Mount Vernon Fall Wine Festival: Sample Wines, Tour Wine Cellar

MOUNT VERNON, VA—This year's Mount Vernon Fall Wine Festival & Sunset Tour promises samples from 19 local wineries, live music and more entertainment. The event is planned for Oct. 5-7 at George Washington's Mount Vernon estate, 3200 Mount Vernon Highway, Mount Vernon.

Visitors can lay out blankets on the lawn facing the Potomac River and relax while tasting different wines. The Mount Vernon Inn Restaurant will have hot and cold foods available for purchase.

• 50 West Vineyards
• AmRhein's
• Barboursville Vineyards
• Chateau Morrisette
• DelFosse Vineyards & Winery
• Horton Vineyards
• Ingleside Vineyards
• Maggie Malick Wine Caves
• Molon Lave Vineyards
• Naked Mountain Winery & Vineyards
• Narmada Winery
• North Gate Vineyard
• Paradise Springs Winery
• Philip Carter Winery
• Prince Michel Vineyard
• Rosemont Vineyards
• Veritas Vineyard & Winery
• The Williamsburg Winery
• The Winery at Bull Run

Exclusive tours of the mansion will be offered, which includes a look at Washington's own wine cellar. Live music is scheduled for all three days: David Bach Consort on Oct. 5, Nightlife Trio on Oct. 6 and Bruce Ewan and the Solid Senders on Oct. 7.

Tickets are $42 for Friday, Oct. 5, $48 for Saturday, Oct. 6 and $38 for Sunday, Oct. 7. For more information and to buy tickets, visit Mount Vernon's website. And if you can't make it this year, mark your calendars for the 2019 event on Oct. 11-13.

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