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Wine Love Weekend CHEAT SHEET


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


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