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Upcoming Events in Your Area
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Live Music: Annie Stokes
868 Estate Vineyards
From
Saturday, May 25, 2013 To Saturday, May 25, 2013
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
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Live Music: Jason Masi
Twin Oaks Tavern Winery
From
Saturday, May 25, 2013 To Saturday, May 25, 2013
2-5pm
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Music on the Deck: Karl Stoll
Naked Mountain Vineyard
From
Saturday, May 25, 2013 To Saturday, May 25, 2013
2pm until 5pm
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WHISKEY TANGO
Brooks Hill Winery
From
Saturday, May 25, 2013 To Saturday, May 25, 2013
Free. Whiskey Tango will perform 50's, 70's, Folk, Classic Rock and present day Top 40 and Country from 6-9 p.m. Seating for Brooks Hill Winery concerts is limited. Feel free to bring a chair and a picnic basket.
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Live Music Saturdays - Triple/Double Jazz Band
Paradise Springs Winery
From
Saturday, May 25, 2013 To Saturday, May 25, 2013
2pm-6pm
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Memorial Day Weekend featuring Jim Counter
Gadino Cellars
From
Saturday, May 25, 2013 To Saturday, May 25, 2013
The "unofficial" start of summer, the vineyard will be filled with the music of Jim Counter. Music begins at 2:00 pm until 5:30 pm. There is no fee for this event though tasting fees do apply.
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Live Music: David Davol
Sunset Hills Vineyard & Winery
From
Saturday, May 25, 2013 To Saturday, May 25, 2013
1:30pm – 4:30pm
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Memorial Day Weekend at Peaks of Otter Winery
Peaks of Otter Winery
From
Saturday, May 25, 2013 To Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Start your summer at Peaks of Otter Winery with a glass of wine while gazing at the mountains and enjoying the valleys. Free Noon-5p.m. You may bring your own glass, purchase a souvenir glass or taste out of a free plastic cup. Remember all those that sacrificed for us to be free.. Also, Picnic and Visit The National D-Day Memorial, Bedford Museum and Poplar Forest
Info: 540-586-3707.
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Live Music: Joe Daniel
Hidden Brook Winery
From
Saturday, May 25, 2013 To Saturday, May 25, 2013
1-5
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Live Music with Steele & Oglevee
Breaux Vineyards
From
Saturday, May 25, 2013 To Saturday, May 25, 2013
12:30 - 4:30PM
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WineCompass.com - a Tradex Consulting company
Vienna, Virginia
Fax: 703-991-2548
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32nd Vintage Virginia
From Saturday, June 01, 2013 To Sunday, June 02, 2013. Tickets on sale now! Join us on Saturday June 1st and Sunday June 2nd, 2013 for the 32nd Vintage Virginia, featuring the Commonwealth’s best wine, food and music each year during a fun-filled festival at Bull Run Park Special Events Center. This year’s Vintage promises to be the best in decades, with an emphasis on Virginian cuisine, showcased by free daily cooking demonstrations by TOP CHEFS from across the country!
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Scottish Ale
Scottish ales are typically full-bodied and malty, with some of the classic examples being dark brown in color. They are more lowly hopped than the English counterparts and often have a slightly viscous and sweet caramel malt character due to incomplete fermentation. Scottish style ales can be found in far flung corners of the world where faithful versions are brewed, this being a legacy of its popularity in the British Empire.
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om and Anne-Marie Hedges began Hedges Cellars in 1987. By keeping a narrow focus on a few varieties and a few wines, Hedges has become a landmark winery in Washington State. The first wine produced was a Bordeaux-inspired blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot labeled Cabernet · Merlot. The wine was sold exclusively in the Swedish market and was an immediate success. Distribution was initiated in the U.S. in late 1990 with the 1989 vintage of Cabernet · Merlot. In order to maintain quality control, the Hedges began securing grapes from some of the finest vineyards in the state. Tom and Anne-Marie went to Red Mountain, a sub-growing region of the Columbia Valley, which is internationally recognized as producing distinctive Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Syrah. Hedges purchased land on Red Mountain in 1989 and planted 18 acres of Merlot, 16 acres of Cabernet Sauvignon, and 1 acre of Cabernet Franc. Additional acreage was purchased in 1997 and planted with Cabernet Sauvignon (14), Merlot (8), Cabernet Franc (3), and Syrah (5). Hedges portfolio expanded in 1992 with the addition of Fumé · Chardonnay. A combination of Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay, Hedges Fumé · Chardonnay has rapidly become the white wine equivalent of Hedges Columbia Valley Cabernet · Merlot in that it has quickly been recognized for its exceptional quality and value. “Three Vineyards” as the name implies, is composed of fruit from three vineyards: the Hedges Estate Vineyards (Chateau and Bel’Villa) and Red Mountain Vineyard (RMV). Red Mountain Reserve is made from small production lots of the finest barrels from these same vineyard sources. Red Mountain Reserve and Three Vineyards wines are produced from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and occasionally Cabernet Franc grown exclusively on Red Mountain, Washington’s foremost wine producing area. The chateau-styled winery shown above was completed at the Hedges Estate Vineyard in 1995. In 1997 a facility in Issaquah, just East of Seattle, was completed to house a tasting room, hospitality center with professional kitchen, and administrative offices. Today, Hedges Cellars wines can be found in 45 states and 15 foreign countries.
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