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Route 151 Virginia Craft Beer, Bourbon & Distillery Tour
​From Virginia Beach, Hampton, & Richmond VA
​Saturday, March 16, 2024

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ALL INCLUSIVE journey to historic Route 151, the destination for Virginia craft beer, hard cider, whiskey and farm-to-table local food. Enjoy a complimentary continental breakfast with FREE fruit mimosas and our signature Maple Bourbon Smash breakfast beverage, while learning the history of America's true native distilled spirit. ​Visit Bold Rock Nellysford Cidery nestled in the majestic Blue Ridge Mountains. Tour and tasting at Devils Backbone Brewery paired with a ​farm-to-table lunch. Taste unique distilled spirits at mother/daughter owned Silverback  Distillery. Relax with breathtaking views of Afton Mountain and refreshing libations at Blue Mountain Brewery on Route 151!

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Chesapeake's Fruits & Roots Tour
​From Chesapeake Conference Center - Chesapeake, VA
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Great for Senior Groups!

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ALL INCLUSIVE day of craft beer, wine, food, shopping and fun as we bring history to life! Relax and enjoy historic Chesapeake at Great Bridge Battlefield & Waterways Foundation Museum, the site of the Battle of Great Bridge where American Patriots won their first battle in 1775. Enjoy a complimentary continental breakfast with FREE fruit mimosas aboard luxury transportation. Visit Cuffeytown, the oldest African community in Virginia with origins to 1778. Taste the latest craft beers at Big Ugly Brewery, indulge in delicious farm-to-table cuisine at Lockside Bar & Grill on the southern branch of the Elizabeth River, and sip select Virginia wines at the acclaimed Branches Tasting Room!
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Monticello Wine Trail Tour
From Virginia Beach & Downtown Hampton, VA 
Saturday, May 27, 2023

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ALL INCLUSIVE day of wine, food, shopping, and fun as we bring history to life! Relax and travel from Virginia Beach to the Monticello Wine Trail aboard a state of the art tour bus with luxury seating, free WiFi, USB ports, and live historical entertainment! Enjoy a complimentary continental breakfast with FREE fruit mimosas. Journey back in time to an 18th century southern "Midday Fare" luncheon and tour at historic Michie Tavern. This notable American landmark, is a 1/2 mile from Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings. Gaze at the majestic Blue Ridge Mountains while tasting unique wine blends in a private group setting at Virginia's finest family owned vineyards including Horton! Shopping available at all venues. Bus departs Virginia Beach Town Center at 8am, Hampton at 8:30am returns by 9pm.
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Walton's Mountain​Wine Trail Tour
From Virginia Beach, Hampton, & Richmond VA
Saturday, November 18, 2023

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Celebrate 50+ years of The Waltons and the new John & Olivia's Bed & Breakfast nestled in the majestic Blue Ridge Mountains.  Visit historic Nelson County, the boyhood home of Earl Hamner, Jr. (John-Boy) writer and creator of The Walton's, Falcon Crest TV series and much more. Travel back to the 1930's/1940's with a private tour of the original  Hamner House family home.  Visit Walton's Mountain Museum where the Warner Brothers Studio set of The Waltons is preserved. Shop at Ike Godsey's General Merchandise and Walton's Mountain Country Store.  The tour departs from Virginia Beach Town Center Downtown Hampton, & Richmond, VA aboard a state of the art tour bus with luxury seating, free WiFi, USB ports and lavatory on board. Enjoy a complimentary continental breakfast with FREE fruit mimosas. Indulge in delicious southern, Waltons family style lunch, paired with select Virginia wines, and taste unique wine blends at Virginia's finest family owned vineyards.
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Eastern Shore Wine, Brine & Casino Trail Tour
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From Virginia Beach Town Center
Saturday, December 30, 2023

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ALL INCLUSIVE day of wine, food, shopping, and fun as we bring history to life! Relax and travel to the historic Eastern Shore of Virginia where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Chesapeake Bay. Enjoy a complimentary continental breakfast with FREE fruit mimosas. Indulge in delicious farm-to-table cuisine, paired with select Virginia wines at The Oyster Farm at King’s Creek in Cape Charles, VA. Taste fine Virginia wines at family owned Chatham Vineyards at Church Creek, and try your luck at Harrington Raceway & Casino in Delaware to celebrate 2021 for fun!
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Northern Virginia Wine Trail Tour
August 19, 2023

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ALL INCLUSIVE day of wine, food, shopping, and fun as we bring history to life! Relax and travel from Virginia Beach, Hampton, Richmond, and Alexandria to the exquisite Northern Virginia Wine Trail aboard a state of the art tour bus with luxury seating, free WiFi, USB ports. Enjoy a complimentary continental breakfast with FREE fruit mimosas. Indulge in delicious southern cuisine, paired with select Virginia wines. Gaze at the majestic Blue Ridge Mountains while tasting unique wine blends at Virginia's finest family vineyards!
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Back by Popular Demand!
Colonial Virginia Haunted Wine Trail Tour

Saturday, October 28. 2023
Sells out quickly!

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Climb aboard a luxury coach and travel from Virginia Beach Town Center, Downtown Hampton or Williamsburg to the the Historic Triangle of Colonial Virginia, considered to be one of the most haunted areas in the United States. Tasty charcuterie snacks and Virginia wines served on board in style suitable for haunted travel. Tour Bacon's Castle, the oldest brick house in all of Virginia, filled with history, intrigue, and a healthy dose of haunting and wine tasting provided by local wineries. Enjoy delicious farm-to-table cuisine at Surry Seafood Company paired with award wining Virginia wines. Learn about Jamestown, a place where the locals have always believed that there was something “not quite right".  Climb aboard a Jamestown Discovery Ghost Tour on the James River at Jamestown Island, and listen to the stories of strange occurrences, and spirits that still haunt America's oldest permanent English settlement today!
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Colonial Virginia Wine & BrineTour
Groups looking for an unique experience?

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Relax and travel to the historic Colonial Virginia Wine Trail for an ALL INCLUSIVE day of WINE & BRINE as we bring history to life!  Enjoy a complimentary continental breakfast with FREE fruit mimosas and live historical entertainment aboard a luxury coach with free Wi-Fi, and USB ports. Visit the the acclaimed American Revolution Museum at Yorktown.  Indulge in delicious farm-to-table cuisine including fresh raw or roasted Virginia oysters with all the trimmings!  All paired with select Virginia wines, at unique family owned vineyards, nestled in the heart of Colonial Virginia.  Experience America's past in the comfort of contemporary venue with today's luxuries!
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Colonial Hampton Roads Wine Trail Tour
​Groups looking for an unique experience?

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ALL INCLUSIVE  day of wine, food, shopping, and fun as we bring history to life!  Relax and travel to historic Colonial Surry County home of the largest population of free African-Americans in the 18th century, Smith's Fort Plantation - a wedding gift to Pocahontas from her father, Bacon's Castle, and the Nottoway Indian Tribe of Virginia.  Enjoy a complimentary continental breakfast with FREE fruit mimosas.  Taste fine Virginia wines and shop for unique gifts at Hampton Roads Vineyard & Winery at White Oak Farms.  The original owner, Harry Spratley, honored in the famous tune "I'm Just Wild About Harry" bred and sold championship horses here. 
Experience fine waterfront dining at The Surry Seafood Company with breathtaking views of Gray's Creek.  Cross the James River on the Jamestown-Scotland Ferry, and imagine what the first colonists experienced as they traveled on the same river 400 years ago!
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Hampton Roads Roots Wine, Beer, Bourbon & Distillery Tour
Saturday, April 29, 2023
6 Year Anniversary!

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ALL INCLUSIVE day of wine, food, shopping and fun as we bring history to life! Participate in an African Libations Ceremony at Point Comfort in Hampton, Virginia, where the first Africans brought traditions from the countries of Angola, Cameroon and the Congo. "They spoke the languages of Kimbundu and Kikongo. Many were literate and hailed from highly organized societies." Two of those Africans, Antoney and Isabell, were the parents of the first African child born in English North America, William Tucker. Descendants of the Tucker's remain in the Hampton Roads area to this day!  Savor the NeoSoul cuisine of Mango Mangeaux's Creole style lunch and 'Mango, Mango' mango preserves featured on ABC's Shark Tank. Learn about wine making and taste wines from Gwen Hurt, the owner of Shoe Crazy Wine. Be a part of history in the making at the first African-American owned brewery in Hampton Roads, 1865 Brewing Co.  Visit historic Smithfield, Virginia, full of African, European and Native American history.  Changing the narrative!  Taste fine Virginia spirits and wines and shop for unique gifts at Blue Sky Distillery and Hampton Roads Winery in Isle of Wight and Surry County, Virginia home of America's largest population of free persons of color prior to the Civil War.
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Colonial Virginia Distillery Tour
Craft Beer & Bourbon Drinkers Favorite!

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Relax and travel on the Fruits & Roots Colonial Virginia Distillery Tour.  This spirit filled tour takes you back to America’s original hand-crafted distilled beverages with education and tastings provided by Master Distillers.  Experience unique 18th century recipes made with local ingredients including Native American maize and well water at 8 Shires Coloniale Distillery.  Savor world class whiskey, rum, gin and bourbon made from scratch with flavorings of apple and cherry wood smoke at woman-owned, Copper Fox Distillery.  Enjoy savory charcuterie snacks and mimosas aboard a luxury coach bus with free Wi-Fi, USB ports, and live historical entertainment.  Indulge in delicious farm-to-table lunch or dinner paired with local craft beer at Craft 31 in Williamsburg.  Top the night off with homemade bourbon pound cake and a taste of Bourbon Cream from Tarnished Truth Distillery of Virginia Beach.  
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Fruits & Roots Wine Tours, LLC - 2022
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