Saturday, June 22 • 1–7 p.m.
Enjoy an afternoon of Shenandoah Valley wine tasting, food trucks, live music, and craft vendors on the MSV grounds. Music: Ryan Thomas & New Remedy (1–2:30 p.m. rock), Meisha Herron Band (3–4:30 p.m. blues, soul, jazz & rock), and Bottle Shock (5–6:30 p.m. hits from the ’70s & beyond).
Participating wineries include: Barren Ridge Vineyards, Bluestone Vineyard, Briedé Family Vineyards, Brix & Columns Vineyards, Cave Ridge Vineyard and Winery, Muse Vineyards, North Mountain Vineyard & Winery, Valerie Hill Vineyard & Winery, Wisteria Farm and Vineyard, and Wolf Gap Vineyard & Winery.
Participating food trucks include: Melted Dreams, Cousins Maine Lobster, Skrimp Shack, and Hellenic Kouzina.
Tickets sold by the Shenandoah Valley Wine Trail are $30 in advance, $35 at the gate (includes a souvenir glass, 20 wine tastings, and entrance to the galleries building and gardens, including Gardens of Glass). Non-tasting tickets: $15. Tickets for 10 additional tastings will be available at the event for $15. MSV member ticket price: $25 (discount available at the gate; MSV membership card required to receive discount). Rain or shine; dress for the weather. No pets; service animals only. Presented in partnership with the Shenandoah Valley Wine Trail.
On view in the Vegetable Garden, "Grapevine" by Craig Mitchell Smith is one of 30 larger-than-life glass sculptures in "Gardens of Glass" an outdoor exhibition in the MSV gardens. This image shows a detail of one of the sculptures grape clusters that hang from a cast iron grapevine.
"Hydrangea,"2024, by Craig Mitchell Smith. To create the 150 florets of the two glass hydrangea blossoms, the artist painted in wet plaster, making molds that created the curve and texture of each glass floret.
Craig Mitchell Smith was inspired by rivers and riparian habitats to create "Blue Reeds" in 2016. At the MSV it is on view in the Pink Pavilion Fountain.
Craig Mitchell Smith was inspired by a summertime sunburn to create "Fireball" in 2021. This 150-pound orb is on view among beds of ferns at the MSV.