Spring Wine Festival & Sunset Tour

Event Date: 
Sunday, May 15, 2016 - 6:00pm to 9:00pm
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Wine Festival
Cost:
$36.00
Included Items: 
​Sample wines from 20 of Virginia's finest wineries while enjoying spectacular views at Mount Vernon! (Ticket prices: Friday, May 13: $40; Saturday, May 14: $48; Sunday, May 15: $36).

Join Mount Vernon for the 20th anniversary of the most popular event of the year!

Mount Vernon’s Spring Wine Festival & Sunset Tour celebrates the history of wine in Virginia with exclusive evening tours of the Mansion and cellar, appearances by “George and Martha Washington,” and live jazz on the east lawn overlooking the scenic Potomac River. Visitors can bring a blanket and relax on the east lawn as they sample wines from 20 Virginia wineries.

During tours of the Mansion, interpreters will discuss Washington’s attempts at creating a vineyard and highlight various wine-related items inside the Mansion, including the basement’s brick vaults where Washington stored his wine.

To accompany the wine tasting, fruit and cheese boxes are available by advance purchase for $29.99. A variety of hot and cold food and desserts including baguettes, gourmet sandwiches, and specialty sweets will be available on site from the Mount Vernon Inn Restaurant. Outside food and beverages are not allowed. Pets are also not allowed.

Tickets go on sale to the general public March 28 at 10 a.m. Member pre-sale is March 21-25.

http://www.mountvernon.org/plan-your-visit/calendar/events/spring-wine-festival-sunset-tour/