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Vintage Virginia Wine Festival

Bull Run Park, May 31 - June 1, 2008

By Rachel Cooper, About.com


The Vintage Virginia Wine Festival, held annually on the first weekend of June, is one of the largest and longest-running wine events on the East Coast. The event features tastings offered by more than 50 wineries including over 250 award-winning Virginia wines, educational seminars on food pairing, fine art exhibits, children’s activities, food and live entertainment.

Participating Wineries

Acorn Hill Winery, Afton Mountain Vineyards, AmRhein Wine Cellars, Barboursville Vineyards, Belle Mount Vineyards, Breaux Vineyards, Bright Meadows Farm, Burnley Vineyards, Cardinal Point Vineyard & Winery, Cave Ridge Vineyard, Chateau Morrisette, Chatham Vineyards, Chrysalis Vineyards, Cooper Vineyards, Davis Valley Winery & Vineyard, DelFosse Vineyards & Winery, Fabbioli Cellars, First Colony Winery, Fox Meadow Winery, Gadino Cellars, Hickory Hill, Vineyards & Winery, Hidden Brook Winery, Hiddencroft Vineyards, Hill Top Berry Farm & Winery, Hillsborough Vineyards, Holly Grove Vineyards, Horton Vineyards, James River Cellars, Keswick Vineyards, Kluge Estate Winery and Vineyard, Lake Anna Winery, Lost Creek Vineyard & Winery, Loudoun Valley Vineyards, North Mountain Vineyards, Oak Crest Vineyard & Winery, Peaks of Otter Winery, Prince Michel Vineyard & Winery, Rappahannock Cellars, Rebec Vineyards Inc., Rockbridge Vineyard, Shenandoah Vineyards, Stone Mountain Vineyards, Sunset Hills Vineyard, Tarara Vineyard & Winery, Tomahawk Mill Winery, Valhalla Vineyards, Vault Field Vineyards, Veramar Vineyard, Veritas Vineyards & Winery, Villa Appalaccia Winery, Village Winery, Vino Curioso, West Wind Farm Vineyard & Winery, White Fences Vineyard, Williamsburg Winery and Willowcroft Farm Vineyards.

Food

A variety of food is available at Vintage Virginia including Maryland crab cakes, Giovanni’s Italian, artisan breads, gourmet cheese, and an array of roasted nuts, spreads and sweets.

Entertainment

Headlining performances will be by Ivan Neville’s Dumstaphunk along with New Orleans’ prodigal son Trombone Shorty.

Children’s Activities

There will be plenty of entertainment for kids, including the educational Virginia Marine Aquarium, family comedy from ‘Those two Guys,’ and children’s musical group Gamelan. Children will also enjoy balloon tying, ‘water wars’ and a moon bounce.

Location

Bull Run Regional Park
7700 Bull Run Drive
Centreville, Virginia

Hours

11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Tickets

Tickets are available online and at local wine outlets: Wine Specialists, Vienna Vinter, Chateau de Reaux, Opera House Gourmet, Leesburg Vintner and Ye Old Dominion Wine Shoppe.

Official Web Site

www.vintagevirginia.com
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