Whitehall Manor (www.historicwhitehall.com)
This weekend, taste the fruits of DC Wine Country at the 2009 Food and Wine Festival in historic Whitehall Manor. Located less than an hour from DC in Bluemont, Virginia, this elegant estate will host twenty local wineries, including Chrysalis Vineyards, Fabbioli Cellars, and Hidden Brook Winery. The tasting begins at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, July 10th, and continues Saturday and Sunday evenings.
Tickets are $30; this cost includes one evening of wine tastings and a souvenir wine glass. Designated drivers will receive free soft drinks. Add a buffet dinner of grilled chicken, beef barbecue, cole slaw, potato salad, and key lime pie for an additional $24, or purchase a Vintner's Box box with a picnic dinner for $14. For $100, you can purchase festival admission and dinner for two at the Manor House, or you can splurge on the $775 Grand Cru Package for you and nine of your closest friends. This executive level package includes admission, hors d'oeuvres, a dinner buffet, four bottles of wine, and a reserved table at the festival. During the festival, wine can also be purchased by the glass, bottle, or case.
Throughout the weekend, acoustic musical entertainment will be provided by Scott Murray, Moon Music, Hard Swimmin Fish, and The Distance. Chocolate artisans from Manassas-based Chocolaterie Wanders will be on-hand for chocolate demonstrations and tastings, and Michael Higgins of New Dynasty Glass will demonstrate glass-blowing techniques.
The DC Wine Country Food and Wine Festival is partnering with the Landsdowne Resort in Leesburg, Virginia, to offer a lodging package which includes overnight accomodations, a buffet breakfast for two, two festival tickets, and round-trip transportation via Reston Limo. For $20, the limo company is also offering shuttle services from the Park Hyatt in Washington, DC, from the West Falls Church metro station, and from Reston Town Center. Click for tickets and pick-up times.
The Whitehall Manor is located at 18301 Whitehall Estate Lane, Bluemont, VA 20135. For more information about this and other local wine events, contact the Virginia Food and Wine Foundation.
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Thanks for mentioning our shuttle service to the festival! For those who fall in love with one of the wine offerings, Reston Limousine offers weekly wine tours to many of the wineries participating at the festival, as well the opportunity to create your own private wine tour!
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