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Wineries

Bedford Wine Trail: www.bedfordwinetrail.com

Hickory Hill Winery
1722 Hickory Cove Lane
Moneta, VA 24121
540-296-1393
Email: info@hickoryhillvineyards.com
Web: www.hickoryhillvineyards.com
Take a step back to a slower, simpler time by visiting us in our 1923 farmhouse winery.  This family owned and operated winery, nestled in the hills at Smith Mountain Lake, offers visitors a quiet country setting and the chance to get away from it all.  Bring a lunch, sip some wine, slow down and enjoy a day at our farm.  Offering winery & vineyard tours, complimentary wine tastings and a scenic picnic area Thursday through Monday, 11 AM to 5 PM, mid-March through mid-December.  Tuesdays & Wednesdays by appointment.  Closed Thanksgiving Day.

LeoGrande Vineyards and Winery
1343 Wingfield Drive
Goode, VA 24556
540-586-4066
www.leograndewinery.com
This family owned and operated vineyard and winery is located in Goode, in the heart of Bedford County. Drop by and visit our tasting room and veranda which offers a spectacular view of the Peaks of Otter and out-of-this-world sunsets over the Blue Ridge Mountain. Wines include many Italian varieties. Enjoy the 400 acre farm with its Black Angus, horses, goats, chickens & pot-bellied pigs.

Peaks of Otter Winery
2122 Sheep Creek Road, Bedford, VA 24523
540-586-3707
Email: appleseed@earthlink.net
Web: www.PeaksOfOtterWinery.com
Bedford County’s first winery and Virginia’s first fruit winery is nestled at the foot of the Peaks of Otter where we, the Johnson family, continue the farming tradition that our ancestors began here in the 1700’s.  We are open year round and make 25 varieties of wine, primarily from the fruits that we grow.  During the season, you may sample fruits, from which the wines are made, as well as jams, jellies, and butters.  Our facilities and farm are always welcoming to guests and families and we are available to host special events such as weddings and parties.  Call for details, events and hours.

Savoy-Lee Winery
5800 Johnson Mountain Road
Huddleston, VA  24104
540-297-9275
Email: info@savoy-lee.com
Web: www.savoy-lee.com
Convenient to both Bedford and Lynchburg in the beautiful Bedford County countryside, you’ll enjoy our rustic charm combined with continual progress in motion!  Newly opening in September 2005, finishing work continues on the winery and landscaping as well as the demonstration vineyard adjacent to the winery.
Wine tasting includes our Bordeaux style 2004 Echo Forest Red and Cabernet Franc, plus white, red, and blush early release, from the 2005 line-up. Winemaking trivia is always included in each wine tasting!

White Rock Vineyards & Winery
2117 Bruno Drive
Goodview, VA   24095
540-890-3359
540-798-0323
Email: info@whiterockwines.com
Web: www.whiterockwines.com
Family owned an operated vineyard and farm winery located in the Goodview area of Bedford County.  Beautiful tasting rooms and veranda with spectacular views and breathtaking sunsets.  Featured wines are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Moon Glow, Scarlet Sunrise and Chardonnay. Open Thursday through Monday from Noon until 6 pm.

Premier Limousine Service
3727 Old Forest Road
Lynchburg, VA 24502
434-385-8400, toll free 888-263-5770
Web: www.premierlimousineservice.net
Email: premier.limousine.service@juno.com
Limousine transportation and Wine tours serving Bedford County and the region. Great for special events including birthdays, anniversaries, proms, bachelor parties, nights on the town, airport service, stork delivery, corporate events and employee rewards. Professional chauffeurs, luxurious limousines - including a 2004 Ford SUV Excursions 140-inch stretch and a 2005 Hummer H2 200-inch stretch - and an experience that will create memories.

Upcoming Events

  • May 17 - Restoration Talk and Tour - 3:00pm to 4:00pm - In honor of National Historic Preservation month, Director of Restoration Travis McDonald will present a slide talk and tour explaining why Jefferson's design of his retreat, Poplar Forest, was a radically modern work of architecture in America for its time. Jefferson's work was a "melting pot" of architectural prototypes but also very personal. The current restoration work on the wing of service rooms is one of the most Jeffersonian parts of the architecture and one that was innovative and unusual in American architecture. Standard admission charge, which also includes a separate tour of the house either before or after the restoration tour. - Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest, 1548 Bateman Bridge Road, Route 661, Forest - 434-525-1806 - www.poplarforest.org

  • May 24 - Moonlight Serenade - 7:00pm - See the Memorial at dusk on this special Memorial Day weekend. The Jefferson Choral Society will perform an evening concert of 1940s music from 8:00pm to 9:00pm. Performer Keith Campbell will kick off the concert at 7pm. The Memorial will remain open until 10:00pm. - National D-Day Memorial, Bedford - 540-586-3329 - www.dday.org

  • May 31 - 3rd Annual BBQ at Sedalia - Barbeque connoisseurs will gather at the 3rd annual BBQ festival to celebrate the art and secrets of slow-cooked pork barbeque. Tastin' starts at High noon! BBQ Teams will likely begin cooking Friday night and continue into the early hours of Saturday morning. The 4-person teams typically have playful names, but are serious about tasty and tender pork barbeque. - The Sedalia Center, 1108 Sedalia School Road, Big Island - $ - 434-299-5080 - www.sedaliacenter.org

 

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