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, there are a number of award winning wineries
in and around the Culpeper area. Pick up a free copy of the Virginia
Wine Guide at
the Visitors Center as you begin your tour. The Wine
Guide offers maps,
directions and days/hours of operation for area wineries.
From Culpeper, travel south on Route 29 to Prince Michel Vineyards,
one of the largest Virginia wineries. Prince Michel boasts fine red
and white wines, and has an attractive museum featuring wine-making
artifacts, and a tasting room with gift shop.
 From there, journey back north and east on Route 3 a few miles toward
Old House Vineyards, a lush vineyard and producer of numerous fine
varietals, and several award-winning wines. Visit their website in
advance to coordinate your visit with one of their wine events held
every month throughout the year, including wine pairings and other
culinary events.
Just north of Culpeper
lie Unicorn Winery and Gray Ghost Vineyards. Unicorn, a producer
specializing in small lots of hand crafted varietal wines, offers tours March through November, and their wine shop features unique and hard-to-find accessories in addition to their delicious vintages. Gray Ghost Vineyards prides itself on using age-old winemaking methods combined with advanced technology that produce their award-winning wines. This emphasis on quality resulted in Gray Ghost being named "Best of the East" by Vineyard and Winery Management Magazine!
 No winery tour would be complete without a stop at the Davis
Street wine shops - Chateau du Reaux and The Frenchman's Cellar, featuring wines from Virginia and
around the world. So enjoy a relaxing day in
Culpeper, sip award-winning wines,
and you'll discover why Virginia wines rank among the world's finest!
was a thing of the past, think again! For a unique Culpeper experience, be sure and visit Virginia's only legal moonshine still at Belmont Farm Distillery, "Home of Virginia Lightning". Here, corn is grown, harvested, stored, ground, and prepared for fermentation into  Virginia moonshine and corn whiskey. The Miller family, recalling that a grandfather had produced whiskey during the 1920's, began producing it legally after reconstructing the family recipe. In 1989, they produced their first product, Virginia Lightning Corn Whiskey, otherwise fondly known as moonshine or 'shine. The family has dedicated themselves to the continuation of pot still whiskey, and recently created a new type of Virginian whiskey, called Kopper Kettle. Though tastings are prohibited by law, Virginia Lightning and Copper Fox may be purchased at ABC stores throughout Virginia. A stop at Belmont Farm Distillery is a must on your Culpeper tour itinerary! |
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