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Wine Festival
named in Top
20 Southeast
events
The Virginia Wine Festival, to be held in Leesburg, Virginia on September 30 and October 1 has been designated as one of the Top 20 Events in the Southeast for the month of October 2006.
Since 1985 the Southeast Tburism Society has announced its Tbp 20 List of events in the Southeast. Nominations are accepted from 11 states across the region and compete to receive the prestigious Tbp 20 designation. Through the nomination process, the Southeast Tburism Society chooses the Tbp 20 events for each month of the year. They then publish the winners on a quarterly basis. The list of Tbp 20 winners can be found at www. escapetothesoutheast.com.
The Virginia Wine Festival is considered to be the granddaddy of wine festivals on the East Coast. Hosted by the Vinifera Wine Growers Association (VWGA), this festival made its debut in 1975 to showcase the first wines successfully produced in the state of Virginia. Now in its 31st year, the Virginia Wine Festival has become a grand Commonwealth tradition, showcasing hundreds of wines produced by the farm wineries of Virginia.
Supported by Booz Allen Hamilton .and Celebrating Virginia Magazine, the festival features a grand tasting from many of the Commonwealth’s award-winning wineries, gourmet pairing cuisine, seminars and cooking demonstrations, entertainment on a main stage and kids stage, tourism exhibits, and a veritable treasure trove of fine arts and crafts in a fabulous al fresco show.
The event is held annually in the national capital region, this year in Loudoun County Virginia. Advance discount tickets are now on sale online at www.virginiawinefestival.org or by contacting the event ticket office at 703-823-1868. Please contact Carl Henrickson at 703-8231868 or by email at carl@virginia winefestival.org for sponsorship or advertising opportunities.
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