Victory on the Vine II
(2025-05-17 - 2025-05-18 - Site opens at 9 am & Closes at 12 pm)
Ponte Alto
Event Info
Name:
Victory on the Vine II
Website:
Date(s):
2025-05-17 @9 am to 2025-05-18 @ 12 pm
Group:
Ponte Alto
Virtual?:
No
Site Info
Site Name:
Mountain Run Winery
Address:
10753 Mountain Run Lake Rd, Culpeper, VA, 22701
Directions:
From D.C./Northern Virginia Make your way to I-66 West Take Exit 43A to merge onto US-29 S toward Gainesville/Warrenton Keep left to continue on US- 15 S/US-29 S, follow signs for US-17 S/Culpeper/Fredericksburg; Continue to follow US-29 S Turn right onto State Rte 718 Turn right on Mountain Run Lake Road When you get to the Main House with a fork in the road, turn right for parking From Fredericksburg/Richmond From I-95, make your way to Rt. 3-W Continue onto VA-3 W/Plank Rd Merge onto US-15 S/US-29 S; ; Continue to follow US-29 S Turn right onto State Rte 718 Turn right on Mountain Run Lake Road When you get to the Main House with a fork in the road, turn right for parking
Restrictions:
No one under the age of 21 can purchase or consume any alcoholic beverages under any circumstances. No visible intoxication allowed. Only alcoholic beverages purchased on site permitted. Please no drinking and driving. No smoking in or near any structures. No dogs off leash.
No firearms, No horses, Dogs on lease only, No fires except in designates areas.
Accessibility:
Accessibility: Parking: Parking is near the fighting field as indicated on the site map. Restrooms: The site has indoor restrooms with accessible stalls in the Greenlee Tavern. There will also be an outdoor portable restroom. Access: There are no stairs to access the portions of the winery reserved for the event, but walking is necessary to get between the fighting field and the Greenlee Tavern (100 yards) and to walk the winery grounds in general, which are lovely. Marshal activities will be on a partially sloped grassy area and within the fighting enclosure/list. There are some sloped areas overall at the site.
Event Steward
SCA Name:
Email:
Description:
The Barony of Ponte Alto welcomes you to Victory on the Vine II with a day of fighting and fun for all at Mountain Run Winery. Last years event was roaring successful and launch Mountain Run Winey to one of the best sites for fighting and SCA events in NOVA.
In addition the great spaces for fighting, archery, bardic, A&S, and merchants etc... the site has a pub with in door seating to enjoy wine, beer, mead, food, games, and AC. This year we are stepping it up and the site has offered to host camping the evening before to the morning after the event.
Expect a fun filled day of melee, melee, melee, and pickups with the chance to authorize in any weapons form on the fighting fields, Bardic and of course learning and sharing in all of our arts!
Ponte Alto is hosting but all the Northern Baronages are expected to be in attendance.
We hope to see you there for another incredible day!
Cost Info
| Day-Trip | Feast | Camping | |
| Adult, Member Discount Event Registration | 20 | 0 | 10 |
| Adult, Event Registration | 30 | 0 | 10 |
| Youth (6 - 17) | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Child (0-5) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Reservationist Name:
Mowgli of Anglesey
Reservationist Email:
mowgliofanglesey@gmail.com
Checks Payable To:
SCA, Inc., Barony of Ponte Alto
Cost Notes:
Please include your modern and SCA name, Membership Number if applicable and what is included in your payment.
Cancellation/Refund Policy - any cancellation/request for refund made prior to the event date will be honored. Requests for refunds must be submitted in writing (email is acceptable). No refunds are issued until the event books have been closed and/or all checks have cleared.
General Activities
Martial Activities:
- Authorization
- Melees
- Armored
- Rapier
- Pick-ups
- Combat Archery
- Target Archery
- Siege
- possibly youth fighting
Marshall in Charge: Sir Fredrick
Heavy MIC: Excellency Teagan of Anglesey
A&S:
The will be Bardic and Arts and Sciences activities!
Feast:
No feast but Greenlee Tavern serves some food and we hope to have a food truck on sight.
Merchants:
Merchants please contact Mowgli at mowgliofanglesey@gmail.com to reserve a space around the field.
Other:
The site offers tent camping Friday evening 4pm to Sunday 12 noon. Camping is $10 Per person (youth (0-17) free.
There will be a designated space marked out near the far tree line for camping. The site offers firewood. Campfires only allowed in designated fire pits or elevated fire pits.
If you plan to camp please email mowgliofanglesey@gmail.com
You can arrive Friday evening to camp and need to be offsite by 12 noon Sunday the 18th. Troll will open and 9am Saturday. So if you camp Friday you will troll in first thing Saturday.