The phrase adventure normally doesn’t arrive to brain when you believe of wine tasting. You know how you normally just generate up to a winery in a vehicle? So tedious. What if you could kayak up to a vineyard even though having in some lovely sights? Well, on Virginia’s stunning and quaint Jap Shore you can.
So what is this kayak and wine journey all about?
“Paddle Your Glass Off” is a guided kayak and wine tour hosted by a firm known as Southeast Expeditions in partnership with Chatham vineyards. You will spend a stunning working day paddling on the Chesapeake Bay and then prevent alongside the way for a glass (or two) of award-successful Church Creek wine at Chatham Vineyards and Winery. How great does that audio?
The tour starts on the banking institutions of Nassawadox Creek in the distant village of Bayford, VA. Following a mini paddling lesson, you are going to journey south towards Church Creek using in the purely natural bordering beauty, spotting Eastern Shore wildlife and hearing some exciting stories about the space.
When you arrive on the shores of Chatham Vineyards, you are going to pull your kayak on land and then head around to Chatham’s tasting area for some delicious Church Creek wine and a at the rear of-the-scenes tour of the facility.
After the wine tasting, you can unwind for a little bit at 1 of the tables overlooking the winery while enjoying your wine. Community cheese and bread plates are also available. Right after all that paddling you have earned it. After you have concluded your wine you will get back in your kayak and paddle your way again to wherever you commenced your journey.
The tour is $89 per paddler which involves the guidebook, boat, equipment and Chatham winery practical experience. Furthermore you get a complimentary bottle of wine for every single two paddlers! 1st-time kayakers are welcome and inspired.
Wine and kayak tours run everyday from March by means of December. Advanced reservations through Southeast Expeditions are demanded. To reserve a “Paddle Your Glass Off” kayak and wine tour or to just discover a little much more visit their site SoutheastExpeditions.com
How Did Chatham Vineyards and Vineyard Get started?
Owned and operated by Jon Wehner and his wife, Mills, Chatham has been a performing farm for above four centuries. A 2nd-technology winegrower Jon realized about the art of growing grapes from his dad and mom who operated Great Falls Vineyard in Great Falls, Virginia for in excess of thirty a long time. Considering that 1999, far more than 20 acres of French vinifera varietals have been planted including Merlot, Chardonnay, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot. The vineyard was built in 2005 and now makes involving 3,000 to 5,000 circumstances yearly.
What is The History Powering Chatham?
The land at Chatham Vineyards lies together Church Creek which was patented again in 1640 and has been a doing work farm for around four hundreds of years. Driving into Chatham winery you are taken down a long dirt street surrounded by lovely grape vines. At the conclusion of that road, you just cannot assistance but observe a attractive Federal-interval brick home called Chatham that was developed in 1818 by a man named Big Scarborough Pitts. It was named for William Pitt, the Earl of Chatham and close friend of the American Revolution. The home also consists of historic outbuildings, barns and two early 1900s residences on the house that have been recently renovated. 1 of the properties, a 1915 farmhouse is a 3 bedroom 2 baths readily available for visitors to lease. It would make the ideal retreat for a comforting and intimate Japanese Shore getaway.
If would like to skip the journey and head straight to the wine tasting visit….
Chatham Vineyards & Vineyard
chathamvineyards.com
9232 Chatham Rd, Machipongo, VA 23405
(757) 678-5588
Hrs
Open Day-to-day from 10 am to 5 pm (April – December)
Shut on Tuesday & Wednesdays (January – March)
Tasting Fee: $5/person