Yes it is, especially if you live in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area. First, it's
Virginia Wine Month. And as the
Virginia is For Lover's site reminds, "Virginia is a wine destination unlike any other,
with more than 200 wineries surrounded by lavish scenery, breathtaking views, quaint small towns and monumental historic sites." And you can choose from over a hundred different events throughout the state to enjoy a nice lass of Virginia Wine.
October also coincides with
DC Wine Week, scheduled for October 12th-19th, that is a "week long celebration dedicated to enjoying wine, wine education and an opportunity to support the area’s growing number of local wineries, wine shops, wine bars, restaurants and merchants". In preparation the celebration, the organizers are planning the
DC Wine Week On the Road: The Grape Escape on October 5th and a visit to
The Winery at Bull Run for their
Fall Crush Festival on October 12th. The Grape Escape will hit
Loudoun County and
Fabbioli Cellars,
Lost Creek Winery, and
8 Chains North Winery. Like the
DC Wine Week 2013 Facebook page to stay updated on the week's activities.
Finally, there's my favorite:
Drink Local Wine's Regional Wine Week. From from October 6th to 12th, "wine writers, bloggers and enthusiasts share information about wine from lesser known wine regions throughout the country — providing a one-stop shop to see what’s cutting edge in regional wine. ... Regional Wine Week is open to anyone –- from professional wine writers
to wine enthusiasts with Facebook pages or Tumblr sites. You can submit
stories about anything related to wineries, winemakers and wines from
anywhere in North America (though we prefer not to include areas like
Napa and Sonoma, since they already get enough attention)".
To encourage this effort DLW is
Regional Wine Week Photo Contest and encouraging all wine lovers to submit photos, starting now, to their
Facebook page."It can be a photo from a visit to one of your favorite local wineries or
a bottle of regional wine you recently enjoyed. And since fall is upon
us, we would love to see some of your local wine country’s beautiful
colors (hint hint). Just snap a picture, describe it in less than 100
words, and post it to our Facebook
wall for all of our friends to view, like, share, and comment on. Please include Facebook hash-tag
#DrinkLocalWine with each entry so everyone can easily find your post."
My favorite regional wine photo is from the DLW12 Colorado of the view from
Canyon Wind Cellars. And for a little marketing, that's why its the first photo embedded in our
theCompass mobile app. Cheers.
Update: I also learned that October is Texas Wine Month. Virginia and Texas seem to be side-by-side in all things wine related. For all those in Texas or planning to visit - particularly during ACL Season, here is a list of T
exas wine events.
And of course,
theCompass Winery & Brewery Locator can guide you to your local winery whether in Virginia, Maryland, Texas, or any other state and province.
