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Veritas Vineyards Wins 2018 Monticello Cup with 2015 Petit Verdot Paul Schaeffer Reserve
At a gala wine tasting and award ceremony at the Jefferson Theater in Charlottesville, the top awards were given between a field of gold medal winners for the Best White Wine and Best Red Wine, and Monticello Cup Winner for 2018. The Monticello Cup Winner for 2018 was...
Monticello Wine Trail Announces Gold Medalists in 2018 Competition
Twenty-two wineries from the Monticello Wine Trail (MWT) competed in the 2018 Monticello Cup Wine Competition, a friendly competition among wineries in the Monticello American Viticultural Area (AVA). This year’s competition was coordinated by the Virginia Wine &...
2018 Best of New England Wine Competition Results
The second annual Best of New England Wine Competition took place on April 25th, with six judges including grape and fruit wine and cider and mead specialists, tasting dozens of entries from New England states resulting in 42 medals; two Double Gold, nine Gold, 13...
2018 Eastern Winery Exposition Sets New Attendance Record at over 1,000
The 2018 Eastern Winery Exposition, the largest trade show and conference for the production wine and grape industries east of the Pacific states, set a new registration record during its three-day event from March 6-8 at over 1,000 attendees, even with some...
King Family Vineyard Meritage 2014 Wins 2018 Governor’s Cup
2/27/18, Richmond, VA--Virginia Governor Ralph Northam tonight announced that from a field of 99 gold medal wines, King Family Vineyards of Crozet had won the Governor's Cup for their 2014 Meritage, made by winemaker Matthieu Finot, who has been consistently producing...
Tonight’s the Night: 2018 Virginia Wine Governor’s Cup to be Announced in Richmond
Tonight, Feb. 27, 2018, the winner of the Virginia Wine Governor's Cup will be announced by Governor Ralph Northam. The field is a record size; 99 gold medals competing for the Cup, while 12 wines total will compete for the highest scoring honors to fill the...