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Middleburg
Wine tasting, a book club and the Hunt Country Stable Tour
By Cheryl Kosmann
Wine tasting: Bring your mother with you to a wine tasting on the weekend of May 10-11 at Swedenburg Winery for a two-for-one tasting fee. You are welcome to bring your own picnic or purchase onsite and sit outside and enjoy some premium wine while remembering special times.
Book club: The Middleburg Library Book Club is reading "The Thirteenth Tale" by Diane Setterfield for its May 12 gathering at 7 p.m. Come in today to reserve your copy.
Stable Tour: The 49th annual Hunt Country Stable Tour will take place on Saturday, May 24, and Sunday, May 25, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. each day. Sponsored by Trinity Episcopal Church in Upperville, this self-driven tour includes some of the most prestigious stables and equine facilities in Virginia.
From exquisite stables, carriage houses and training tracks to the Civil War history of the cavalry, this tour offers something for everyone. A polo match on Sunday (weather permitting), sidesaddle, jumping demonstrations and plenty of pastures and stables full of mares, foals and ponies will delight all.
Again this year for history buffs, The Bridge over Goose Creek will provide the location for Civil War historians and tactical demonstrations by reenactors of federal infantry and confederate cavalry. Visitors will have a chance to learn more about the strategic Civil War battles that took place here during the prelude to the Gettysburg Campaign in 1863.
In addition to The Bridge, there are a dozen stops on the tour this year, including Fox View Farm, home of national sidesaddle champion Sandra Conchar; thoroughbred farm Trappe Hill; Rokeby, home of 1993 Kentucky Derby winner Sea Hero; Heronwood Farm, home to a successful polo team and a colorful herd of alpacas; Peakewood Pharm; and Locust Hill.
The Middleburg Training Track will provide demonstrations of the facilities. The Middleburg Agricultural Research and Extension (MARE) Center features mares and foals. A polo match will be held in Upperville at 3 p.m. on Sunday.
A special feature of the stable tour is the country fair, held on the grounds of Trinity Church in Upperville. The fair features local agricultural products and equine products.
Admission to the stable tour is $20 per person in advance until May 16; $25 per person after May 16 and on the days of the tour. Children under 12 are free. Advance tickets for groups of 10 or more are $18 per person. Lunch will be available to purchase at Trinity Church catered by The Back Street Cafe.
Proceeds from the Hunt Country Stable Tour support Trinity Church and its many local, national and international charities and nonprofit programs. Tickets are available the days of the tour at Trinity Episcopal Church in Upperville.
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