THE BLUE RIDGE WINE RETREAT
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The Ultimate Agritourism Food & Wine Retreat!
Experience the ultimate Food & Wine education retreat in the gorgeous Blue Ridge Mountains about an hour west of Washington D.C.
The 2 day Blue Ridge Wine Retreat delves into 6 wine and food experiential classes, an evening farm to table dinner filled with laughter, learning and fun, and finishes with the Choco-Vino Challenge final exam.
You will earn your Dirt Road Wine Academy Degree at this event!
Blue Ridge Wine Retreat is scheduled on two weekends every month — And on any date you would like to come over with a group of friends --- (Minimum 6 participants -- maximum 10 participants). Email us if you’d like to do this
BLUE RIDGE WINE RETREAT — Let the wine and food experimentation begin!
DAY 1
--- 2pm - Please arrive before 2pm. Classes commence as we enjoy virtual journeys through famous wine regions and food and wine pairing lessons.
--- 4pm - Nap time or shop time - we encourage you to experience the absolute best local shopping you've ever encountered right here in our neighborhood! We list all the local shops on our must-do list at discoverrappahannock.com
--- 6pm - Guess the $100 Bordeaux Happy Hour. Guess correctly — win a surprise!
--- 7pm - Roll your sleeves up to help prep and plate Winemakers Dinner where we'll explore wine and food first hand in a myriad of lessons paired with a real winemakers meal.
DAY 2
--- 7am - up 'n at 'em! Coffee's up on the sleeping floor landing whenever you're ready to wake up!
--- 8am - Go scavenging for food! We are not a B&B so we do not make breakfast! Lucky you -- the 3 best bakeries in the USA are within a mile of us -- find them all on our eat page at discoverrappahannock.com
Before & After in Sperryville (next village to the west) does breakfast food in addition to amazing coffee and pastries. PS — think giant soft ginger cookie! Best coffee spot east of Kauai!
Walker Bakeshop is the new kid in town just this side of Sperryville in the new Sperryville Marketplace.
Patty O's Bakery (Chef Patrick O'Connell’s Bakery) Yes, the chef known as the Pope of Cuisine in the World, has a bakery right by us in Little Washington (next village to the east).
--- 11am - Come back to class — Learning continues as we participate in a Vintners Table Learning Lunch, playing with 5 wines, 3 entrees, 3 cheeses, 3 desserts and 3 chocolate artisan truffles as we learn how to get perfect food and wine pairings all the way through a meal every time.
--- Any time between 3pmish and 5:30pm on your way out of town --- Report to our urban Wine Loves Chocolate tasting room 1 mile away in the village of Little Washington for your Choco-Vino Challenge final exam.
Retreat Cost — $300 per person includes our regular price for 6 wine ed lessons, Winemakers Dinner & the Choco-Vino Challenge final exam.
If you are not local, please plan to be our guest completely FREE between day 1 and day 2 of the retreat. We are not a hotel or BnB — it’s just the winemakers house with 5 spare bedrooms. Think of it as “friends don’t let friends drive”. We offer a sleepover at our house when we play into the evening to make sure friends are safe. Our rooms only have one bed. We can fit couples double occupancy in each room. If we don’t have too many participants we can offer rooms as single occupancy. Reserve early if you need a single room. Once the retreat is full (with 10 friends) we can no longer accommodate single room wishes.
THE FINE PRINT — Discounts and Refunds are not available at all for Blue Ridge Wine Retreat. We pre-pay weeks in advance for catering & wine costs related to this retreat.
THE FINE PRINT — It's ok to come then opt not to attend all of the scheduled classes on the itinerary. The Retreat still costs $300 per person. Just let us know so we don't pour too much wine!
