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Virginia's Horse and Wine Country

Baerbel Schmidt Northern Virginia equestrian, Lilly Potter, getting ready for a ride near Salamander Farm, in Middleburg.

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The rolling pasturelands in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains are so pastoral they could be in England—except for the growing number of vineyards popping up.

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3 Hotels 5 Restaurants 8 Activities

Destinations: Virginia · Middleburg · Washington · Charlottesville · Barboursville

Themes: Adventure · Driving · Food + Drink

Inspired by: Virginia Unbridled — by Matt Lee, Published Aug. 2007

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Hotels (3)

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    Red Fox Inn

    Middleburg | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | Virginia | Washington, D.C. | Washington D.C. Suburbs

    Spacious rooms in the heart of downtown Middleburg. More
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    Keswick Hall at Monticello

    Charlottesville | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | Virginia | The Charlottesville Area | Shenandoah & The Blue Ridge Mountains

    The foothills of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains, south and west of Washington, D.C., are a playground for the city’s old guard, their horses, and

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    Goodstone Inn & Estate

    Middleburg | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | Virginia | Washington, D.C. | Washington D.C. Suburbs

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Restaurants (5)

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    Market Salamander

    Middleburg | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | Virginia | Washington, D.C. | Washington D.C. Suburbs

    Stop in for fried-chicken box lunches. More
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    Coach Stop Restaurant

    Middleburg | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | Virginia | Washington, D.C. | Washington D.C. Suburbs

    A classic neighborhood diner. More
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    Ashby Inn & Restaurant

    Middleburg | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | Virginia | Washington, D.C. | Washington D.C. Suburbs

    The Ashby Inn & Restaurant's menu of French-inflected comfort food shows flashes of artisanal spirit, with local raw-milk cheeses and house-made du... More
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    The Clifton Inn

    Charlottesville | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | Virginia | The Charlottesville Area | Shenandoah & The Blue Ridge Mountains

    At the intimate Clifton Inn, the decadent rusticity of the rooms—claw-foot tubs, Mascioni linens, fireplaces, but nary a ruffled window treatment i... More
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    Palladio

    Barboursville | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | Virginia | The Charlottesville Area | Shenandoah & The Blue Ridge Mountains

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Activities (8)

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    American in Paris

    Virginia | U.S. and Canada | U.S.

    An eclectic collection of American country antiques for sale. More
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    Gold Cup

    Virginia | U.S. and Canada | U.S.

    The most festive time to visit Virginia's horse country is during Gold Cup race weekends, which happen in October and May every year. More
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    Monticello

    Charlottesville | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | Virginia | The Charlottesville Area | Shenandoah & The Blue Ridge Mountains

    in 1770, Jefferson sold some of the land surrounding Monticello, his sprawling Palladian home up in the hills just outside Charlottesville, to an I... More
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    Kluge Estate Farm Shop

    Charlottesville | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | Virginia | The Charlottesville Area | Shenandoah & The Blue Ridge Mountains

    Patricia Kluge, an heiress and philanthropist, entered Virginia's wine game in 1999, and the estate was initially dismissed by many critics as a la... More
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    Gadino Cellars

    Washington | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | Virginia | The Shenandoah Area | Shenandoah & The Blue Ridge Mountains

    Italian-American garagistes, the Gadinos pursued their dream to become commercial winemakers, and the results of their first vintage are impressive... More
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    Chrysalis Vineyards

    Middleburg | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | Virginia | Washington, D.C. | Washington D.C. Suburbs

    At Chrysalis, a winery founded in 1997 with the mandate to make the Norton, Virginia's native grape, viable for wine production, visitors are encou... More
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    C&O Bar

    Charlottesville | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | Virginia | The Charlottesville Area | Shenandoah & The Blue Ridge Mountains

    A dimly lit college watering hole. More
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    Blue Ridge Parkway

    Virginia | U.S. and Canada | U.S.

    While the masses descend on the North Carolina portion of the famed 469-mile-long parkway, those in the know head to this 121-mile portion from Way... More
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