BLUE RIDGE WINE RETREAT — Let the wine and food experimentation begin! DAY 1 - 2pm - Please arrive before 2pm. Classes commence at 2pm as we enjoy virtual journeys through famous wine regions and food and wine pairing lessons. - 4pm Break - Nap time or shopping time - 6pm - Guess the $100 Bordeaux Happy Hour. - 7pm - Roll your sleeves up to help prep and plate for Winemakers Dinner where we'll explore wine and food in a myriad of lessons paired with a real winemaker's Dinner. DAY 2 - 11am - Back to class everyone — Learning continues as we participate in a Vintners Table Learning Lunch, playing with 5 wines, 3 entrees, 3 cheeses, 3 desserts and 3 chocolate artisan truffles as we learn how to get perfect food and wine pairings all the way through a meal every time. - Any time before 5pm - Report to our urban Wine Loves Chocolate tasting room 1 mile away in the village of Little Washington for your Choco-Vino Challenge final exam. If you are not local, please plan to be our guest completely FREE between day 1 and day 2 of the retreat. We are not a hotel or BnB — it’s just the winemakers house with 4 spare bedrooms. Think of it as “friends don’t let friends drive”