SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

SATURDAY SEP 10

TIME

SUNDAY SEP 11

Wine Tasting 101

Head out onto the show floor with a bit more confidence than the next person. Carl Henrickson, the winemaker at Little Washington Winery, will lead a conversation on the basics of wine tasting. Be fore-warned the mere mention of wine with Carl could subject you to long exhaustive monologues, expose you to extremely hot air and delay you indefinitely.

12:00PM

Wine Tasting 101

Head out onto the show floor with a bit more confidence than the next person. Carl Henrickson, the winemaker at Little Washington Winery, will lead a conversation on the basics of wine tasting. Be fore-warned the mere mention of wine with Carl could subject you to long exhaustive monologues, expose you to extremely hot air and delay you indefinitely.

The Ultimate WineGeek Quiz

Can you name what varietal you are tasting without seeing the bottle? Take our ultimate winegeek quiz and prove how good you are. Wines will be bagged for blind tasting. A selection of different wine pairing foods will be paired with each taste. When the quiz is over, all with all the correct answers will be put into a hat for the drawing of a really nice prize!

1:00PM

Meet THE Winemaker!

Chat with Doug Fabbioli, one of Virginia's best (and possibly most eccentric) winemakers in a mad chemistry session as he tells you how he comes up with those marvelous award-nabber upper concoctions ... and gets certain weird things to grow on trees! We have no idea what he has planned for his session, but we do know whatever he does seems to turn out really well .... and he'll have some great wine for you to taste! Trust us, you will enjoy this!

POLO

1-5pm

25th Annual

Commonwealth Cup of Polo

(United States Versus Great Britain)

~~ then ~~

USPA Vintners Cup

CLICK HERE TO LEARN ABOUT

THE COMMONWEALTH CUP

CLICK HERE FOR A POLO PRIMER

POLO

1-5pm

USPA Hall of Fame Challenge

CLICK HERE FOR A POLO PRIMER

Cigar Volante

Wine & Cigar Pairing

Get in on the PRESTEEEEEJ of pairing Volante cigars with Virginia wines. This seminar is definitely bound to be enlightening! We have heard there will be a cab pairing a port pairing and maybe a couple of other fun things! You will need to purchase a $6 cigar for this session. They will be available at the session.(the regulatory people are looking out for us again and will not allow us to give away cigars).

2:30PM

Emerging U.S. Wine Regions and Their Regional Delights

Sample artisan wines from unlikely places - Arizona, Idaho, Maryland, Michigan, New York, Southern Oregon and beyond as Sommelier Andrew Stover from OYA and SEI Restaurants guides an enlightening tasting tour through America's emerging wine regions. Stover holds a Sommelier Diploma from the International Sommelier Guild and a Certified Specialist of Wine Certification from the Society of Wine Educators. He has received countless media mentions for OYA & SEI's  eclectic wine programs, including the coveted Wine Spectator Award of Excellence and the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington's Wine and Beverage Program of the Year nomination for 2007 and 2008. www.chiefwino.com

Virginia VS The World

Participate in an exciting blind tasting as Virginia’s best varietals are pitted against their international competitors. Brandon Walsh of Hosted Wine Tasting will lead this informative and exciting session where you get to be the judge and jury. Come see how well, or not so well, Virginia takes on worldwide competition.

4:00PM

Virginia VS The World

Participate in an exciting blind tasting as Virginia’s best varietals are pitted against their international competitors.

Guy Lambert of CBS Radio, Julie Wright, Fox 5's Traffic guru, and Brandon Walsh, wine writer for Examiner.com and owner of Hosted Wine Tasting will scout out some Virginia wines they think can win in a blind taste-off against other wine regions of the world and lead this informative and exciting session where you get to be the judge and jury in a blind taste test.

Come see how well, or not so well, Virginia wine takes on worldwide competition.

Three Blind Flights™ in The Examiner Pavilion

12:00  Chardonnays  |  1:00 Viogniers   |   2:30 Cabernets   |   4:00 Blends

Wander back over to the Examiner Pavilion (by the D tent endzone) throughout the day for four exclusive

head-to-head comparison tastings from several Virginia wineries. This is your opportunity

to compare your favorite Virginia varietals in blind tastings side by side

and taste several blends ... the masterpieces of vino!

LADIES - Don't forget to bring out your fancy hats and enter our fancy hat contest!

DOORPRIZE - 42"  TVs  will be given away on both Saturday and Sunday at 4:00 or so.

You must be present to win and be able to take it home with you.

Exhibitors are not eligible to participate in the drawing.