: The Evolution of Quality Wine in Virginia; Virginia Governor’s Cup competition judge
Saturday: Chisholm Vineyards (Central VA), 12-3
Queen Nadjma – Virginia Wine Love Ambassador (Instagram @judietoile
Saturday: King Family Vineyards, 11-1pm, Pollak Vineyards from 1:30-3:00, Flying Fox Vineyard, 4-5:30
Paige Poprocky – Sips & Trips with Paige blog
Saturday: Afton Mountain Vineyards, 11-1; Veritas Vineyards, 1:30-3:30
Shenandoah Valley
Kathy Weidemann – Virginia Governor’s Cup competition judge
Saturday: North Mountain Vineyards (Shenandoah Valley)
Chesapeake Bay / Northern Neck
Terri Newman-Hyde - Atlantic Seaboard Wine Association & Chesapeake Bay Wine Trail
Saturday: Ingleside Vineyards (Chesapeake Bay Region), 12 - 3
Complimentary Snacks
Northern Virginia
· Chateau O’Brien
· Endhardt Vineyards
Central Virginia
· Delfosse Vineyards
· Hardware Hills Winery
Shenandoah Valley
· Briede Family Vineyards
Chesapeake Bay / Northern Neck
· The Hague Winery
Blue Ridge Region
· Villa Appalaccia
Gold Medal Wineries
See the eighteen Virginia Gold Medal Trail Passport wineries here.
Baby Goat Snuggles
Central Virginia
· Chateau MerrillAnne
· Fables & Feathers (with reservation)
Specialty Flights
Northern Virginia
· Food & Wine at Fox Meadow (by reservation) and Good Spirit Farm
· Wine & Chocolate at Doukenie Vineyards, and Little Washington Winery (by reservation)
Central Virginia
· Truffle & Wine at Fables & Feathers Winery
· Wine & Chocolate at Chateau MerrillAnne
· Gold Medal Flights at Chestnut Oak Vineyard, Chisholm Vineyards, Pollak Vineyards
Hampton Roads
Virginia Wine Love Wine Flight at New Kent Winery – featuring our acclaimed Reserve Chardonnay, White Merlot, Cab Franc and Norton (fee)
Games!
Northern Virginia
· Blind Tasting Competition at Good Spirit Farm
· Scavenger Hunt at Good Spirit Farm
· Trivia at Little Washington Winery (by reservation)
· Trivia at Magnolia Vineyards
Central Virginia
· Trivia at DuCard Vineyards
Chesapeake Bay/Northern Neck
· Pop-up Games and Giveaways at The Hague Winery
Southern Virginia
· Trivia & Crossword Games at Hunting Creek Vineyard
Evening Activities
Northern Virginia
· 868 Estate Vineyards
Central Virginia
· Knight’s Gambit Vineyards
BYO Picnic
Central Virginia
· Pollak Vineyards (with reservation)