BLUE RIDGE WINE RETREAT
Ready for some grape news? Blue Ridge Wine Retreat is officially leveling up — learning has been expanded to 3 days — Come Friday play until Sunday! Blue Ridge Wine Retreat happens at Little Washington Winery’s private winemakers house. You’ll be staying Friday and Saturday at the winemakers house while we — Guess the $100 Bordeaux happy hour — enjoy Winemakers Dinner — do 2 wine ed classes — Vintners Learning Lunch + whatever class Carl is in the mood for! Talk about VIP treatment! Buckle up wine lovers! Get ready for the ultimate vino adventure — LEARN-NAP-REPEAT! More time to unwind, sip, savor, and soak in a bit of our relaxed, rural way of life in the gorgeous Blue Ridge mountains an hour west of D.C.— Come Play!
Don’t miss cool things coming up the pike!
Do you have your Dirt Road Wine Academy Diploma yet? Get on it! Hang this awesome certificate on your “I Love Me” wall or in your neurologist office. This’ll be your favorite accomplishment!
If you have taken classes our computer can look you up & get your diploma all caught up!
You’ll receive your DRWA Diploma when you take your first class. Every time you take a class you’ll get a class sticker. If you accomplish all 20 classes you get a prize! +++ you get your diploma!
Click this class calendar to go directly to the schedule and see what classes are coming up next! We do 2 classes Saturday & 2 classes Sunday. —>
ALERT-ALERT — Blue Ridge Wine Retreat happens every Friday-Sunday. Retreaters get to stay over 2 nights for free and do wine classes happening that weekend!
How to Pair Dessert+Wine | Cheeseology | Wine Retreat any Friday | Club Vetting Taste-Off
If you have dietary restrictions please choose classes that feature foods you are able to eat. Our business is a winery. When food is featured in a class it is always featured to teach wine lessons. — Vintners Table, 15 Rules of Pairing, Epic Nosh Board all feature meat, bread, cheese, dessert. Cheeseology, Triple Threat & How to pair Dessert — feature different cheeses, chocolate and desserts. Wine Theme Classes + VA vs The World + 80 Minutes + Bootcamp are wine centric classes featuring wine with only a bread element to cleanse your palate, ensuring food does not affect wine flavor profiles.
Walk-In & Choose Your Adventure — Dirt Road Wine Club Gauntlet — Virginia Vintners Collective — Iconic Wines of the World
BRING YOUR OWN PICNIC We’re a Farm Winery/Brewery not a licensed restaurant — so we cannot make food. We’ve got the wine and beer — you bring the food! Stop at a neighborhood store on your way over! Find local food stores on our list at DiscoverRappahannock.com
Wine classes coming up next! Our Dirt Road Wine Academy hosts wine ed classes every weekend! Winemakers and Somms lead fun wine pairing classes and wine region tastings. Get in on some experiential learning — it’s straight talk in plain English all about enjoying wine!
Our Local Neighborhood List We try to keep track of fun things to do in our area, so here’s your list of where to Eat - Shop - Taste - Play - Stay - when you come out our way +Agritourism Adventures, SNP Guide - and a Rapp Map! Find a restaurant here and make reservations if you’re staying over!
Is your passport ready? Dirt Road Wine Tours focus in on small farm wineries with a mission to produce an incredible product and protect a magnificent slice of farmland. Our tours are different than everybody elses & limited to small groups to ensure the ultimate fun as we learn and support farms.
"Little Washington Winery & Brewery has received TripAdvisors “2024 Best of The Best” Travelers Choice award, placing in the Top 10% of Things To Do in the WORLD!" - Trip Advisor
"#1 Red Wine in Virginia - George" - Virginia Wine Lover Magazine
"#3 White Wine in Virginia - Shenandoah Steel Chardonnay" - Virginia Wine Lover Magazine
"#1 Wine Club in Virginia Dirt Road Wine Club" - Virginia Living Mag
“#2 Disc Golf course with a Brewery (and winery) in the World” - U-Disc
“A Road Trip that shows the Best of Fall - Owners of Little Washington Winery have an outsized presence in the tiny, historic village of Washington VA. Three tasting rooms - Wine, Beer and Chocolate - with views of Old Rag & Shenandoah National Park make a nice reward paired with the perfect scenic drive.”- Washington Post
"6 Best of Virginia Awards “Best Winery Overall, Best Virginia Wine Overall, Best Winery Tasting Room, Best Winemaker Carl Henrickson, Best Viognier, Best B&B" - Savor VA Magazine
“If you make it as far as Little Washington Winery, and you absolutely must, there is little chance that you will leave until sundown. Linger in the hammocks transfixed by views across undulating fields of gold & galloping horses, a painterly vision upstaged only by the majesty of Old Rag Mountain.” - Zebra Magazine
"Best Retail Wine Shop in Virginia - Wine Loves Chocolate in Little Washington Virginia" - Virginia Wine Lovers Magazine
“Best Wine Bar in Charlottesville (3 consecutive years) - Wine Loves Chocolate” - C’Ville Magazine
"#Blue Ridge Beauty. This may be one of the most picturesque drives in Northern Virginia ... leading to mountains, farm stands, Little Washington Winery, walks in the woods and other safe fun.” - Washingtonian Magazine
"Unique Bites - A Legendary Chocolate and Wine Experience. There's little doubt why the Wine Loves Chocolate boutique has multiple awards." - Dine, Wine and Stein Magazine
"One of the 17 best small towns in the South ... a stroll's distance to the award-winning Little Washington Winery." - Southern Living Magazine
"Become a bona fide oenophile at Foodie-U Wine School by taking classes like Wine Bootcamp, a two-hour intensive session where you’ll learn advanced wine skills at Little Washington Winery." - New York Magazine
"Top 40 Hidden Gems of America: Wineries & Vineyards" - 1019, 2020, 2021 Editions Hidden Gems of America: Wineries and Vineyards
“Little Washington Winery sits in the foothills of SNP with panoramic views of park peaks and the famous Old Rag Mountain. This boutique winery not only boasts billion-dollar views and their own award-winning labels but wines from around the globe and all 50 states.” - Zebra Magazine
Little Washington Winery has smashed Virginia Wine Lover Magazine's "Best Winery" Contest, out of nearly 300 wineries in Virginia, placing in the top 4 in 13 categories - Best Winery in the State, Best Winery for Red Wine in the State, Best Winery for White Wine in the State, Best Winery for Viognier, Best Winery in the Northern Region, Best Winery View/Outdoor Space, Best Wine Bottle Artwork, Best Gourmet Shop for Virginia Wine, Best Winery Food Offerings, Best Winery for Special Events, Best Winery for Tours, Best Wine Accessory Shop, Best Wine Dog” - Virginia Wine Lover Magazine
"One of the top wine events in Virginia. Wine Bootcamp teaches how to taste as the pros do, navigate a wine shop, handle a cork, and pair food & wine fearlessly" - Washingtonian Magazine
"One of the most interesting things to do in Northern Virginia? Wine Bootcamp at Little Washington Winery. Become a certified Wine Snob in this unique wine seminar” - Northern Virginia Magazine
"Carl Henrickson of Little Washington Winery has found the key ... hard work, and living off the land - with a full frontal view of Old Rag. How bad can that be?" - Savor Virginia Magazine
"Little Washington Winery #2 Winery in the Region; Best Wine Retail Shop in Virginia - Wine Loves Chocolate; Best Festival - Winestock “#1 Red Wine in Virginia - George; #2 Picnic Spot in Virginia; #3 White Wine in Virginia - Shenandoah Steel Chardonnay” - Virginia Wine Lover Magazine
“The ultimate Porsche Club Drive & Dine = Little Washington Winery’s Wine Bootcamp + The Inn at Little Washington Picnic Basket + panoramic views at Little Washington Winery” - der Vorganger Magazine
"Wining" is OK at Wine Bootcamp ... interesting, entertaining & made me feel at ease with tasting and understanding wine" - Old Town Crier Magazine
"The Virginia Wine Dogs caught on the cover enjoying a sip of Shenandoah Steel "Naked" Chardonnay, on the deck at Little Washington Winery." - NovaDog Magazine
“There has been no limit to the creativity, generosity, and humor of winemakers during the pandemic. Little Washington Winery turned their perennially popular Wine Boot Camp class into a virtual experience.” - Zebra Magazine
"1 of 8 hottest spots in Virginia Wine Country - Little Washington Winery has some of the most impressive views in VA & is home of the Dirt Road Wine Tour" - Chesapeake Home + Living Magazine
"Tee Off at Little Washington Winery “About 60 miles west of Washington, D.C. Little Washington Winery & Brewery combines scenic views with outdoor sports on their 18-hole Jenkins Mountain Disc Golf Course. Tee off on hole #1 and finish up on #18 right at the brewery/winery entrance and toast the winner with a glass of Little Washington wine or beer.” - Virginia.org
"The Other Washington - Down the street from The Inn at Little Washington I take part in a tasting session at Wine Loves Chocolate that pairs jewel-like chocolate truffles with small-batch artisan wines from Little Washington Winery & other boutique wineries." - Where DC Magazine
"If you're looking for a unique wine tasting experience, Little Washington Winery is the place to go. It's more than a typical tasting. Guaranteed to learn something new with each visit." - Winery Weddings in Virginia Magazine
DISCOVER RAPPAHANNOCK ———————————————- EAT - SHOP - TASTE - PLAY - STAY AGRITOURISM - SNP GUIDE and ~~~~~~ THE RAPP MAP ~~~~~~
Shenandoah National Park Adventures — 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
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