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Charlottesville Peeps; Question re: Wine Festival
Topic Started: Feb 17 2009, 01:34 PM (465 Views)
BABYGREENTB
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Have any of you been to the Montpelier Wine Festival? Is it super family oriented? Worth going with a group of girlfriends as part of a bachelorette party weekend or better to just get a limo and do a wine tour?

Thanks in advance!
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I have not actually been, but have had friends that have gone that had a blast.
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OpticalIllusion
Feb 17 2009, 02:54 PM
I have not actually been, but have had friends that have gone that had a blast.
Was it super family oriented or more grown up? I don't think we mind SOME kid stuff, but don't necessarily want to commit to spending a day surrounded by screaming kids and face painting.
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I've only been once, but it was a good time. Lots of wineries are there and plenty of great food. If I remember correctly, there were lots of kids there. They have the usual kiddie activities and I believe it was a bit loud (I had quite the headache by the time we left, but that could have been from too much wine too!). They also had hot air balloon rides which looked fun.

If you definitely want a "grown-up" time then I'd probably bypass the festival and get a limo. There are SO many great wineries in the area. Let me know if you want some suggestions. I've hit almost all of them multiple times.
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Can I come?? ;)
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BGTB, you may already have checked this, but here's a website about it; it looks like fun (check out the food!). Appears to have some kids' activities, but I imagine there's enough space to avoid that too.

http://www.montpelierwinefestival.com/index.html
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Feb 18 2009, 11:06 AM
Can I come?? ;)
We can go together and invade her party :teehee:
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I've been, and if there were kiddies, it didn't hamper my enjoyment. :innocent:

But I would also opt for the limo and tour of the various wineries in the area. THAT sounds fun!!
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OpticalIllusion
Feb 19 2009, 11:16 AM
Fenway
Feb 18 2009, 11:06 AM
Can I come?? ;)
We can go together and invade her party :teehee:
The more the merrier :)

Sounds like we decided to get a table! I will be in the four week countdown...can't wait!
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BABYGREENTB
Feb 19 2009, 12:09 PM
OpticalIllusion
Feb 19 2009, 11:16 AM
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Feb 18 2009, 11:06 AM
Can I come?? ;)
We can go together and invade her party :teehee:
The more the merrier :)

Sounds like we decided to get a table! I will be in the four week countdown...can't wait!
Its literally right around the corner from me.

Have fun! A couple glasses of wine and you wont even know that there's kids!
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Oh my Tom, I went to the Virginia Wine Festival a few years ago and had an awesome time--or so I'm told. Our chapter of the American Wine Society (can you think of a better group to belong to??) rented a bus and took us down and back. It was hotter than hell and I have never been so plastered in my life. Luckily, everyone else was, too, so if I embarassed myself, no one else remembers, either. I wound up having to call in sick the next day.

Anyway, back to your Regularly Scheduled Program. ;) I don't remember any kiddie stuff, but, um, I wasn't really in a great condition to notice. :o

Virginia has great viognier wines--the rest I find to be kind of "eh," but the viogniers are delicious!
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The American Wine Society??

No I cannot think of a better group to belong to.

Mr. RR and I were looking at farm properties last night in VA ... dreaming, dreaming, dreaming! Wine festivals and horses and fun, oh my!
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Reynard Ridge
Feb 22 2009, 03:32 PM
The American Wine Society??

No I cannot think of a better group to belong to.

Mr. RR and I were looking at farm properties last night in VA ... dreaming, dreaming, dreaming! Wine festivals and horses and fun, oh my!
I really dont think it gets any better then Virginia <3
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Reynard Ridge
Feb 22 2009, 03:32 PM
The American Wine Society??

No I cannot think of a better group to belong to.

Mr. RR and I were looking at farm properties last night in VA ... dreaming, dreaming, dreaming! Wine festivals and horses and fun, oh my!
Does that mean you're coming back and we can hear more about the $700 Pony?? :clap:
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