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2023 Barboursville Vineyards Vermentino Reserve ($23) Earlier this year, a qualified team of judges sampled over 620 of the best Virginia wines, ciders and meads from across the Commonwealth. Over the past several weeks, I’ve featured the wines that...
2023 Winery at La Grange Petit Menseng ($39) The site of this winery is rich in history. It was originally carved out of Robert “King” Carter’s Bull Run Tract in the 1600s and later became known as La Grange. The Winery at La Grange was established ...
2023 Valley Road Vineyards Petit Manseng ($29.95) Organized in 2015, Valley Road Vineyards was conceived by a group of friends who brought talents from successful careers in law, advertising, insurance, real estate development, and writing, among ot...
2023 Veritas Vineyards Monticello White Blend ($35) Veritas Winery was started by Andrew and Patricia Hodson in 1999. Born out of their love of wine and commitment to producing quality wine, Veritas has grown into a 20-year-old family business that ...
2023 DuCard Vineyards Vintner Reserve Cabernet Franc ($60) DuCard Vineyards has been growing grapes for nearly two decades at their property, nestled at the eastern edge of the Shenandoah National Park in the shadow of Old Rag Mountain and White Oak...
2023 Paradise Springs Cabernet Franc ($42) Located in the town of Clifton, VA and bordering the Bull Run River, Paradise Springs is the closest winery to Washington DC and the first in Fairfax County. The property was originally part of a land grant...
2023 Potomac Point Winery Albariño ($35) When Potomac Point Winery & Vineyard was founded in 2007, Skip & Cindi Causey set out to make exceptional wine complete with an immersive experience rich in European ambiance and Virginia hill-side be...
2022 Michael Shaps Wild Meadow Chardonnay ($28) Nestled in the woods just south of Charlottesville, Michael Shaps Winery blends Old World tradition with Virginia terroir. Founded in 2007 by acclaimed winemaker Michael Shaps, the winery is known for ...
2017 Barboursville Vineyards Octagon ($95) This Barboursville Vineyards wine was named to celebrate the estate’s diverse connections with the legacy of Thomas Jefferson, symbolized in the central octagon drawing room in his design for Governor Barbo...
50 West Aldie Heights Cuvée ($70) 50 West is a farm vineyard located on Route 50 just past the historic town of Aldie in Middleburg, Virginia. (39060 John Mosby Highway). First used by Native Americans as a route to move their migrating herds, Rout...
2021 King Family Vineyards Mountain Plains Monticello Red Blend ($85) King Family Vineyards is a family-owned and operated winery. They’re known as one of the best wineries in Virginia. They specialize in the production of premium wines that showc...
The Virginia Wine Governor’s Cup® Winning Red Wines As noted in a previous blog, a qualified team of judges sampled over 620 of the best Virginia wines, ciders and meads from across the Virginia Commonwealth. The Virginia Governor’s Cup Competitio...
The Virginia Wine Governor’s Cup® Winning Red Wines Earlier this year, a qualified team of judges sampled over 620 of the best Virginia wines, ciders and meads from across the Virginia Commonwealth. The Virginia Governor’s Cup Competition is one o...
The Virginia Wine Governor’s Cup® Winning White Wines Earlier this year, a qualified team of judges sampled over 620 of the best Virginia wines, ciders and meads from across the Virginia Commonwealth. The Virginia Governor’s Cup Competition is one...
Bluestone Vineyard is named after the “bluestone” (a type of limestone) that is a main component within the local soil. It is a family owned and operated vineyard and winery in the Shenandoah Valley AVA. Curt and Jackie Hartman began planting grapes...
2019 Jump Mountain Borderland Red Blend ($27) From the Shenandoah Valley AVA, Jump Mountain Borderland red blend is an award-winning wine having received 1st place in the Shenandoah Cup Awards! Approved in 1982 as Virginia’s first American Viticult...
2021 Jump Mountain Livia Red Blend ($27) From the Shenandoah Valley AVA, Jump Mountain Livia red blend is an award winning wine having tied for 3rd in the Shenandoah Cup Awards! Approved in 1982 as Virginia’s first American Viticultural Area, the S...
2019 Rockbridge Vineyards V d’Or ($32) Rockbridge Vineyards is located in Raphine Virginia which is part of the Shenandoah Valley AVA. Approved in 1982 as Virginia’s first American Viticultural Area, the Shenandoah Valley AVA is located in the Appa...
2020 Briedé Family Vineyards Brut Sparkling Winchester ($53) From the Shenandoah Valley AVA, here is a wonderful sparkling wine! Briedé Family Vineyards was established in 2013 in the Shenandoah Valley AVA in Winchester Virginia (just west of the B...