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Top Wines Announced in 2020 Maryland Governor’s Cup Competition

by Richard Leahy | Feb 11, 2021 | Competitions, News/Announcements, Regions & Terroir

The 2020 Maryland Governor’s Cup, delayed until February due to covid-19, has announced the top winners in the competition. Boordy Vineyards has won the state Governor’s Cup for its 2015 Landmark Reserve, while Port of Leonardtown Winery won the Jack...

Pollak Cabernet Sauvingnon ’17 Wins 2020 Monticello Cup, other Medalists Announced

by Richard Leahy | Apr 16, 2020 | Competitions, News/Announcements, Virginia Wine

The Monticello Wine Trail (MWT) held its first virtual Monticello Cup Wine Awards ceremony this evening to celebrate the top wines from the 30th Annual Monticello Cup Wine Competition. The competition took place at the beginning of March this year and winners were...

Monticello Wine Trail Holding Monticello Cup Wine Competition & 2020 Monticello AVA Wine Week 

by Richard Leahy | Feb 28, 2020 | Competitions, Events, News/Announcements, Regions & Terroir, Virginia Wine

The Monticello Wine Trail (MWT) will hold its 30th Annual Monticello Cup Wine Competition on Monday, March 2 at Barboursville Vineyards. The competition is closed to the public, but results for the top scoring wines will be announced live during the public Monticello...

868 Estate Vineyards 2017 Vidal Passito Wins 2020 VA Governor’s Cup

by Richard Leahy | Feb 25, 2020 | Competitions, News/Announcements, Virginia Wine

Out of a field of over 500 entries and 64 gold medal Virginia wines, 868 Estate Vineyards in Purcelville, Loudoun County, won the 2020 Virginia Governor’s Cup for their  2017 Vidal blanc passito, a dessert-style wine, awarded by Governor Ralph Northam, to 868...

Gray Ghost’s 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon earns Double Gold in San Francisco

by Richard Leahy | Feb 18, 2020 | Competitions, Virginia Wine

Gray Ghost’s 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon earned Double Gold honors at the 20th Anniversary of the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition in California.   Gray Ghost’s Cabernet was the only East Coast Cabernet to take Double Gold honors across seventeen different...

Shenandoah Cup Wine Gala and Showcase Nov. 15-16

by Richard Leahy | Nov 11, 2019 | Competitions, Events, Regions & Terroir, Virginia Wine

The Shenandoah Valley Wine Trail, comprised of wineries in the Shenandoah Valley American Viticultural Area, will present the first Shenandoah Cup trophy to the top-rated wine submitted in its inaugural competition at a Gala on November 15. The celebration will be...
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