I'm visiting the Town House in Chilhowie, VA next week and am planning on doing their 10-course tasting.

As a newbie to something like this, I'm wondering if anybody has any recommendations...

Should I not eat all day? Should I plan on two hours? Three hours? How do you pick a wine to pair with a large number of courses (even two bottles, means five courses each)?

Thoughts? Suggestions?

Thanks.