2008 Virginia Wine Festivals Horton Will Attend

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Festivals Horton Will Attend In 2008

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Feb. 9 & 10 - Virginia Wine Showcase - Dulles Expo Center - Sat. & Sun. 11am - 5pm. Enjoy unlimited tastings from Virginia's finest artisan wineries. Fine arts and crafts, cuisine pairing demonstrations, wine tasting seminars, and gourmet food artisans in a fabulous mid-winter show. Info: 703-823-1868. info@vawinesshowcase.org

Feb. 16 & 17 - Virginia Wine Expo - Richmond Convention Center - Info: apapajohn@virginiawineexpo.com

Mar. 1 & 2 - Washington DC International Wine & Food Festival - Ronald Reagon Bldg. Sat. & Sun. 2pm-6pm. The Washington D.C. International Wine & Food Festival enters its 9th season as the largest indoor wine event in the Mid-Atlantic. Over 200 international wineries participate annually along with food vendors, and manufacturers of related lifestyle products and services. You should too! Info: 1-800-343-1174 Buy Tickets!

April 5 - Danville Wine Festival - Danville, VA "Community Market" (southern VA) - Sat. 11am - 7pm. Info: 434-432-1063

April 18,19 & 20 - Southern Women's Show - Richmond Raceway Complex - Friday: 10am-8pm, Saturday: 10am-7pm, Sunday: 11am-6pm. Food, Fashion & Fun! We have something for everyone. From savvy shopping to creative cooking ideas & healthy lifestyle tips. Plus, you won’t want to miss our trendy fashion shows, great celebrity guests, and fabulous prizes. Mark your calendar to Satisfy Your Cravings at the Southern Women’s Show in Richmond. Info: (800) 849-0248 Ext. 110 - tatkins@southernshows.com

April 19 & 20 - Monticello Trail Wine Festival - Info: 434-296-4188.

April 26 & 27 - Great Grapes Wine, Arts & Food Festival - Reston Town Center (northern VA) (hours to be determined) Tantalize Your Taste Buds! You are invited to celebrate the taste of over 100 unique, diverse and flavorful wines! The Virginia Wineries want you to sample the essences of their best grapes while expanding your tongue's tastes. A full palette awaits your arrival to Great Grapes! While mastering the art of wine tasting, be sure to attend our wine seminars, Gourmet Live! cooking demonstrations & shop amongst the unique artists! - Info: 800-830-3976.

April 26 & 27 - James River Wine Festival - Innsbrook Pavilion - Richmond, VA. - Sat. 11am - 7pm, Sun. 12pm - 6pm. This year's James River Wine Festival will include 22 well-known wineries, live music both days, great food, arts and crafts and free parking. Info: 804-353-1525.

May 5 & 6 - Montpelier Wine Festival - Montpelier - Orange, VA. Sat. 11am - 6pm, Sun. 12pm - 5pm. The Montpelier Wine Festival is a premier spring event for the whole family. Held annually on the grounds of Montpelier, the lifelong home of James Madison, the fourth President of the United States and the "Father of the Constitution," the Festival showcases distinctive arts and crafts; specialty food vendors; live music; "cooking with wine" classes; children's entertainment and rides; and tastings all day. Info: 540-672-5216.

May 10 - Spring Town Point Wine Festival - Town Point Park - Norfolk, VA. Sat. 11am - 6pm. Join Festevents in welcoming spring’s newest annual tradition featuring music,, gourmet foods, specialty wares, and samplings of newly released vintages and past favorites from Virginia’s premier wine-makers. Info: 757-441-2345

May 10 - Festival of Spring - Old Town Luray, VA. 10am - 5pm. You will be surrounded by fine crafters, delicious foods and live entertainment in our beautiful Downtown. Relax in our Wine Garden, sampling wines from 10 Virginia Wineries. $10.00 admission to Wine Garden. Try your luck with a duck as hundreds of duckies race down the Hawksbill Creek, cash prizes awarded! Children will be full of smiles once they see all of our activities in the Inn Lawn Park. This event is for the whole family!! Come spend the day in Luray, we are certain you will want to come back! Info: 540-743-7398.

May 16, 17 & 18 - Mount Vernon Spring Wine Festival - Mount Vernon, VA. Fri., Sat., Sun. 6pm - 9pm. Bring a blanket and stretch out on the lawn to enjoy an elegant evening of live jazz music and stunning Potomac River views. Candlelit Mansion tours include the rarely-seen Mansion cellar and appearances by George Washington. Ticket quantities are limited for this popular event. Tickets: 703-573-SEAT.

May 17 - Front Royal Annual Wine & Craft Festival - Front Royal, VA. - 10am - 6pm. Artists and Crafters from all over the east coast. Find anything from fine handmade jewelry, hand painted wine glasses, hand crafted musical instruments, pottery to iron work. Plenty of fun for the entire family including a children’s area and come try your skill on the mechanical bull. Info: 540-635-3185.

May 17 - Hampton Wine, Art & Jazz Festival - Mill Point Park - Hampton, VA. 11am - 6pm. Showcasing more than a dozen Virginia Wineries, featuring some of the finest jazz musicians in the region, and highlighting some of the finest art around, Hampton’s Wine and Jazz Festival will offer something for all the senses. Info: 757-727-1271.

May 24 - ValleyFest - Beer & Wine Festival - Massanutten Resort, VA. 11am - 7pm. Info: 540-434-3862.

May 31 & June 1 - Vintage Virginia - Bull Run Park (northern VA). Over 40 wineries to taste and purchase from. 540-745-3378.

June 14 - Summer Celebration - Lee Hall Mansion, Newport News, VA. 11am to 6pm. Sample wines from some of Virginia's best wineries while enjoying musical entertainment, food, living history and more. $15 in advance and $20 at the gate.

June 14 - Wine & Arts Festival - Locust Grove, Walkerton, VA. 10am - 5pm. Enjoy Wine Tasting, Artwork and a day of music at the historic Locust Grove Farm in Walkerton - King and Queen County. Just a short drive from Richmond, Fredericksburg or Virginia Beach. Artists and Virginia Farm Wineries will be attending the event on the bluffs of the Mattaponi River at Locust Grove Farm. Only 30 minutes from Richmond on the Middle Peninsula.

June 15 - Manassas Jazz & Wine Festival - Harris Pavilion, Manassas, VA. 11am - 6pm. Now in its fourth year, the Manassas Wine and Jazz Festival is held on Father’s Day at the Harris Pavilion, located in the heart of historic Old Town Manassas. Featuring 3 headline jazz artists, this smaller event is a more intimate, relaxed afternoon of tasting and purchasing wines from 15 different award-winning Virginia wine artisans. Attendees appreciate this refined atmosphere for the chance to discuss wines with the vintners, shop at the merchant booths that offer wine related merchandize and dine from upscale food concessions. Tickets are sold for tasters as well as non-tasters for this event.

June 21 - Central Virginia Wine Festival - Innsbrook Pavilion, Richmond, VA. 12pm - 6pm. Sponsored by the VA Tech Alumni Assoc.

June 21 - Roanoke Valley Wine Festival - Elmwood Park, Roanoke, VA. 1pm - 6pm.

June 28 - Celebration of the Vine - Chesterfield, VA. 11am - 6pm.

July 5 & 6 - Wine Down The Music Trail - Floyd, VA. 11am - 6pm. Wine down the Music Trail is a celebration of fine wine, music, food and mountain crafts on the Blue Ridge Parkway, near the Villa Appalaccia and Chateau Morrisette Wineries! Named after The Crooked Road, Virginia's tourist driving route connecting major heritage music venues, Wine Down the Music Trail offers a unique musical experience as a backdrop to your wine tasting.

Aug. 22, 23 & 24 - Virginia Wine Showcase - Dulles Exposition Center - Chantilly, VA. Fri. 6pm - 9:30pm, Sat. 11am - 7pm, Sun. 11am - 5pm. 703-823-1868

Aug. 30 - Discover Virginia Wine & Food Festival - Ruckersville, VA. 11am - 6pm. Sample from the wide variety of food and wine exhibitors, relax on the lawn, walk through the Battle of Stanardsville encampment or explore the crafts and family activities and get out an enjoy the beauty of Greene County, Virginia!

Sept. 1 - Herndon Jazz Festival - Herndon, VA. Monday 12pm - 6pm.

Sept. 6 - Rockbridge Food & Wine Festival - Lexington, VA. Lime Kiln. 11am - 4pm. Join us for a day of wine tasting, food sampling and great music!

Sept. 13 & 14 - Neptune Wine Festival - VA Beach, VA. 12pm - 5pm. Neptune's Park 31st Street. Sip, savor and purchase wines from the Old Dominion's leading vineyards in an oceanfront setting. Food, live music and specialty vendors will also be a part of the event.

Sept. 20 - Festa Vino Disan Gennaro - Reston, VA. Join us for Festa Vino! presented by The San Gennaro Foundation of Virginia. All of the proceeds of this festival will benefit the charities represented by San Gennaro. This is a unique wine festival accented by a celebration of Italian culture. Treat your taste buds to an array of the finest Italian and International wines as well as local wine from the Virginia wineries.

Sept. 27 & 28 - Virginia Wine Festival - Prince William Fairgrounds - Manassas, VA. 11am - 6pm Sat. & Sun. 703-823-1868.

Sept. 26 & 27 - Wine On The Beach - Ocean City, MD. The Inlet. 12pm - 7pm. Featuring Wineries from the United States Micro-Brewed Beers, Delmarva Cuisine, Quality Arts and Crafts, Local & Regional Live Music.

Sept. 27 & 28 - Smith Mountain Lake Wine Festival - Bernard's Landing, VA. 11am - 6pm.

Oct. 3, 4 & 5 - Mount Vernon Fall Wine Festival - Mount Vernon, VA. 6pm - 9pm. Join Mount Vernon in its rain-or-shine fall celebration of the history of the Virginia wine industry on the east lawn overlooking the Potomac River. Participants sample wines from award-winning Virginia wineries, learn about the successes and failures of our Founding Father’s wine endeavors, enjoy live blues, and meet “George Washington” on the Mansion's piazza.

Oct. 4 - Fall Jubilee - Old Town Manassas, VA. 10am - 4pm. Fall Jubilee is a community-spirited, family-oriented event. This year's Jubilee includes live music, performances by local groups and entertainers, and a wide variety of foods. Booths of handmade arts and crafts are the main attraction of the Jubilee, with more than 75 artists and crafters attending the event. Fall Jubilee is free and open to the public. There is a large Kids Corner with children's entertainment, games, and activities to amuse you all day long.

Oct. 5 - Carytown Wine Festival - Richmond, VA. 12pm - 6pm.

Oct. 11 - Autumn Peak Festival - Massanutten Resort, VA. 10am - 4:30pm. Take a chairlift ride to the peak of Massanutten Mountain and see the Shenandoah Valley in the splendor of fall. Live music arts & crafts, fabulous food and Virginia wines highlight this popular event.

Oct. 11 & 12 - CIAO Italian Wine Festival - Williamsburg, VA. 11am - 6pm.

Oct. 12 - Taste of Culpeper Wine Festival - Culpeper, VA. 12pm - 5pm. Tempt your palate at "Taste of Culpeper" featuring the very best in local cuisine from Culpeper's unique restaurants and Virginia wineries. Other activities of the day include childrens activities, and live entertainment.

Oct. 17, 18 & 19 - Shenandoah Hot Air Balloon Fest - Historic Long Branch, VA. Fri. 4:30 - 7pm, Sat. & Sun. 11am - 5pm. Photo Gallery.

Oct. 18 & 19 - Town Point Wine Festival - Norfolk, VA. Town Point Park. 11am - 5pm. Join us along the Downtown Norfolk waterfront for one of the state’s largest outdoor wine festivals featuring more than 30 Virginia wineries providing a sampling of wines available for purchase by the glass, bottle or case. Also enjoy gourmet, made-in-Virginia food items, specialty crafts, and live musical entertainment.

Oct. 25 - Powhatan Festival of the Grape - Powhatan, VA. 11am - 7pm.

Oct. 25 & 26 - Pick of the Piedmont - Orange, VA. 11am - 6pm.

Dec. 13 & 14 - Virginia Wine Showcase - VA Beach - Times to be announced. www.vawineshowcase.org .