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- Hampton Roads Roots Wine Trail Tour - Saturday, August 24, 2019
Hampton Roads Roots Wine Trail Tour - Saturday, August 24, 2019
Saturday, August 24, 2019
ALL INCLUSIVE day of wine, food, shopping and fun as we bring history to life! Be a part of history in the making at Point Comfort in Hampton, Virginia, and the ceremony to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the first Africans brought from the country of Angola. "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 today. 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 tasting withamazing Shoe Crazy Wine, owned by Gwen Hurt of Chesterfield, VA. Taste fine Virginia wines and shop for unique gifts at Hampton Roads Vineyard & Winery at White Oak Farms in Surry County, home of America's largest population of free persons of color prior to the Civil War. Enjoy a surprise or two as well!
Departs Virginia Beach 9am, Hampton 9:30am and returns by 8pm.
Virginia Beach Town Center - FREE Parking Garage
222 Central Park Avenue
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
Downtown Hampton, VA - FREE Municipal Parking Lot
30 Wine Street
Hampton, VA 23669
MUST BE 21+ YEARS OLD AND PRESENT VALID GOVERNMENT ISSUED ID PRIOR TO BOARDING.
Special dietary requirements? Please call: 703-731-2957.