If wine is your choice of beverage, consider visiting a winery to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Whether winery has specific events for St. Patrick’s Day or not, make St. Patrick’s Day special by visiting your favorite winery or discovering a new winery in your own backyard. Since St. Patrick’s Day fall on a Tuesday, look for holiday specials this weekend or next.

Below are just a few ideas, although since St. Patrick’s Day is in the middle of the week, these celebrations are on weekends.

Every year Chateau O’Brien in Virginia goes above and beyond in its celebration of St. Patrick’s Day. This year the celebration is this weekend, March 14 and March 15. Enjoy a live band and bagpipes. The menu will have Irish food including: corn beef and cabbage, Irish stew, shepherds pie, Guinness cheesecake and Irish cheeses. The price includes the food and a glass of wine.

At Pearmund Cellars, Virginia discover a special deal of two of bottles of wine. According to their website, “Pearmund Cellars knows that the Irish like to celebrate twice as hard on the weekends before and after Saint Patrick’s Day.  We are offering a bottle of Sauvignon Blanc and a bottle of Chardonnay for the low price of $25.” This special is for the weekend before and after St. Patrick’s Day.

On Saturday, March 14 Miracle Valley Vineyard also in Virginia is celebrating with Shamrocks and Chardonnay. They are releasing their 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon. Miracle Valley will have live music from 2 to 5. Light complementary fare will be available with the purchase of wine.

Whether you are Irish or not, enjoy St. Patrick’s Day!

Cheers, Kathy