Reasons for Bringing the Nice New Look for TWABR

Yes, its true that we listen to what our loving fans & followers say about us. It was on account of several reasons that we decided to bring in some reconfigurations in our property. Firstly, we reconfigured our Adults 21+ section. After completing the process, we swapped this section with our Adults & Children section. We had to go for this as unattended children running into our driveway were at potential danger of getting injured; also this was moreover becoming a reason of worry for their parents who would try to keep an eye over their child but would forget later on account of being too busy. 

Unattended children would also climb with utter joy on our historical ruins, not knowing that it could cost them some serious injury in case they fell. Another reason behind the re-configuration was the limited amount of lawn space available in the Adults with Children area. This available lawn space would reduce more at the time when there were wedding ceremonies on Hillwood. Pretty much decided on the areas where the change was actually required, we built a new outdoor bar. Built almost to perfection, this outdoor bar features restrooms, thus eliminating the need for one to go outside to find a restroom or bar. Most importantly, this bar plays a crucial role in splitting the Adults 21+ section from the Adults with Children section. 

Overall, the major modification was the swapping of the Adults 20+ section to the property's front, at the exterior of the main patio, and placement of the Adults with Children section to the property's back portion that was at the back side of the General's Club Deck. This new configuration gave us the opportunity & space to make Civil War era winter cabins, where children will feel free to play at will. With all these modifications going along, we are now capable of using the extra lawn space on the property without confining the children and also allowing adults to have the grand view without experiencing any trouble. In addition to these modifications, we added 30 more picnic tables to our existing inventory.

So, the next time you visit our winery with your friends or family, do explore our new layout. We hope these modifications will add to your experience at the winery. During your visit, you can also enjoy the interesting vineyard tours in Virginia while relishing the best of VA wines.

A Flashback of the First-ever Bluebell Music Festival Held at TWABR

It was on May 18 when the first-ever Bluebell festival was organized at The Winery at Bull Run. It was quite a cool weather due to few rain showers that day. Amazing food & wine, entertaining music and a lot more was arranged for the visitors who took out some time to raise funds & awareness for three local charities - Manassas Battlefield Trust, Final Salute Inc., and NPLB Operation Second Chance. TWABR's owner Jon Hickox said at the occasion that he holds a special affinity for these charity groups as these have strong bondage to the battlefield and veteran's aid.

As per Hickox " I had made a pledge that I would organize a fundraising event for the purpose of benefiting three local charities before TWABR celebrated its one-year anniversary. Two causes that I specifically wanted to support were the Manassas Battlefield and local veteran's support". Besides Hickox, there were other prominent people also present at the occasion, one of them being Robert Bartlett, representing NPLB Operation Second Chance. Robert spoke openly about the efforts their charity group puts up for the rehabilitation of veterans returning from Afghanistan and Iraq. “Our noble charity aids the injured service members recover by engaging them in activities like fishing, hunting etc.,” as per Robert Bartlett. 

 

Another charity group benefiting from the event was Final Salute Inc., that helps the women veterans who don't have any home in D.C by providing them transitional housing, rent & utility assistance. As per Gail Paige, the executive director of Final Salute Inc., “Though there was a cold rain here, yet this event was a grand success. We feel immensely proud to be benefiting from the first Bluebell Music Festival, and we look positively to attend it next year too”.

Plenty of entertainment was on offer to the visitors with performances from jazz band Sonyx; R&B and pop singer Andrea Pais; Indie folk rock group “The Dreamscapes Project” and cover band Livin' the Dream. Delicious food was served by Purple Onion, Amphora and Bad to the Bone. Colonial Remodeling & Restoration, PrintFalcon.com, John Marshall Bank, Meant 2 Live Foundation, IMPACT Marketing & Events were some of the other sponsors that made the event turn out to be a huge success.

We celebrate such events and wine festivals from time to time. All you need to do is to visit our winery. You can visit our winery to take a tour of the best Virginia vineyards while sipping exotic VA wines served in beautiful glasses.