THIS IS BIG — June 14, 2025 is The 250th birthday of the United States Army - HOOAH! From one proud fellow Army Veteran to all the rest — please come over for a toast to 250 years of the United States of America being held together by brave U.S. heroes that defend our Constitution and live by a sacred creed — “THIS WE’LL DEFEND” —
June 15 — Bring Dad over for a glass of beer or wine — and get him a Dirt Road Wine class — and sign him up for the Dirt Road Wine Club — and give him a Blue Ridge Wine Retreat and CHOCOLATE — DADS LOVE CHOCOLATE — Fill a box with Butterscotch Bourbon, Key Largo Lime, Coconut Rum, Aztec Spice, Hot Chili, Caramel Toffee, Sicilian Lemon, Champagne Cognac, Mint Julep, Lemoncello and Coffee Butterfly WineLovesChocolate.com
The 4th of July gives us all a 3 day weekend this year! The Mountains are calling —COME ON OVER — it’s cooler up here! Enjoy the coolest small town American Independence Day celebration on the planet and go up top for mile high blackberry ice cream pie to support one of America’s national treasures right here in our back yard Shenandoah National Park!
BLUE RIDGE WINE RETREAT — The ultimate Food & Wine Ed Retreat happens at Little Washington Winery, bordering Shenandoah National Park in the Blue Ridge Mountains. We’re about an hour west of Washington D.C. Get away and experience wine & food pairing emersion — Wine Bootcamp, the Guess the $100 Bordeaux happy hour that results in a prize if you get the right answer — the Value/Premier/Splurge wine challenge — the only winemakers dinner we know of that you really can duplicate at home — filled with laughter, learning & fun — Vintners Table Learning Lunch + the Choco-Vino Challenge final exam! By the end of this experiential retreat you will know how to get perfect pairings of wine + food every time!
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WINESTOCK OCTOBER 4 The cooler more colorful Wine, Beer, Music, Food Festival happens during the weekend of peak Fall Foliage in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Click here for Details of Virginia’s grooviest Beer, Wine, Music, Food, Shade, Mountains, Disc Golf, Peak Fall foliage Festival about an hour west of DC.
FREE CONCERT SATURDAYS May through October 2-5pm at Skyline Brewing and Little Washington Winery 72 Christmas Tree Lane in Washington Virginia! Click the pic to see who’s on the lineup and come relax in the mountains about an hour west of DC.
DIRT ROAD WINE TOURS NEW NEW NEW — Have you heard about this?? Is your passport ready? Let’s GO! 12 awesome iconic wine excursions — Choose your favorite and Come with us! Click the pic for details!
View the class matrix here
June 7 — South Africa Wine 11am / Wine Bootcamp 2pm
June 8 — Iconic Masterpieces of Wine 11am
June 14 — 80 Minutes Around the World 11am / How to Pair Dessert 2pm
June 15 — 15 Rules of Food & Wine 11am / Triple Threat 2pm
June 21 — Splurge 11am / Wine Bootcamp 2pm
June 22 — 15 Rules Nosh Board Lunch 11am / Iberian Playgound 2pm
June 28 — Triple Threat 11am / Virginia vs The World 2pm
June 29 — Epic Nosh Board Lunch 11am / South Africa Wine 2pm
July 5 — Cheeseology 11am / Wine Bootcamp 2pm
July 6 — Vintners Table Learning Lunch 11am / Alsace Wine Region 2pm
July 12 — Dirt Road Wine Club Vetting Taste Off — 11am and 2pm
July 13 — 15 Rules of Food & Wine Lunch 11am / Illusive & Iconic Italy 2pm
July 19 — Cheeseology 11am / Wine Bootcamp 2pm
July 20 — Epic Nosh Board Lunch 11am / Virginia vs The World 2pm
July 26 — Triple Threat 11am / Bubbles Bubbles Bubbles 2pm
July 27 — Vintners Learning Lunch 11am / South American Wine 2pm
Yes, you DO want to do this! Dates available every week through August! Click here to book your favorite date!
JULY 12 - DIRT ROAD WINE CLUB VETTING TASTE OFF FINALLY -- It is brutal making us wait from April to July to explore the good vino! Everybody come! Go here to find the link — choose your session 11am or 2:30pm and grab your seats!
A Very Prestigious Award
THIS IS BIG — Little Washington Winery & Brewery received Tripadvisors “Best of The Best” Travelers Choice award, placing us in the Top 10% of Things To Do in the WORLD! Please Review Us
Ready, Set, Go … This 1 mile round robin treasure hunt ends with a $170 Goodie Bag! Visit all three LWW tasting rooms - the winery, the brewery and the chocolate shop. Purchase something at each spot — get the goodie bag at your 3rd stop!
WE’RE ON A NEW TRAIL ALERT - Rappahannock River Agritourism Trail - This website is your list of agritourism adventures along the Rappahannock River from the headwaters at the Blue Ridge Mountains to the mouth at the Chesapeake Bay. Fun Trail across Virginia. And oh, by the way, visiting farms saves farmland too! rappagtrail.com
DISCOVER RAPPAHANNOCK ———————————————- EAT - SHOP - TASTE - PLAY - STAY AGRITOURISM - SNP GUIDE and ~~~~~~ THE RAPP MAP ~~~~~~
See that fat blue squiggly line running straight down the middle of the Virginia map? That’s one of Americas’ protected treasures, Shenandoah National Park (SNP). This website gets you to everything you need to know to go play in Shenandoah National Park - where to enter, where to exit, where to dine, wine, recline, play and stay when you come out our way! skylinebasecamp.com