The Omni Homestead Resort
7696 Sam Snead Highway
Hot Springs, Virginia 24445

Virginia Wine Experience

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7696 Sam Snead Highway
Hot Springs, Virginia 24445
Hours of Operation

Tues - Thurs | 12 PM - 8 PM
Fri & Sat | 12 PM – 9 PM
Sun | 1 PM - 8 PM

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The Virginia Wine Experience

Long recognized for outstanding culinary offerings, The Omni Homestead Resort features the Virginia Wine Experience. Located near the resort’s grand Dining Room, the Virginia Wine Experience focuses solely on the wines of the Commonwealth, showcasing the history of winegrowing in Virginia from the founding of Jamestown in 1607 through today.

Here, guests can select from distinct wine flights or wines by the glass at the Tasting Parlor, with bottles available for purchase. Each month, a prominent Virginia winery is profiled, and guests have the opportunity to meet with the winery owner/vintner and enjoy an exclusive, private dinner which will be complemented with wines from the featured winery.

The Virginia Wine Experience offers ongoing special events, educational seminars, and tastings of some of Virginia’s most limited and unique wines. Well-known wine industry executive Fred Reno, CEO & president of Thomas Jefferson Wine Company, is the consulting project manager connecting the resort with Virginia’s top wineries.

The Tasting Parlor

Enjoy our thoughtfully curated white wine, red wine, reserve wines and unique and interesting wines. Each flight includes a tasting of five wines. Enhance your experience with our cheese and charcuterie board. Reservations are not required.

Monthly Wine Weekends

Each month, we will feature a different winery and the opportunity to learn more about the wines and vintners.

September's Featured Winery: Gabriele Rausse
Flight Menu
| $45

‘22 Chasselas Doré Vino Del Bosco Sparkling | 100% Virginia grapes from Redlands Vineyards in Albemarle County. Hand harvested in lugs, sorted then whole-cluster pressed. 100% fermented in
stainless steel tank, then alcoholic fermentation ended in bottles. Minimum of 68 days on lees, in bottles. No stabilization and no filtration, no dosage (only topping with same wine at disgorging).

‘22 Grüner Veltliner Reserve | 100% grapes from Redlands Vineyards in Albemarle County. Hand-harvested in lugs, sorted then whole-cluster pressed. Fermentation in stainless steel tank, then in French oak barrels. No malolactic fermentation. Stabilization before filtration and hand bottling

‘23 Cabernet Franc Reserve | 100% Virginia grapes from Baer Ridge Vineyards in Rockingham County. Hand harvested in lugs, destemmed, sorted and gently crushed. Alcoholic fermentation in stainless steel with 2 to 3 punch-downs per day. Filtration before hand bottling

‘21 Nebbiolo Reserve | 100% Virginia grapes from Loudoun County & Albemarle County. Hand harvested in lugs, destemmed, sorted and gently crushed. Alcoholic fermentation in stainless steel with 2 to 3 punch-downs per day. Malolactic fermentation done in barrels, filtration before hand bottling

‘22 Tannat | 100% Virginia grapes from Turk Mountain Vineyards in Albemarle County. Hand harvested in lugs , destemmed, sorted and gently crushed. Alcoholic fermentation in stainless steel with 2 to 3 punch-downs per day. Malolactic fermentation done in barrels. Filtration before hand bottling

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Events

Living Legends of Virginia Wine: Gabriele Rausse

September 13 - 14
4 PM - 10 PM
Open to the Public; Tickets must be purchased.

Uncork the soul and magic of Virginia with living legend, Gabriele Rausse. Regarded as “the Father of Virginia wine” by The New York Times, Gabriele invites you to an evening of classic wines and a four-course, chef-curated dinner.

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Living Legends of Virginia Wine: Lucie Morton

October 11 - 12
4 PM - 10 PM 
Open to the Public; Tickets must be purchased.

Uncork the soul and magic of Virginia with living legend, Lucie Morton. Regarded as one of the world’s foremost ampelographers, which is the science of identifying grapes by examining their leaf structures, Lucie invites you to an evening of classic wines; a four-course, chef-curated dinner, and a special screening of her latest film “Odyssey of Forbidden Wines – exile and return of American grapes.

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Third Anniversary Celebration of The Virginia Wine Experience

November 8 - 9 
Open to the public

A joyous gathering in celebration of Virginia’s burgeoning wine scene and our special tribute to it: The Virginia Wine Experience. Tasting, master classes and of course a gala wine dinner will fill your weekend.

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