Make your Special Wedding Event an Extra-special One at TWABR

Wedding is one of the most crucial events in anyone's life and so it becomes quite necessary to make the event as memorable as possible. All that is required to turn your wedding ceremony into a grand event is an exotic location and an innovative theme. Thankfully, at The Winery at Bull Run, you get access to both of these. Ever since its establishment, TWABR has been one of the most preferred wedding sites in Virginia.

So, what makes TWABR really special for wedding events ? Well, our historic winery is located in Virginia's Fairfax County that is quite near to Washington DC, thus making it pretty easy to get. The winery site is absolutely marvelous to host a wedding event. Besides all this, our award winning professional event planning service enables making the event a really special one. 

The event management professionals at TWABR will assist you to the fullest in selecting the right theme for your wedding party. You can go for any of the available themes or may even add up your suggestions to make it exactly in the way you like. With the help of our winery's experienced event management professionals, you will be able to plan a 5-star event that makes a striking impression on your guests. 

Unlike other wedding venues in Virginia, TWABR offers the complete setting to make your wedding event a grand & memorable one. Whether your guests go for our offered Red wines like Norton, Merlot etc., or for the White wines like Delaney, Lily's Viognier etc., they can rest assured of discovering a new blend of joy and energy every time. 

Each of our offered wine is a total delight both in terms of its rich appearance and heavenly taste. So, your guests can come and relish our award winning wines while attending your memorable wedding. TWABR is an ideal location not just for wedding but also for any other crucial event of your life like birthday, wedding anniversary, engagement etc. 

You must know that an event booked at our winery is always uniquely spectacular & charming. Several venue areas of our historic winery offer you ample options to decide whether to conduct the ceremony inside the Barn or outside. TWABR event specialists further make it a lot easier to make the decision. For more details on how to make your event a special one, you can contact TWABR's event department Tuesday-Saturday 10 am–5 pm.

Welcome the Charming Spring Season at The Winery at Bull Run

Having enjoyed Northern Virginia’s mild winter, we made a few improvements at the winery's outdoor. With parking lot adequately expanded and a new rooftop deck built, we are all set to welcome the warmer days of spring. In Roman history, the spring beginning has an intimate connection with the Ides of March. The date March 15 is related with the assassination of Julius Ceaser. As per Romans, spring beginning is marked from the middle of march. A number of sobering facts are prevalent about the Roman wine. 

Romans made it a necessity to include wine in their daily diet and so right from slaves, peasants to aristocrats enjoyed it for free on a daily basis. As historians say, the wine consumption figure for every Roman was nearly one gallon per day. Its also supposed that such high consumption tendency was on account of the inferior quality drinking water Romans used for wines. Amazingly, they used to dilute the wine's strength by adding more and more water, which ultimately decreased the alcohol content in wine considerably. 

Romans love for wine can be realized from the fact that wine production spread throughout the empire. Their wine making techniques made a profound impact on the winemaking regions in France, Portugal, Germany, Italy, and Spain, making them major winemaking regions. Its also known that Romans created refreshing beverages suiting their taste by adding several ingredients into the wine. Mulsum is one such beverage that features a mixture of honey and white wine. Its quite easy to make and all you require is a bottle of medium-dry white wine and half cup clear honey. After warming the honey, mix it with white wine and then store in a refrigerator for 24 hours before it becomes ready to be served. 

You can try our award winning Delaney as it makes a fine choice for making mulsum. Featuring a delicious taste, our light-bodied Delaney is a semi-white wine that has won a gold medal in the Wines of the South Competition, besides a silver medal at the New York International Wine Competition. You can relish the same by paying a kind visit at our historic winery. Join us at the winery as the spring approaches to have a great time of your life. 

Our winery is open daily for tastings and you can even enjoy entertaining music and delicious food on Friday and Saturday nights. Besides being a spectacular site for birthdays, receptions etc., TWABR is also one of the best wedding venues in VA. So, you can plan any of your events here to make it a great one. 

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Going Back in the Pages of Time at The Winery at Bull Run

As we are right next to the Manassas National Battlefield Park, visitors arriving at our winery can't resist trying to know more about its historic significance. Besides this historic park, ruins of Hillwood House also draw our visitor's attention. The foundation and chimney of Hillwood House are still there serving as an outdoor gathering place nowadays. There is a story linked to the history of Hillwood. 

Way back in 1840, the Hillwood land on which TWABR sits now was owned by the Weir family. In that 513 acres estate, a double-story clapboard house was built. We could have the privilege to know the happenings in Bull Run's first & second battles, just if the Hillwood walls could talk. The house was quite near to the battle field and so was witness to whatever happened at that time.

Built in 1825, a Stone Bridge located around half mile away from Hillwood is the source from where we used the idea for our winery's label. We used the image of this beautiful bridge while creating TWABR's label. In 1862, the bridge's center span was blown up by Confederate soldiers. It was rebuilt later but destroyed again by the Union soldiers when they suffered defeat in Second Manassas battle. The Hillwood House survived this course of time, but post Civil war, its ownership changed multiple times. 

Julius T. Richards, an enthusiastic Civil War artifacts collector purchased the house. He got the National Battlefield Museum, containing more than 100,000 artifacts, built to the east of Stone Bridge. Later, he closed the museum and went to Vicksburg. The Hillwood House was again sold in 1944 and then in 1946. A severe fire damaged the house in 1990, bringing down its roof and second floor. In 2008, Jon Hickox bought the left 21 acres with his plans of building the winery. To know more about Hillwood, you can visit our tasting room where we have displayed photos of Hillwood house and Civil War relics. 

Just for $8, you can also get a copy of our recently published “The Winery at Bull Run and the History of Hillwood,” that is well-written by Chuck Mauro, a local historian. You will definitely relish our tasty Northern Virginia wine on a cold winter's day when you sit and relax next to our tasting room's fireplace. Besides offering exotic wines to wine-lovers, TWABR has also ideally served the purpose of being one of the best wedding venues in Virginia. You can visit the winery for daily tastings at the time specified. 

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Explore Rich Virginian History While Relishing Tasty Virginia Wine at TWABR

Whether you desire to enjoy delicious wines or want to witness exciting grape stomping, The Winery at Bull Run offers something for everyone. Step back in time to an unseen 1860 setting as you arrive at TWABR that is located about 20 miles from Washington DC, next to the Manassas National Battlefield. While overlooking the historic Manassas Battlefield, sip our offered tasty wines and experience a new delight from within. Our award-winning wines have made us proud and so has our dedicated staff. This calm winery location also offers a vast historical scope to history buffs who can have a keen observation of the Civil war artifacts here.

Our amazing winery truly serves something for everyone. Besides serving as the perfect site for organizing auspicious events like wedding ceremonies, engagements, birthday celebrations, family get-together etc., TWABR also holds repute for its organized wine festivals in Virginia. Wine lovers can have the privilege to taste our exotic wines, besides enjoying delicious cuisines served in our wine festivals. People can further entertain themselves with delighting music from various artists to have a memorable evening of their lives. Come, let's celebrate together at The Winery at Bull Run. We are open daily 11 a.m in morning till 7 p.m in the evening. 

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Great Wine Making is More than Just Grape Selection

A great winery is characterized by its exotic wine, location, people and of course the philosophy. Being close to Manassas National Battlefield Park, The Winery at Bull Run is ideally located to make us proud. Our renowned winery has been a unique facility due to the architecture & artifacts that reveal how carefully we have preserved our Civil War heritage. 

We feel extremely proud to have renowned wine expert Chris Pearmund as our executive winemaker while vigneron George Wilson has enabled us to establish as well as efficiently manage our VA vineyards. We cultivate around three acres of Norton grapes on our Centreville property. Featuring a jammy, fruit-forward taste and deep blue-purple color, these grapes got their name from Dr. Daniel Norton of Richmond. 

Our entry into the Virginia wine scene has been highlighted by the increased number of awards we started receiving in the prestigious wine competitions held across the country. Even in the Wines of the South Competition held this year, our Viognier won "Best of Show", that reflects the sheer popularity of our winery. Making great wine is actually our specialty at The Winery of Bull Run. 

For wine making, earlier we purchased grapes from Warrenton, Charlottesville and other places in Virginia. But now, with our Norton grapes reaching maturity, we produced our first "Token Harvest" and produced as well as bottled wine cases in excess of 3000 in this auspicious year, which is a real achievement in our first year. 

We even purchased a farm near Little Washington to facilitate absolute control over the quality of our fruit and offered wine. With this 115-acre vineyard, we are expecting new & solid possibilities of taking our winemaking to the highest level of perfection. Additionally, we also expect involvement & participation from our patrons & the community as we start cultivating this beautiful vineyard. 

For more details please visit the website : www.wineryatbullrun.com

Get the Finest Wedding Reception Venue in Virginia Winery

The Winery at Bull Run’s “Barn” presents one of the finest wedding reception venues in Virginia. There are several reasons for this. Firstly, the winery is less than 30 min drive away from DC and a couple of miles off Route 66. This winery is also the place for having delighting vineyard tours in Virginia on account of its award winning wines that are made from excellent Norton grapes of Virginia.

The Winery and the area around it are popular as one of the most attractive wedding reception venues in Virginia because of its inherent Virginian charm. Right next to the vineyard is the historic Manassas National Battlefield Park located on 5000 acres of awesome Virginian countryside that adds up to the beauty of the place. Here you will find the ideal location for your wedding reception such as The Barrel Room that is just right for accommodating 90 seated and 125 in the cocktail reception style. You can also opt for The Main Tasting Room that can seat up to 210 banquet style and is popular choice for wedding receptions. 

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Spend a Memorable Day at the Virginia Wine Club

There is a beautiful winery near Washington DC where you can spend a lovely day sipping award winning wines, dancing to some fine foot tapping live music and having a good time with friends & family. What makes this Virginia wine club so special is a host of factors. You do not have to put too much effort to reach the winery as it is only 30 min away from DC and a couple of miles off Route 66.

The winery near Washington DC is in an authentic 1860s setting located in lush 21 acres of scenic working farm vineyard. Right next to the winery is the historic Manassas National Battlefield Park in 5000 acres of picturesque Virginia countryside. It is in this area that two major battles were fought in the American Civil War. When you visit the Virginia wine club, you will not only sip some of the finest white & red wines made from the local Norton grapes but will also get the privilege to see the wine-making techniques going back to the Civil War days.
For more details please visit the website : http://wineryatbullrun.com/winery/the-generals-club/