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-2010 Calendar of Events-
Picnic Specials at Gray Ghost
Year-Round!
Gray Ghost offers picnic specials year-round! A block of cheese and basket of crackers for $6 (serves 2-3 people). Enjoy a bottle or glass of wine and relax in the gazebo and garden or the gorgeous Mosby Lounge! We look forward to your next visit! (Guests are always welcome to bring their own picnic as well!)
Register for Volunteer Harvest Program!
Registrations are currently being accepted.
Harvest takes place in September and October
Register now for the most popular volunteer harvest program in the state of Virginia! Volunteer harvesters enjoy a lavish breakfast, fun-filled morning picking grapes and luncheon with all your favorite Gray Ghost wines! Each harvester receives a limited edition "Gray Ghost Official Harvester" t-shirt. There is no charge to participate. Participants must be over 21. To register for harvest you must visit the Gray Ghost tasting room. Questions? Call: 540-937-4869.
Christmas in July Food Drive!
Help support the Food Closet!
Your food or monetary donation enters you in a drawing for tickets to Gray Ghost's Holiday Open House!
Gala Release Party!
Celebrate the Release of the 2007 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
Saturday, November 6, 2010
7:30 - 10:30 pm
Celebrate the release of Gray Ghost's exquisite Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon from the incredible 2007 vintage year! This is the only time Gray Ghost opens the Reserve Cabernet! The evening's festivities include live music by the Seth Kibel Jazz Trio, open wine bar and buffet dinner. Advance ticket purchase required. Tickets go on sale: September 4.
Civil War Authors Day
Saturday, November 13, 2010
11:00 am to 5:00 pm
The perfect event for any Civil War buff!
Join us as local authors and historians bring the Civil War to life! Authors will be discussing, selling and signing books throughout the day. Join us in the Ranger Room for brief vignettes from various authors. Visit the website frequently for list of authors attending and books they will have available for sale. Vignette schedule will be posted closer to the event.
Free admission
Authors Attending:
The Civil War in Spotsylvania County: Campfires at the Crossroads
Historic Churches of Fredericksburg: Houses of the Holy
The Southern Cross: A Civil War Devotional
Onward Christian Soldier: The Spiritual Journey of Stonewall
Christian Cavalier: The Spiritual Legacy of JEB Stuart
By: Michael Aubrecht
Danger Between the Lines (DVD)
Hunter Mill Road Civil War Self-Guided Tour (booklet)
Forgotten Roads of Hunter Mill Corridor
By: Hunter Mill Defense League
Charlie Balch
Thomas J. Evans
Jim Lewis
Tragedy at Montpelier: The Untold Story of 10 Confederate Deserters
The Essential Civil War: A Handbook to the Battles, Armies, Navies & Commanders
By: Jayne E. Blair
Mosby's Keydet Rangers
Recollections of a Mosby Ranger: Andrew Hetherton Nott
He Bore 12 Battle Scars: Charles Henry Dear
By: Eric W. Buckland
Robert E. Lee on Leadership
Triumph: The Power and Glory of the Catholic Church, A 2,000 Year History
Don't Tread on Me: A 400-Year History of America at War
The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Civil War
By: H.W. Crocker III
1st Virginia Cavalry
2nd Virginia Cavalry
5th Virginia Cavalry
1st Battalion Virginia Infantry (Irish)
39th Battalion Virginia Cavalry (Lee's Escort & Body Guard)
24th Battalion Virginia Partisan Rangers
1st & 2nd Rockbridge Artillery
1st & 2nd Maryland Infantry
1st & 2nd Maryland Cavalry
Confederate Sailors, Marines and Signalmen from Virginia and Maryland
Lexington & Rockbridge County in the Civil War
By: Robert J. Driver, Jr
Mosby's Confederacy
Mosby Vignettes, Volumes I - V
By: Thomas J. Evans
This Forgotten Land
Frank Rahm & John Lunceford: Members of Mosby's Artillery Company
By: Don Hackenson
Battle at Balls Bluff
By: Mr. Kim B. Holien
A Vast and Fiendish Plot: The Confederate Attack on New York City
Pursuit: The Chase, Capture, Persecution and Surprising Release of Jefferson Davis
The Politically Incorrect Guide to the South
In the Footsteps of J.E.B. Stuart
In the Footsteps of Robert E. Lee
In the Footsteps of Stonewall Jackson
Civil War Blunders
By: Clint Johnson
Mosby's Combat Operations in Fairfax County, Virginia - A Documentary
A Southern Spy in Northern Virginia: The Civil War Album of Laura Ratcliffe
The Civil War in Fairfax County: Civilians and Soldiers
The Battle of Chantilly, An Independent Film
Herndon: A Town and Its History
Herndon: A History in Images
By: Charles V. Mauro
Brandy Station, June 9, 1863: The Largest Cavalry Battle of the Civil War
Brandy Station Battlefield Driving Tour Guide
By: Joseph W. McKinney
Endowed by the Creator, Families of Fairfax Court House
Civil War Fairfax Court House
Down Town Fairfax, A Walking Tour
Civil War Northern Neck
Capt. John Quincy Marr, Warrenton Rifles, First Confederate Officer Killed
By: Edward C. Trexler, Jr.
Remembering: A History of Orange County, Virginia
By: Frank S. Walker, Jr.
Holiday Kick-off!
Friday, November 26, 2010
11:00 am to 6:00 pm
Kick off the holiday shopping season in style at Gray Ghost Vineyards!
Enjoy light hors d'oeuvres and browse new gifts for the holidays.
Live music by Valerie VonFange: 3:30 - 5:30 pm
Extended hours to accommodate your schedule and to entertain out-of-town guests!
Food Drive
Gray Ghost is hosting a food drive throughout the month of December. Your food or monetary donation enters you in a drawing to receive tickets to one of Gray Ghost's popular events!
Holiday Open House
December 4 & 5, 2010
Entry to event: 11:00 am to 4:00 pm, winery open until 5:00 pm
See the world's largest cork Christmas display containing over 60,000 cork, complete with a Christmas tree, sleigh and reindeer, Santa's chair and candelabra! Enjoy a vast array of holiday foods and wine! Collect the 16th in a series of limited edition holiday glasses! Guess the corks on the new cork decoration! Admission includes wine tasting, food and collectable holiday glass.
Santa Claus Visits Gray Ghost
Sunday, December 12, 2010
1:00 - 4:00 pm
Children of all ages are invited to bring their wish lists to share with Santa. Free gift for each child. Cameras are encouraged. Free.
For questions concerning any Gray Ghost event, please call the winery: 540-937-4869.