Do you enjoy visiting bed and breakfast inns? Have you ever wondered what it would be like to work in a winery?

If the answer to these two questions is a resounding YES, then we have a great deal for you! Thistle Meadow Winery, in conjunction with grapestompers.com and area bed and breakfast inns, offers visitors the opportunity to enjoy a week-long winemaker's getaway package, which includes 7 nights' accommodations, daily winemaking lessons, 2 meals a day, and daily travel and recreational activities.

Breaking news! Be sure to call and ask about our new 3-day, 2-night weekend winemaking getaway for folks on a busy schedule.

This weeklong winemaking getaway package is a great deal at only $1190 per couple. It's the perfect way to celebrate a honeymoon or anniversary. Best of all, at the end of your stay, you get to take home 30 bottles of wine!

Take a look at a sample itinerary* provided below. Each link shown will open in a new browser window.

Sunday
- Check in as early as 12:00 Noon
- Enjoy the Sunday lunch buffet at the Burgiss Barn
- Introduction to winemaking
- Dinner at Bluffs Coffee Shop (on Blue Ridge Parkway)

Monday
- Breakfast at your B & B
- Winemaking lesson #2
- Canoe trip down the New River
- Picnic lunch on your own (float and eat!)
- Dinner at Shatley Springs

Tuesday
- Breakfast at your B & B
- Winemaking lesson #3
- Lunch at a local golf course (either Jefferson Landing or New River CC)
- 18 holes of golf (includes cart) for two
- Dinner on your own

Wednesday
- Breakfast at your B & B
- Winemaking lesson #4
- Waterfall tour with picnic lunch
- Dinner on your own

Thursday
- Breakfast at your B & B
- Bike ride along the Virginia Creeper Bike Trail (bikes are furnished)
- Lunch on your own in Damascus, VA
- Winemaking lesson #5
- Dinner at Motley's BBQ (Laurel Springs, NC)

Friday
- Breakfast at your B & B
- Self-guided scenic tour of the Blue Ridge Parkway
- Lunch on your own in Blowing Rock, NC (shopping!)
- Winemaking lesson #6
- Dinner at The Senator's House (Sparta, NC)

Saturday
- Breakfast at your B & B
- Winemaking lesson #6
- Lunch at Stations Inn (Laurel Springs, NC)
- Rest and relaxation (you've earned it!)
- Dinner on your own
- Barn dance at the Mountain Music Jamboree

Sunday
- Breakfast at your B & B
- Check out by 10:00 AM
- Departure (don't forget your wine!)

*Your actual recreational events and meals may vary a little bit depending upon weather and availability.

To sign up for your winemaking getaway, simply call us at 800-233-1505 or go to our contact page and let us know the dates (Sunday through Sunday) you're interested in. We'll let you know about our availabilities.

If you're the first couple to sign up for a particular week, you will stay at Burgiss Farm Bed and Breakfast. Otherwise, we will arrange accommodations for you at another local B & B or hotel.

We will be happy to recommend local restaurants based on your tastes and preferences for those meals that are considered "on your own"; just ask!