by Richard Leahy | Apr 26, 2022 | Competitions, Regions & Terroir, Tastings/Evaluations, Virginia Wine
The top honor for the wineries of the Monticello AVA, the Monticello Cup, was revealed by competition organizer Frank Morgan at 7:20 on April 26th, to be the “Nineteen” Meritage blend by Wisdom Oak Winery, owned by Jason and Laura Lavellee. The Nineteen...
by Richard Leahy | Mar 29, 2022 | Competitions, News/Announcements, Virginia Wine
March 24, Richmond, VA (from the official press release by the Virginia Wine Marketing Office) – During the annual celebration held at Main Street Station, Governor Glenn Youngkin awarded the 2022 Virginia Governor’s Cup® to Cana Vineyards & Winery of Middleburg...
by Richard Leahy | Mar 12, 2021 | Competitions, Tastings/Evaluations, Virginia Wine
On March 11th, Jay Youmans MW who runs the annual Governor’s Cup wine competition hosted a Zoom meeting with the winemakers of the top twelve wines in the competition this year (the “Governor’s Case”.) Attendees included the competition’s...
by Richard Leahy | Mar 9, 2021 | Competitions, News/Announcements, Virginia Wine
Due to the pandemic, the Governor’s Cup gala was replaced by a Facebook reveal of the Governor’s Case (top twelve wines by score) the highest scoring of those wines, the 2021 Governor’s Cup. This year, a record 544 wines produced an impressive 96...
by Richard Leahy | Mar 4, 2021 | Competitions, News/Announcements, Virginia Wine
The gold, silver and bronze medal wines in last month’s Virginia Wine Governor’s Cup were made public this week and are available at https://www.virginiawine.org/governors-cup/awards/2021. Here is a list of just the gold medals, a record number! WINERY ...
by Richard Leahy | Feb 28, 2021 | Competitions, Regions & Terroir, Tastings/Evaluations, Virginia Wine
As I have done for the last decade, I was a judge in the annual Virginia wine Governor’s Cup competition this month, only there was a logistical proble: how to do the event with safe social distancing during the pandemic? Jay Youmans MW came up with what I...
