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Upcoming events for 2012

Upcoming events in 2012: (Wine club members will receive priority advance notice via email when event registrations begin.)
February 18: Vintner’s Dinner (yes, romantic Valentines Date!)
March 10: Production Tasting (Bordeaux/Meritage)
March 24: Annual “winter” Winemaker’s Dinner @ Marriott Ranch (registration open – click for details)

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Stonewall Wine Dinner

Classic Cuisine Amongst Elegant Surroundings

 

Nestled amidst the mighty cedars, hardwoods and flowering Dogwoods is the 13,000 square-foot 18th Century-styled Clubhouse, home to the Brass Cannon restaurant, a gem amongst Northern Virginia dining. The gourmet menu of

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Thanksgiving Wine club Photo Contest Winners

Congratulations (and many thanks!) to the owners of these winning photos:

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Orange Butternut Squash Soup Recipe

 

Orange Butternut Squash Soup

Serves: 6 Total time: 25 min Prep time: 5 min  
 

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French Onion Soup with Shiitake mushroom and Tenderloin

French Onion Soup Recipe

Prep time: 10 minutes  Cook time: 1 hour, 20 minutes

Ingredients

  • 6 large yellow onions, peeled and thinly sliced.
  • Olive oil

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Champagne Brie Soup Recipe!

Marialisa’s Champagne Brie Soup

 

  • 4 cups chicken broth
  • ½ pound (2 sticks) butter
  • ½  cup all-purpose flour

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Columbus Day Weekend

Plan your escape to Rappahannock Cellars this weekend for Live Music and Fresh BBQ – the forecast is for amazing weather too!

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Are you joking?

(spoiler: this NFL post has nothing to do with wine. But it’s a long-promised follow-up to a little Redskins VS Cowboys banter I have with the wine club)

So last year, my Dallas Cowboys were beaten by the Redskins (a fantastic reminder that you couldn’t pull it off this year) and injured quarterback Tony Romo was replaced by Jon Kitna. So in the spirit of friendly competition, I promised a 10% discount to wine club members who forwarded their favorite Cowboys joke to me.

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Labor Day Weekend

Announcing our new New Olive Oil Tasting – Three Days of Live Music – And introducing a Fresh Gourmet Menu by Savoir Fare …check this out!

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Thanks!

We had a really fantastic weekend, with so many friends coming out to celebrate our 10th Anniversary. Thanks so much for all the support over the years. Walking around the winery (okay, sometimes we were running) we saw our 10 year anniversary materialize into a smashing success: everyone was defying the heat in a heck of a way, celebrating

Friends, Family, and the Joy of Wine.

Thanks for 10 amazing years!

Cheers,

-the Rappahannock Cellars team.

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