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This website is THE PLACE to find all the VA Winery events consolidated in one little spot!
Our geek links (on the left) allow you to take advantage of some very cool new technology:
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TECH TIP #1 - It's all about the RSS FEED - Did you know you can get this week's Virginia Wine Events listed right on your home page without ever having to log into this site! It's simple - Click RSS Feed (at the left), then click on your favorite search engine (google, yahoo,
AOL, MSN, bloglines, etc.). Now go look at your home page (for instance, your "my yahoo" page) and voila - there it is, right on your home page every time you log onto the web!
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TECH TIP #2 - VA Wine Events goes Mobile - Did you know you no longer even need a computer to get the scoop on the hottest Virginia winery goings-on!!! From your cell phone hit "web" on the menu - type in www.virginiawineevents.com - click "mobile" and viola - there it is, a little bitty list of upcoming events
in Virginia Wine Country right on your cell phone!!!
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HOTTEST OF THE HOT NEWS - 2008 STATE FAIR WINE COMPETITION RESULTS
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The following wines have taken gold at the 17th annual Virginia State Fair Wine Competition:
2008 STATE FAIR OF VIRGINIA 17th ANNUAL WINE COMPETITION
Gold Ribbons
AmRheins Wine Cellars - Melange
2005
AmRheins Wine Cellars - Petit Verdot 2005
Autumn Hill Vineyards -
MERLOT 2006
Barboursville Vineyards - Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve
2005
Barboursville Vineyards - Merlot 2006
Barrel Oak Winery - BowHaus
2007
Barren Ridge Vineyards - Viognier 2007
Cooper Vineyards - Cooper
Vineyards Coopertage Blanc 2006
Cooper Vineyards - Cooper Vineyards Petit
Verdot 2006
Corcoran Vineyards - Viognier 2007
Gadino Cellars - RESERVE
MERLOT 2005
Gray Ghost Vineyards - GRAY GHOST GEWURZTRAMINER 2007
Holly
Grove Vineyards - Holly Grove Vineyards Chardonnay 2006
Ingleside Plantation
Vineyards - Petit Verdot 2004
Ingleside Plantation Vineyards - Rosato Di
Sangiovese 2007
James River Cellars - PETIT VERDOT 2006
Keswick Vineyards
- CABERNET FRANC 2006
Keswick Vineyards - CHARDONNAY 2007
Keswick
Vineyards - MERLOT 2006
Keswick Vineyards - VIOGNIER 2007
Lake Anna -
Spotsylvania Claret NV
Naked Mountain Vineyard - Barrel Fermented Virginia
Chardonnay 2005
Notaviva Vineyards - Vivace Viognier 2007
Oakencroft
Vineyard & Winery - Oakencroft Cabernet Franc Reserve 2006
Oakencroft
Vineyard & Winery - Oakencroft Cabernet Sauvignon 2006
Pearmund Cellars -
Petit Verdot 2006
Pollak Vineyards - Pollak Vineyards Cabernet Franc
2006
Potomac Point Winery - LaBelle Vie 2007
Potomac Point Winery - Petit
Verdot 2006
Rappahannock Cellars - Claret 2006
Rappahannock Cellars -
Cabernet Franc 2006
Rockbridge Vineyard - Rockbridge Dechiel Cabernet Franc
2005
Rockbridge Vineyard - Rockbridge Chardonnay Dechiel 2006
Rockbridge
Vineyard - Rockbridge Riesling 2007
Rockbridge Vineyard - Rockbridge Merlot
2006
Rogers Ford Farm Winery - Rogers Ford Petit Verdot 2006
Sugarleaf
Vineyards - Petit Verdot 2006
The Winery at La Grange - Fletchers Chardonnay
2006
Willowcroft Farm Vineyards - Petit Verdot NV
White Hall Vineyards -
SOLITERRE 2006
Click here to go to the full slate of Virginia State Fair 2008 Wine Awards
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Go GREEN - drink Virginia wine!
You'll reduce your carbon footprint ... by buying award-winning local wines instead of purchasing a bottle that has to be put on a plane in Australia and flown here for you.
You'll help protect a gorgeous local farm .... vineyards are one of the few remaining pieces of property not being sold off to the condo developer guy.
Many of Virginia's mom & pop wineries are small farms where the vintner personally, passionately nurtures and handcrafts wines in very small batches. These artisan wines are making headlines these days ... and they are winning big in international competitions. The only place you'll find many of these wines is at the Tasting Room or at a fest. Our Upcoming Events calendar will keep you in the know on all the latest winery events.
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Save gas by letting the wineries come to you at the fest. Here are four events where you can try wines from all over the state in one little spot:
- JUNE - Vintage Virginia is one of the oldest and biggest wine festivals in the state. It happens every Spring at Bull Run Park in Northern Virginia, and typically has 55-60 wineries who come from around the state to participate. This
festival is hosted by the Virginia Wineries Association and always has a great line-up of food, music and of course WINE. www.vintagevirginia.com
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AUGUST - Virginia Wine Showcase is Virginia's indoor festival for those who prefer to experience wine in a climate controlled, hayfever and hurricane-free venue. The Showcase, featuring air-conditioning in August, highlights
many of Virginia's wineries plus Fancy Foods and gourmet vendors who don't often venture outside (because their stuff melts). You'll get to meet all of the regions best winemakers, chocolatiers, cheesemakers, fresh herb purveyors and makers of local (go green) gourmet products at this show, hosted by the Farm Wineries Council. www.vawineshowcase.org
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SEPTEMBER - Mount Vernon Sunset Wine Festival is your chance to taste Virginia wine at George's house! Mount Vernon Estate opens it grounds twice a year - Spring and Fall - to show off Virginia's new vintages. This is a smaller show, and a nice venue to meet winemakers and enjoy a picnic on the river. www.mountvernon.org
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SEPTEMBER - Virginia Wine Festival is the oldest festival in the state (actually, it's the oldest wine festival on the east coast!!) This fest was started 33 years ago by the Vinifera Wine Growers Association when there were only three wineries in Virginia! Today it is definitely THE BIG ONE - so many wineries and
people come
out to this fest that it tends to outgrow every venue it goes to. This festival is the kick off event for Virginia Wine Month each year at the end of September. www.virginiawinefestival.org
  
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So Many Wineries ... So Little Time
Just when you thought you had been to them all wineries start popping up all over the state of Virginia. Virginia Wine Groupees are going to love this year's crop of new Tasting Rooms in the state.
Several brand spankin' swanky new wineries have opened in the past few weeks - Barrel Oak Winery, just out I-66, Cross Keys Winery, just off I-81, and New Kent Winery between Richmond & Williamsburg. You've got to go check these hotspots out - they are gorgeous facilities that will become favorite tasting points in Virginia Wine Country.
Click on the A to Z button from the navigation bar on the left of this page to find the most up-to-date list of all the Virginia wineries. We'll
try to keep up with new wineries getting ready to open on our A to Z page.
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