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Score picnic-worthy produce at Blue Ridge Farm Market.

Reel one in at Beaver Creek Lake. The large

stock of fish should leave you looking like a pro.

(Virginia fishing license required.)

Get a crash course in Virginia winesby sampling flights at Vavino, theKing family’s newest venture.

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Take the reins: Goriding at Kelly’s FordEquestrian Center.

The front yard’s oversized chessboard keeps the kids entertainedat Old House Vineyards.

Hit the fields forsome seriousbutterfly huntingat MountainRun Lake Park.

Practice your swing andplay a little putt-putt atthe Highlands Golf Park.

Channel Julia Roberts(remember the polo scenefrom “Pretty Woman”?)with designer dudsfrom Elsie Garden.

See horses grazingby grapes at KingFamily Vineyards.

On Saturday, theHackensaw Boysheadline StarrHill, a music hall,microbrewery andrestaurant, ownedby the managerof the DaveMatthews Band.

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WHERE: Crozet, Va.

WHY: Mares, mountains and merlot.

HOW FAR: About 130 miles, or about 21⁄2 hours from the District.

I f polo brings to mind fancy dresses and huge hats, think again. Inthe Virginia countryside the sport is more down-home than debo-nair. Proving polo is for the people, King Family Vineyards hostsfree matches at its Crozet estate at the foot of the Blue Ridge Moun-tains. “This is not Palm Beach or Windsor park,” says David King,

who founded the vineyard with his wife, Ellen, in 1999. It’s horse folks “rid-ing around a green piece of grass. You don’t have to buy a hat before youcome. It’s a tailgating thing.”

The Kings have a decades-old love affair with the sport and purchasedtheir property in 1996 because it had a flat stretch. The field went in lastyear, just a short stroll from the winery, and Roseland Polo Club christenedit with a benefit match in June. Since then, the 18-person club — includingDavid King — has played on Sunday afternoons (field conditions permit-ting).

If you don’t know that a hooter is a bell that sounds at the end of a chukka(or period), check out the list of polo terms on the winery’s Web site, www.kingfamilyvineyards.com. Plan to arrive early for the 1:30 p.m. start andpack a picnic. Spectators park their cars along the 300-yard length of thefield — and it fills up. In true tailgating fashion, tents, chairs and blanketsare par for the course. Pass the time before the main event with a compli-mentary wine tasting. Matches last about two hours, with a halftime breakfor “treading-in” — replacing the divots on the field is the spectators’ duty.

The trip to Crozet provides plenty of ways to spend a day in the greatoutdoors. In Remington, take a trail ride at Kelly’s Ford Equestrian Center,part of a 500-acre property along the Rappahannock River. Continue com-muning with nature at Culpeper’s Mountain Run Lake Park, where birdwatchers can go to town looking for the ruddy duck and pied-billed grebe.Crozet’s Beaver Creek Lake is stocked with sunfish, catfish and largemouthbass. The fresh air and pastoral views will get you in the mood for sippingwine al fresco and watching polo at your final destination.

— Megan Lisagor King Family Vineyards, 6550 Roseland Farm, Crozet, Va., 434-823-7800, www.kingfamilyvineyards.com. Open daily, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Polo matchesSundays at 1:30 p.m. through Sept. 25.MAP BY JEROME COOKSON FOR THE WASHINGTON POST; POLO PHOTO BY ROB GARLAND PHOTOGRAPHERS; OTHER PHOTOS BY MEGAN LISAGOR FOR THE WASHINGTON POST

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