by Richard Leahy | Feb 21, 2017 | Competitions, News/Announcements
Richmond, February 21: Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe announced at the John Marshall Ballroom that from a field of some two dozen gold medal winners in the 2017 Governor’s Cup Competition, that the Cup winner is newcomer The Barns at Hamilton Station for...
by Richard Leahy | Feb 20, 2017 | Competitions, News/Announcements
The Virginia Wineries Association Governor’s Cup® Virginia Wine Competition judging is final and the list of golds are announced. Twenty-three Virginia wines have been awarded gold medals in the 2017 Virginia wine competition, which was held over a four week period...
by Richard Leahy | Jan 26, 2017 | Competitions, Tastings/Evaluations, Virginia Wine, Virginia Wine
Narmada Winery Yash-Vir 2014, a red bordeaux-blend, was named Best of Class at the 2017 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition. Over 7,000 entries from 28 states were judged, making this the largest competition for American wines in the world. According to the...
by Richard Leahy | Aug 14, 2016 | Competitions, Fruit Wines
The first “Drink Outside the Grape” competition with just under 100 entries took place in Charlottesville, VA on August 11, resulting in 76 medals for fruit wines, meads, ciders and fruit brandies. The 98 entries came from 11 U.S. states, two provinces of Canada, and...
by Richard Leahy | Apr 8, 2016 | Competitions
April 7, Charlottesville–The Monticello Cup was awarded to Barboursville 2010 Petit Verdot. The Best White Wine of 2016 was given to the Michael Shaps Wineworks for their 2015 viognier.