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Private tour in Charlottesville Mili S
Sip your way through Jefferson's Virginia! Private Wine Tour in Charlottesville, VA.
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I am a life-long local of Charlottesville, VA. I have tried to move to big cities like San Francisco, New Orleans, even Rome, but Charlottesville kept calling me back. Even when I was living elsewhere, I had close family connections in the area. I am one of a rare bunch - C-Ville locals who also attended the University of Virginia. Actually, I am what you would call a Double Hoo - meaning I graduated from the University twice, once with a BA and once with an MFA. For all of my college career, I worked full time as a waitress at some of the best restaurants in town. There are few options for people with degrees in Art History, so I decided to use mine to become an extraordinary tour guide, first in Rome and other cities in Europe, and now in the major cities of the East Coast. I have been working in the tourism industry for over a decade and am a highly rated tour director and guide with multiple tour operators, both adult and student. With all the other customer service experience I have had, I am confident I will be able to provide an amazing experience for any age group, in any city. But C-Ville will always be home. So when ToursByLocals let me know that people were looking for a guide to this little town, I couldn't wait to sign up! Charlottesville is an amazing place, not just because of its history, not just because of its mountain views, or the soil and climate that make it possible to grow almost anything. . . it's just got that something that people fall in love with! We have so many people who come to visit and just stay!! Maybe you will too!! BA from the University of Virginia in Art History MFA from the University of Virginia in Classical Art and Archaeology Certification with International Tour Management Institute 2001 DC Certified Guide since 2014 Member of the DC Guild of Professional Tour Guides since 2015 Certified New York City Guide since 2017 Member of the Guide Association of New York City since 2021 I am not a driver guide. I can accompany you in your vehicle or arrange for a separate car and driver.
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History of Virginia Wine featuring Barboursville, Jefferson and Rausse Vineyards, Half Day Tour
Overview of your Charlottesville tour
Virginia wine has exploded onto the scene in the last decade or two, but not everyone knows that the great Thomas Jefferson tried to make wine . . . and failed. As a native of Charlottesville, I have been steeped in Jefferson since childhood, and as a student at his University of Virginia, I worked as a server. I can remember going to (what I thought was) the first vineyard to plant vines in Virginia when I was working on the historic Downtown Mall at the Old Hardware Store restaurant. Since then we have blossomed to over 200 vineyards within an hour of the city center. How is it so easy now when it was so hard for Ole TJ? We'll find out by visiting the vineyard where vines were planted on our bicentennial (1976), the vineyard where the Italian winemaker Jefferson had imported failed while a modern Italian would have great success, and finally the vineyard where a guiding force at both of those vineyard would retire to do it his way.
Your Charlottesville tour itinerary
- We will visit Barboursville, Jefferson and Rausse Vineyards. - About 1. 5 hours of driving with >1 hour at each vineyard, so about 4 hours. - At each Vineyard we will enjoy a seasonal flight or tasting of wine and the lovely views of the vineyard. - Barboursville has two options: a self guided tasting from automated dispensers guarantee sanitation; or a seated flight (with or without culinary pairing) for an additional charge - Jefferson has two flight choices of 4 wines each which change frequently to keep you coming back! - Rausse also had sanitation in mind when he had his flights bottled in adorable little 2 oz bottles. They have three flight options, also of 4 wines each - stainless steel aged whites and reds (2 of each), an Oak-aged whites, and reds. - I will include a light picnic of baguette from a noted local ABC bakery with award-winning goat cheese from local Caramont Farms as well as other seasonal local offerings of charcuterie and honeys.
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Minivan for 6 people is the main transportation method for this tour (as romantic as it might be in the Italian countryside, no one would have fun squeezed into my Fiat 500).
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