Un-Wine’d Weekend
Chesapeake Boardwalk
By Chesapeake CVB
05/27/2008
There’s no better place to “un-wine’d” than in Chesapeake, Virginia. We’ll explore the city and its vintage offerings and have an opportunity to make our own wine. We’ll also head just south of the border and sample some of neighboring varietals produced on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Finally, some treasure hunting along Chesapeake’s “Antique Alley” corks the weekend’s agenda.
Contact Information:
t: view phone 757/502-4898
e: view email kmurden@cityofchesapeake.net
w: view URL http://www.visitchesapeake.com
- TownePlace - a lifestyle destination center. Dine al fresco, enjoy special shops
- Sterling's Restaurant - specializing in beef and seafood
- Carafe Wine Makers - a micro-winery. Create your own batch of wine and sample.
- Moonrise Bay Vineyards - take a ferry ride across the river.
- Shop at "Antique Alley" - a bevy of antique shops
Tour Dates:
Number of Days: 3
Day 1 – Chesapeake, VA
Arrive in Chesapeake just after lunch and head to Carafe Wine Makers. Based in Canada, this micro-winery is the only one of its kind in the United States and tempts our palates with a special wine tasting event. More than 30 wines are made at this location, including premium and specialty wines, fruit mist and ice wines. While tasting, we’ll also be able to browse the gift shop stocked with hard-to-find accessories and stemware in addition to all of their retail wines. If you’re feeling bold, make your own brand of wine using their simple recipes. Following a six week fermentation period, your wine will have fermented and be ready to bottle and label with your own design. We’ll complete the evening with dinner at Vivo’s Italian Restaurant, revered both for its Italian cuisine and expansive wine list.
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Day 2 – Chesapeake, VA to Outer Banks, NC
We’ll start our day with breakfast at a local family-owned favorite – Angie’s, famous for omelets and homemade biscuits. We’ll head south to the popular Outer Banks of North Carolina for a complimentary tasting of the delectable wines of Sanctuary Vineyards. Before leaving, we’ll browse the Cotton Gin, an original working gin that has been transformed into a country marketplace with a southern flair. Collectibles, coastal and country home furnishings, housewares, lawn and garden ornaments, a complete line of natural beauty products and seasonal decorations ensure we won’t leave empty-handed. Step aboard the Knotts Island ferry and enjoy a boxed lunch en route across the Currituck Sound. After docking, we’ll raise our glasses again at Moonrise Bay Winery. A tour of the facility, complimentary tastings and wonderful desserts complete the outing. We’ll return to Chesapeake and enjoy shopping and dining at TownePlace at Greenbrier, the city’s new lifestyle destination center filled with specialty shops and restaurants.
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Day 3 -- Chesapeake, VA
For our last day, we head to Chesapeake’s own “Antique Alley.” Nestled together within a half-mile stretch of road, nearly a dozen shops are stocked with hidden treasures from yesteryear. Go in search of your grandmother’s china, a hutch to store it, a prized brooch or collectible –you never know what we’ll find! We’ll enjoy a light lunch before departing.
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