We opened the doors to our tasting room on July 30th, 2001, which makes this the 10 year anniversary celebration! Live music by Marie Miller. Fresh BBQ by Setter Mountain. Special Wine Releases. Incredible Case Sale.
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Rappahannock Cellars Bordeaux Red Wine Production Tasting
Saturday, July 9th. 2:00 p.m.
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Our Club-only Production Tastings pair our wines against the best examples from around the world, regardless of cost, and helps to keep Jason on his toes. The tasting is done blind. We know the producers of the wines, but not the order in which they are tasted. Rappahannock Cellars has always compared well in a blind tasting environment. How will we do this time?
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Love of Wine is only the Start to Becoming a Member of this Elite Profession
You’ve spent ten minutes perusing the wine list at a high end restaurant and still can’t come to closure. Simply too many wines. So how do you easily select a bottle that will best accompany your party’s dinner?
Rappahannock Cellars vs. France and California
Saturday, June 25. 2:00 p.m.
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Our Club-only Production Tastings pair our wines against the best examples from around the world, regardless of cost, and helps to keep Jason on his toes. The tasting is done blind. We know the producers of the wines, but not the order in which they are tasted. Rappahannock Cellars has always compared well in a blind tasting environment. How will we do this time? Here is the lineup:
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With hundreds of miles of hiking trails and almost 200 wineries, Virginia offers a cornucopia of options for spending a day on the trail then rewarding yourself with a glass of wine.
You’ve chosen the restaurant with care. After all, it’s an important occasion for your spouse or significant other, be it a birthday, anniversary or promotion celebration. You’ve also braced yourself for the cost of a bottle of fine wine to accompany your celebratory dinner. It will add a hefty amount to the final bill.
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Mother’s Day Weekend: May 6th, 7th, 8th.
It’s a simple theme and that’s how we’re doing it up here this Mother’s Day Weekend. Let us make your holiday with Mom a true delight.
April 22 is Earth Day, and the Virginia Adopt-a-Highway Program is in Full Spring Swing. Earth day is a celebration intended to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth’s natural environment. And the VDOT Sponsored Effort Keeps Highways & Byways Green.
*Post contributed by guest blogger John Hagarty. See his wine blog at Hagarty On Wine.*
Muscarelle Museum of Art Debuts New Signature Event:
Wine & Run for the Roses Wine Auction
WILLAMSBURG, VA, December 1, 2010 – The Muscarelle Museum of Art is pleased to announce its first annual Wine & Run for the Roses Wine Auction, which it will host on May 7, 2011. This inaugural event will begin with a silent auction and reception of the finest Virginia wines, showcasing a range of labels from across the Commonwealth.
*Post contributed by guest blogger John Hagarty. See his wine blog at Hagarty On Wine.*
Diane and John MacPherson are native New Englanders who built impressive resumes coupled with world travel. Their last port of call was Laguna Beach, California, where Diane was a business consultant and trainer, and John a design engineer. But their successful careers bumped up against the realities of corporate restructuring and left both of them feeling a loss of creativity. They decided to reinvent their lives.
