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SAVE $10 ON THE WINE FESTIVAL AT THE PLAINS - SEP 11-12
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Two Virginia traditions unite for a double-header weekend of wine & polo at everyone's favorite location - Great Meadow - just a short drive out I-66 from Washington DC. Celebrate the harvest in style with a grandtasting of Virginia's best wines paired with a full weekend of pro polo, including the International Vintners Cup and the USPA Hall of Fame Challenge. Two events - one nice price!
Issy Wolf to Play
in the USPA Hall of Fame Challenge Sep 12
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VIRGINIA'S GOLDEN GOOSE
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Virginia's 2,790 Acre,
$10.4 Million Dollar, 7,000 Ton
Golden Goose
Meandering out into the country in search of good wine has become a passion for Washingtonians. And, it turns out ... it's not just about wine. It's about environmental stewardship. It's about carbon footprint consciousness. It's supporting local farms first. And, it's preserving Virginia's pristine
farmland.
As the grand old Commonwealth farms go up for sale, they often get sucked into the urban sprawl of the city by housing developers. Why?
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THE UPGRADING OF VIRGINIA'S WINE FESTIVALS
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A new festival trend is happening in Virginia as the State gains a solid reputation for producing world-class wine. Upgraded wine festivals are emerging featuring better wines, in better venues, paired with high-end culinary and cultural entertainment for a better tasting experience that
appeals to today's sophisticated wine connoisseur!
The Virginia wine festival circuit is arguably one of the best in the nation.
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Proclaim Your Allegiance to the Locapour Movement
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Imagine how much we could affect the environment in a good way simply by choosing locally-grown wines instead of bottles that have to be put on a plane and flown, shipped and trucked literally thousands of miles around the world! GREAT wines are now being produced in every region of the U.S. and the world. Wherever
you are, support the locapour movement by checking out artisan wines closer to home.

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Proclaim your allegiance to locally-grown artisan wine. The Farm Wineries Council Locapour Fan gear will get people thinking "locapour" at picnics, fests, summer concerts - wherever you show up with that hat! Locapour gear is now available for ordering here! Click the hat to purchase
the hat. Click the picnic blanket to order the blanket.
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VIRGINIA WINE TAKES A BOW
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Virginia Takes a Bow
on The World Wine Stage
Thomas Jefferson had a vision ... of vineyards lacing the Virginia landscape. And, along with the vines, certain economic benefits — not to mention the resulting prestige, pleasure and refinement of enjoying fine wine.
Mr. Jefferson’s writings detailing creation of a viable wine industry in Virginia didn’t come to fruition during his lifetime, but, today, he would surely be proud!
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The state-of-the-art technology on this website makes it easy to get maps, weather, day trip downloads, invite your friends and send events right to your
personal calendar or ical. Our geek links (on the left) allow you to take advantage of some very cool new
technology:
GET IT ON YOUR DESKTOP - Did you know you can get this week's Virginia Wine Events listed right on your home page without ever having to log
into this site! It's simple - Click RSS Feed (at the left), then click on your favorite search engine (google, yahoo,
AOL, MSN, bloglines, etc.). Now go look at your home page (for instance, your "my yahoo" page) and voila - there it is,
right on your home page every time you log onto the web!
GET IT ON YOUR CELL PHONE - Did you know you no longer even need a computer to get the scoop on the hottest Virginia winery goings-on!!! From your cell phone hit
"web" on the menu - type in www.virginiawineevents.com - click "mobile" and there it is, a little bitty list of all the hot events
in Virginia Wine Country right on your cell phone!!!
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