See photos of Mount Vernons Wine Festival & Sunset Tours
Date and Time
May 15 -17, 2009, 69 p.m.Admission
Tickets are $30 per person and are available at Mount Vernon's Ford Orientation Center or through mountvernon.org. The Saturday night festival often sells out. This event takes place rain or shine, tickets are limited and all sales are final. All proceeds benefit the ongoing preservation and restoration of Mount Vernon and its educational programs.Exclusive Evening Tours
Historic interpreters and colonial-attired 18th-century "friends" of the Washingtons will discuss Washingtons attempts at creating a vineyard and highlight various wine-related items inside the Mansion, such as Washingtons spirits case, as well as the basements brick vaults, where Washington stored his wine an area of the Mansion not open to the public at any other time of the year. Learn more about Mount Vernon.Award-winning Virginia Wineries
Abingdon Vineyard & WineryAfton Mountain Vineyards
Barboursville Vineyards
Breaux Vineyards
Chrysalis Vineyards
Cooper Vineyards
Fabbioli Cellars
First Colony Winery
Horton Cellars Winery
Naked Mountain Vineyard
Prince Michel Vineyards & Winery
Rappahannock Cellars
Rockbridge Vineyard
Tarara Winery
Waterford Vineyards
Wintergreen Winery
Guests must be prepared to show identification for wine service. Designated drivers will receive free Coca-Cola soft drinks. Fruit & Cheese boxes will be available by advance purchase ($24 each; serves two). A variety of hot and cold food and desserts including baguettes, gourmet sandwiches, and specialty sweets will be available on site from the Mount Vernon Inn Restaurant and Firehook Bakery Concessions. Outside food and beverages are not allowed. Pets are also not allowed.
Private Tables are available on the piazza lawn overlooking the Potomac River, seating 12 guests and including admission, fruit & cheese platters, bottles of Mount Vernon wine, and VIP table service for $750. Call the Mount Vernon Voice Mail Reservation Line at (703) 799-8659 to make a reservation.


