Blue Ridge Wine Excursions is offering a SMALL GROUP WINE EXCURSION available Saturdays through November 5th. All Inclusive Exclusive Small Group Public Winery Excursion available for $100 per person!!! Features Include* One-on-one with the Winemaker Winery Tours Barrel Room Tour & Tastings Showcase Cellar Tours & Tastings Special Reservations & Tastings *(Not all Tours highlight [...]

Tending the Vines An alumni couple’s adventures in viniculture by Elizabeth Roberts Smith (Col ’84) TOPICS: Alumni, Alumnae, Career COMMENTS (0) Tending the Vines WHO?   Elizabeth Smith and her husband own and operate the Afton Mountain Vineyards. “Living the dream.” I laugh every time I hear that phrase. I hear it pretty often now [...]

Virginia Wine Tours Pippin Hill Farm & Vineyards Richard Leahy’s Wine Report Pippin Hill Farm & Vineyards Opens in North Garden | Richard Leahy’s Wine Report. Richard Leahy — “Virginia’s newest winery, Pippin Hill Farm & Vineyards, opened on Friday June 17th. The operation is located on Bundoran Farm, a Preservation Development along the Plank [...]

Public Wine Tours include pickup around 1pm, tasting at 3 or 4 wineries, 3 or 4 breweries or a hybrid tour with a combination of both, a fruit and cheese plate and all tasting fees. You’ll be back at your B&B/hotel around 5pm. Our public service runs Sunday – Friday.  Limit 4 to 6 persons [...]