- A Fabulous Fall Virginia Wine Festival & Luncheon Experience, Celebrating “Virginia Wine Month”
October 10, 2026
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
October is the perfect time for wine lovers to enjoy Virginia’s world-class wines while enjoying the fine dining of L’Auberge Chez Francois!
October is Virginia Wine Month and began in 1988 as a way to support the state’s young wine business – with just 40 wineries at the time – and promote travel to Virginia wine country. Today, Virginia ranks fifth in the number of wineries in the nation with more than 300 plus wineries and over countless award-winning vineyards.
We consistently feature Virginia wines by the glass, and bottle and are proud to participate in honoring Virginia Wines and their winemakers this October.
Virginia wines have been featured in Forbes, The New York Times, Food & Wine, Wine Spectator, Decanter Magazine, Wine Enthusiast, Bon Appétit, CNN, Financial Times, Bloomberg News, Conde Nast Traveler, Washington Post, and Washingtonian Magazine. Virginia ranked Top 10 in USA Today’s & Readers’ Choice: Best of America’s Wine Regions.
Chef Jacques Haeringer and the team at L’Auberge Chez François invite you on Saturday, October 10th to sample nine (9) wines from Virginia award winning wineries presented by Virginia Wine experts, Liz Van Wazer of Williams Corner Wiens, and Ben Jumper of Winebow Wines and Alex Bardsley, our Sommelier at L’Auberge Chez Francois.
Enjoy a walk-around tasting of these fine wines Virginia Wines paired with Chef Jacques’ seasonal canapés.
Some of the great Virginia wines featured, including yours and our favorites include for Virginia Wine Fest:
- Matthieu Finot, Pet-Nat
- Michael Shaps Chardonnay
- Veritas Petit Verdot
- Chrysalis Albariño
- Glen Manor Vin Blanc
- Stinson Meritage
- Barboursville Vermentino
- Early Mountain
Please join us any time between 11:30 am and 1:00 pm for the tasting, followed by our four-course seasonal luncheon paired with a glass of delectable Virginia wine, of course.
Happy Virginia Wine Month! Come ‘Discover Your Local Crush’ with us!
Event Price: $120.00 (Excludes Tax & Gratuity), for a Total of $160.00 Per Person.
We are happy to accommodate guests’ dietary concerns, so all may join the festivities. Please email chezlauberge@aol.com or call 703-759-3800 with special requests. Patrons will have an opportunity to purchase these wines at a very special price this afternoon! Don’t miss this always popular and sold out event to support Virginia and her wines! Bravo.
