Let Reston Limousine take you to Sunset Hills Vineyard
If you’re looking for an introduction to DC’s Wine Country, one of the best bets is Sunset Hills Vineyard, which combines Old World traditions with modern amenities such as WiFi and two large TV monitors housed in a beautifully restored historic barn.
You can explore this Purcellville winery on one of Reston Limousine’s weekend wine tours (next one is Sept. 5) or have us customize your own private tour that could include wine educators for special tasting presentations, winemaker talks, and tours of the vineyard, stone spring house, and winemaking processing lower level.
During your visit, you’ll be able to taste and purchase some of their award-winning wines, such as the 2009 Viognier, which won a gold medal at the 2010 International Eastern Wine Competition and double gold at the 2010 Finger Lakes International Wine Competition.
Not up for wine tasting on the Labor Day weekend? Let Reston Limousine spare you the driving on these other events around the DC Metro area:
Kennedy Center Page-to-Stage Festival
From Sept. 4-5, more than 25 local theater companies will perform free readings and open rehearsals of plays and musicals that will prepare you for the 2010–11 theater season.
Abbey Road on the River – Beatles Tribute Festival
September 2 – 6, 2010.
The Gaylord National Resort at National Harbor hosts a Beatles fest like no other, with more than 50 bands from around the world performing Sept. 2-6.
DC Blues Festival
Enjoy this free festival featuring live music by local and national musicians from 1-7 pp.m. on Sept. 7 at the Carter Barron Amphitheater.
For more Labor Day Weekend events, visit About.com’s Washington DC section.
Congratulations to State Fair Winning Wineries
Reston Limousine would like to congratulate all the winners of the 2010 State Fair of Virginia Wine Competition, including several wineries featured on our weekend public wine tours!
Following are the Gold Ribbon winners on our weekend wine tour schedule:
Casanel Vineyards: Chegada Cabernet Sauvignon 2007
Notaviva Vineyards: Cantabile 2008 and Calor 2009
Pearmund Cellars: Cabernet Sauvignon 2007, Riesling 2009, and Petit Manseng 2009
Silver Ribbon winners include:
Notaviva Vineyards: Verano 2009
Paradise Springs Winery: Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2008
Pearmund Cellars: Viognier 2009
Sunset Hills Vineyard: Sunset Rose 2009 and Viognier 2009
In the category of Label Designs, some of our winning wineries were:
Individual Label Design: Paradise Springs Winery, 2nd place, Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2008
Best Use of Whimsy on a Label: Notaviva Vineyards, 3rd place, Cantabile Cabernet Franc
These winning wines will be showcased at the Black Tie & Boots benefit gala on Sept. 22, when the “2010 State Fair of Virginia Best of Show” ribbon will be awarded. Winning wines will be on display during the State Fair of Virginia from Sept. 23-Oct. 3 at The Meadow Event Park. To view a complete list of the winners, please visit www.statefair.com/pdf/AwardsFINAL2010.pdf
But you don’t have to wait for the State Fair to enjoy these award-winning wines! Here are our upcoming wine tours to these wineries:
Saturday, Aug. 7: Notaviva Vineyards and Sunset Hills Vineyard
Saturday, Aug. 21: Casanel Vineyards & Corcoran Vineyards
Sunday, Aug. 29: Pearmund Cellars & Paradise Springs Winery
For a complete schedule, please visit Reston Limousine’s online Calendar at http://restonlimo.com/imscart/index.php?page=shop/events_calendar.
