“They are not long, the days of wine and roses;
Out of a misty dream
Our path emerges for a while, then closes
Within a dream.”
--Ernest Dowson
“Savor the sights and scents of
antique roses in peak bloom while tasting local wines in the garden during this
ever-popular event.” Sounds like wonderful, relaxing day, right? It’s
definitely shaping up to be so at Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello on May 31, 2014. From 9:00
a.m. to 3:00 p.m., you have the opportunity to attend the The
CHP Open House, featuring Wine and Roses.
From rose cultivation to beekeeping,
experts in a variety of fields will be making presentations, leading tours and
seminars, and guiding you in a wine tasting:
10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.: This talk
with Connie Hilker will answer all of your questions about growing roses in
Virginia. (Triva: A personal who cultivates roses as Connie Hilker does is
knows as a “rosarian.”)
11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.: Enjoy a
rose walk garden tour led by Peggy Cornett, the plant curator at Monticello.
1:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M.: Taste an
array of local wines as you learn from the Father of Virginia Wine himself,
Gabriele Rausse.
1:30 P.M. to 2:30 P.M.: Monticello’s
beekeeper Paul Legrand will share his wealth of knowledge about bees, focusing
on the first 18 months of a bee hive.
Click
here to download a full schedule for Wine and Roses.
High Meadows Vineyard Inn is only a
25-minute drive from Monticello, so check
room availability now, and book your room for a Wine and Rose getaway.
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