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Skyline Tasting Trail traverses the most scenic 30 miles west of Washington DC along rural Route 211 leading to the stunning Blue Ridge Mountains. Explore the pristine scenery of America's protected treasure, Shenandoah National Park. As you meander through the rural tips of Fauquier, Culpeper and Rappahannock Counties, You are invited to Relax and sample premier artisan wines, spirits, craft brews, ciders and meads in 14 unique pastoral farm tasting rooms dotting the landscape on the sunrise side of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
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SKYLINE TASTING TRAIL
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Enjoy the ultimate scenic drive to the Blue Ridge mountains 60 miles West of Washington DC.
Do lunch in Shenandoah National Park or one of many independent restaurants along the way.
Visit Virginia's premier farm tasting rooms and other agritourism farms listed below.
THE TASTING ROOMS OF SKYLINE TASTING TRAIL
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From the D.C. Beltway Take I-66 West to the Gainesville/Warrenton exit 43A.
Through Warrenton follow signs to Route 211 and Shenandoah National Park.
Make a right turn onto Route 211 and prepare to relax!
Below are the Route 211 Tasting Rooms in the order you'll find them starting from Warrenton to Sperryville
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Death Ridge Brewery - 5393 Higher Ground Trail Jeffersonton - The site where Death Ridge Brewery is built was once a campsite during the Civil War, and many relics have been found all over those fields from soldiers passing through. At Clevengers Corner turn left |
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Magnolia Vineyards - 200 Viewtown Road Amissville - Mom & Pop, small production, boutique winery that produces ~750 cases per year with a goal to offer wines carefully crafted in traditional European styles. continuing West on 211 turn left on Viewtown |
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Gray Ghost Winery - 14706 Lee Highway Amissville - a family owned and operated winery that is placing Virginia on the international wine map. This Winery's emphasis on quality resulted in Gray Ghost being named "Best of the East" by Vineyard and Winery Management Magazine four consecutive years! On 211 you'll see Gray Ghost winery from the road on the left. |
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Narmada Winery - 43 Narmada Lane Amissville - with a focus to create graceful wines that are highest possible quality, Narmada Winery released its first wines to critical acclaim. Narmada wines have achieved more than 40 gold medals in national and international competitions! Continuing West on 211 you'll see Narmada from the road on the right. |
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Wine Loves Chocolate - 353 Main Street Washington - named the best retail wine shop in Virginia, this urban tasting room has proven once and for all that wine does indeed go with chocolate ... if you do it right! Walk in to do the choco-vino challenge and learn how to get a perfect pairing every time! Continuing West on 211 turn right into Washington VA. All roads lead to Main Street. |
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Gadino Cellars - 92 School House Road Washington - Bill Gadino and Aleta Saccuta Gadino share a similar Italian family heritage of home winemaking. Both grandfathers immigrated from Italy in the early 1900’s and brought with them the custom of making wine for family and neighbors. Those rustic and often robust wines—and the passion and home-grown skill that infused them—are an essential part their wine making philosophy! West on 211 turn left on School House Road.
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Little Washington Winery at Skyline Vineyard - 65 Clark Lane Washington - Taste award winning wines including "George", named the #1 red wine in Virginia. There are 2 tasting rooms on the farm connected with a foot bridge between them or 2 quick U-turns if driving. This experience is different every time you visit. West on 211 turn right at the west end of Farm Home Store |
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Little Washington BreWinery (aka Skyline Brewing) - 72 Christmas Tree Lane Washington - You are now free to get both Beer and Wine in one spot! Nano Brew is the key to truly distinctive craft beer. With a maximum capacity of 35 gallons per batch, the glory of the nano brew style is every brew day is a totally new craft beer experiment. So, every time you visit is a brand new adventure!
Continuing West on 211 you'll see the winery/brewery sign on the right. |
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Quievremont Winery - 162 Gid Brown Hollow Road Washington - Quievremont Winery's tasting facility and winery provide a beautiful and scenic location in which to explore our wines and winemaking practices. A visit to Quièvremont is a unique experience focused on memorable and classic wines at the heart of Reality Farm. Continuing West on 211 turn right on Gid Brown Hollow |
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Copper Fox Distillery - 9 River Lane Sperryville - Spirits at Copper Fox Distillery focus on the flavoring of the malt using the smoke of selected, smoldering fruit woods, and hand-cut, toasted fruit wood that add a range of natural flavors in the maturation process. West on 211 turn left |
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Veditz & Co. Brewing - 7G River Lane Sperryville - Veditz & Co. Brewery offers a variety of American-style beers and something more — a sense of inclusion. In addition to producing craft beer, Veditz works to provide jobs for the deaf community. The name Veditz is in honor of George Veditz, known for his efforts to promote the value and preservation of sign language. West on 211 turn left
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Hopkins Ordinary Ale Works - 47 Main Street Sperryville - Hopkins Ordinary Ale Works brews small batch craft beer in the cellar of the Bed and Breakfast. These beers are made using local barley that is malted by neighbors at Copper Fox Distillery, and feature local, seasonal ingredients whenever possible, such as hops, honey, fruit, and herbs. Continuing West on 211 turn left and go over the bridge turn right
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Pen Druid Brewery - 3863 Sperryville Pike Sperryville - Pen Druid Brewery focuses on wild fermentation, barrel fermenting and aging, traditional spontaneous fermentation and naturally carbonated beers. The brewery is owned and operated by the three brothers Lain, Van and Jennings Carney who are in the psych-rock band Pontiak. West on 211 turn left to go over the bridge at Sperryville then turn left look left just out of town
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Apple Atcha Cider - 3 Josh Ben Lane Sperryville - The old Estes Mill has been renovated and in it's new addition Apple Atcha Cider presses and ferments hard cider. One may enjoy several flavors of cider in the stone-walled downstairs of the old mill. The mill's second floor is home of the Appalachian Dulcimer Museum and houses a world-renowned collection of instruments and artifacts. continuing West on 211 after Sperryville look left for Estes Mill
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WELCOME TO THE MOST BEAUTIFUL ROAD IN AMERICA - SKYLINE DRIVE!
Click the pic to plan where to enter, exit, play, stay, and relax for the day when you come out our way!
See that fat blue squiggly line running straight down the middle of the Virginia map? That’s one of Americas’ protected treasures, Shenandoah National Park (SNP), 65 miles west of Washington D.C. in the Blue Ridge mountains.
Skyline Tasting Trail leads to the Thornton Gap Entrance of Skyline Drive at Shenandoah National Park
Click the pic to plan where to enter, exit, play, stay, and relax for the day when you come out our way!
See that fat blue squiggly line running straight down the middle of the Virginia map? That’s one of Americas’ protected treasures, Shenandoah National Park (SNP), 65 miles west of Washington D.C. in the Blue Ridge mountains.
Skyline Tasting Trail leads to the Thornton Gap Entrance of Skyline Drive at Shenandoah National Park
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AGRITOURISM
30 miles west of Washington DC is where DCs Kitchen begins.
Rural Farms dot the pastoral landscape through Fauquier, Culpeper and Rappahannock Counties!
Agritourism is where agriculture and tourism meet to provide an amazing educational experience on the farm.
America is trying to keep farmland in farmland instead of becoming housing developments or industrial parks. You can help!
Farms are now allowed to open to the public to show you what they do and sell their products right on the farm!
Visit farm wineries, breweries and distilleries to taste and buy their products right on the farm.
Do a cheese-making, goat milking or wine tasting class.
Pick your own fruits and veggies.
Forage for fiddle head ferns and mushrooms.
Get a food CSA subscription for seasonal veggies.
Pick your own pumpkin. Cut your own Christmas tree.
Ride a horse. Cuddle with a baby goat.
Buy milk, eggs, honey, bread, veggies, fruit, beef, lamb, pork, poultry directly from the farm that produces the product.
Get fresh food in farm stores located right on a farm.
You can't get any fresher than that!
And you are saving a farm!
30 miles west of Washington DC is where DCs Kitchen begins.
Rural Farms dot the pastoral landscape through Fauquier, Culpeper and Rappahannock Counties!
Agritourism is where agriculture and tourism meet to provide an amazing educational experience on the farm.
America is trying to keep farmland in farmland instead of becoming housing developments or industrial parks. You can help!
Farms are now allowed to open to the public to show you what they do and sell their products right on the farm!
Visit farm wineries, breweries and distilleries to taste and buy their products right on the farm.
Do a cheese-making, goat milking or wine tasting class.
Pick your own fruits and veggies.
Forage for fiddle head ferns and mushrooms.
Get a food CSA subscription for seasonal veggies.
Pick your own pumpkin. Cut your own Christmas tree.
Ride a horse. Cuddle with a baby goat.
Buy milk, eggs, honey, bread, veggies, fruit, beef, lamb, pork, poultry directly from the farm that produces the product.
Get fresh food in farm stores located right on a farm.
You can't get any fresher than that!
And you are saving a farm!
CLICK LINKS BELOW TO VISIT EACH AGRITOURISM WEBSITE
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