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Virginia City’s monthly wine tours offer cure for ‘wine rut’

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Are you in a ‘wine rut’? The Virginia City Wine Tour, offered monthly, may be the cure.

Are you in a wine rut? Even worse, are you in a wine rut and don’t realize it? Symptoms of a wine rut are:

  • finding yourself ordering only the house wine because it is cheap;
  • not stepping out of a wine comfort zone;
  • sticking with the tried and true.

If that sounds like you, a Virginia City Wine Tour is the cure. Take to the hills, the Virginia Range, and explore the history and shops rooted in Comstock lore dating back to the late 1800s while sampling “wines of the west” along the way.

The Virginia City Wine Tour runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the first Saturday of the month through Aug. 2. Tickets bought in advance cost $15, or $20 on the day of the event, and include access to 18 merchants, a commemorative stemless wine glass and a map.

Participating merchants include:

  • Delta Gift Shop
  • Café Del Rio
  • Comstock Creamery & Firehouse BBQ
  • Comstock Corner Cafe
  • Core at Cider Factory
  • Marshall Mint
  • Mustang Ranch Steakhouse & Hunters Lounge
  • Old Red Garter
  • Palace Restaurant
  • Pioneer Emporium
  • Ponderosa Saloon
  • Rainbow Wooden Art
  • Red Dog Saloon & Pizza Parlor
  • Red’s Old Fashioned Candies
  • Southwest Designs
  • Virginia Hill Mercantile
  • Virginia City Visitors Center
  • Washoe Club Haunted Museum

Tickets are available online at VisitVirginiaCityNV.com or at the Virginia City Visitors Center, 86 S. C St., on the day of the event.

The Virginia City Wine Tour Series is made possible in part by the following sponsors: Virginia City’s Mustang Ranch Steakhouse, the Bucket of Blood Saloon, Camelot Party Rentals, Edible Reno-Tahoe Magazine, Coors Light and Reno Media Group.

For more information on Virginia City, Nev., visit VisitVirginiaCityNV.com or call the Virginia City Tourism Commission, 775-847-7500.

A 30-minute drive from the Reno-Tahoe International Airport takes visitors to one of the largest historic districts in the Unites States — Virginia City, Nev. Come experience this mining “boomtown” as it was in the 1800s. Step back in time while visiting the numerous historic buildings, saloons, churches and museums or take a mine tour or even ride a steam train. Comstock Adventure Passes offer the best value with discounted attraction packages. For lodging, event calendar or Comstock Adventure Passes, visit online or call 775-847-7500. The Visitor Information Center is at 86 S. C Street, Virginia City.

 

Chris Moran
Chris Moranhttp://travelnevada.com
Chris Moran has lived in Reno since 1996, and currently works at the Nevada Division of Tourism as a public relations specialist. She is a former editor and writer at the Reno Gazette-Journal, and has a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of California, Berkeley. Her hobbies include skiing, hiking, reading, photography, coffee and coffeehouses, and exploring Nevada. Check out her blog at www.ChrisinNevada.wordpress.com.

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