BLUE RIDGE WINE RETREAT
Ready for some grape news? Our Blue Ridge Wine Retreat is officially leveling up — the overnight stay has been expanded into a 3-night getaway for Q1 of 2026! Buckle up, wine lovers! This is the three-day Blue Ridge Wine experience you’ve been waiting for — complete with a complimentary room in the winemaker’s home. Talk about VIP treatment!
That means more time to unwind, sip, savor, and soak in those gorgeous mountain views. But here’s the important part: You must sign up in 2025 to secure your 3-night spot. Experience wine & food pairing emersion! Guess the $100 Bordeaux happy hour — Winemakers Dinner featuring occasions — wine classes — our Vintners Table Learning Lunch — our famous Choco-Vino Challenge!
By the end of Blue Ridge Wine Retreat you will know how to get perfect wine + food pairings every time!
The Ultimate Agritourism Food & Wine Retreat!
Please plan to arrive anytime before 5pm on Friday for Guess the $100 Bordeaux Happy Hour, followed by Winemakers Dinner as we explore how to choose a wine for occasions and enjoy virtual journeys through famous wine regions with food pairings.
This Agritourism Blue Ridge Wine Retreat includes:
FRIDAY
6:30pm — Guess the $100 Bordeaux Happy Hour
7:30pm — Winemakers Dinner where we explore occasions. Which occasions call for a “Value” wine? Which occasions need a “premier” wine? And which occasions are so epic they are worthy of a “Splurge” wine? For dinner we’ll enjoy 3 blind wines. They will be strategically selected to pair with the evenings dinner menu. Can you guess which is which and if one is so much better than the others that it’s worth the splurge?
SATURDAY — 11:00am — Wine Class
SUNDAY — 11:00am — Vintners Table Learning Lunch
ANY TIME between 11am and 6pm as you depart — Choco-Vino Challenge Final Exam
By the end of this Retreat you will know how to get perfect wine + food pairings every time!
Blue Ridge Wine Retreat happens at Little Washington Winery’s private winemakers house. Food is part of several of our wine classes and, of course, winemakers dinner. You will be on your own for regular meals including breakfast, lunch and dinner on Saturday, and breakfast and dinner on Sunday. Please check out our list of local restaurants, bakeries and things to do while you’re in the neighborhood at discoverrappahannock.com
Everything we do at the Blue Ridge wine retreat is very casual, no fancy clothing required while you are playing with us! We won’t mind if you bring extra clothing for going out to dinner!
Discounts and Refunds are not accepted at all for Wine Retreat because we must purchase all catering for Wine Retreat in advance of the weekend.
We can fit 4 couples double occupancy or 4 singles single occupancy. Do it with Friends.
Go to our class calendar here, find your favorite Retreat date and reserve to come play!
PLEASE — NO SMOKING NO VAPING ON THE PREMISES AT ALL LITTLE WASHINGTON WINERY AND BREWERY BORDERS SHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARK — WE CANNOT RISK AN ASH STARTING A FOREST FIRE
