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Wine Harvest Parties in Virginia

October Virginia Wine Month is in full swing. All of the Commonwealth’s wine regions are harvesting their grapes, crafting new vintages and sharing the unique savors of Virginia-grown wines. The…

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6 Fall Food Pairings with Virginia Wine

What better way is there to celebrate October Virginia Wine Month than to cook up a festive fall spread complete with regionally crafted vino? We’ve rounded up the most popular…

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David King of King Family Vineyards: In Memoriam

David King, 64, co-founder of King Family Vineyards, died on May 2 after a lengthy battle with cancer. A native of Texas, King grew up in Abilene and attended Trinity…

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Casanel Petit Verdot Awarded at Wine Competition

Casanel Vineyards and Winery in Leesburg was recently awarded a Gold medal and Best of Class for their 2016 Estate Petit Verdot in the Petit Verdot Category at the 2019…

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2019 Wine Classic Winners

Raising a Glass to the Top Virginia Vinos Awarded in Our Annual Wine Competition The Virginia wine industry continues to thrive, now with 312 wineries—and thousands of vinos—coming from the…

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Wineries

The Williamsburg Winery Commemorates Virginia Winemaking History

From the very beginning, Jamestown was set up to be a trading colony where imports from the New World sent to England were expected to make the investors of the…

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Skjald Meadworks Opens as Charlottesville’s First Meadery

On March 30, Skjald Meadworks settled into Charlottesville as the city’s first-ever mead hall. The eccentric honey wine crafters commemorated their debut with belly dancers, music and endlessly flowing mead.…

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Ox-Eye Vineyards

Well-Done Whites and Historic Charm in Staunton’s Wharf District One of my favorite things to do when visiting Staunton is strolling through the Wharf Area Historic District, a quaint section…

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Orange Wine is the New Trend

If orange wine sounds like the latest in the Boone’s Farm fruit-flavored lineup of apple, mango and melon, you may be delighted to learn that that is not the case…

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36th Annual Virginia Governor’s Cup Gala

Highway lights and the roaring railroad illuminated Richmond’s Main Street Station for the 36th annual Virginia Governor’s Cup. This yearly event hosted by the Virginia Wineries Association celebrates the greatest…

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Harpers Ferry Road Wineries & Brewery Passport Tour

Now through March 31, Maggie Malick Wine Caves invites wine enthusiasts to embark on its newest Harpers Ferry Road Wineries & Brewery Passport Tour. The Northern Virginia tour includes stops…

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Casanel Carménère Awarded ‘Best of Class’

Casanel Vineyards & Winery’s 2016 Estate Carménère was awarded “Best of Class” in 2019 at the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, the nation's largest wine competition where over 6,800 wines…

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Beliveau Estate Winery Expands with Brewery

During Downtown Blacksburg’s annual Christmas parade, Beliveau Estate Winery sported a vintage red convertible draped with a banner that read, “Coming 2019 – Brewery.” The announcement elated Southwest Virginia residents…

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Fabulous Virginia Cabernet Francs

It's the Darling Grape of Virginia, and Many Would Agree This Elegant Red is Giving Us Identity as a Wine Region In 1990, Virginia wine pioneer, the late Dennis Horton,…

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Honey Wines at Blacksnake Meadery

Fermentation is at the heart of the craft beverage industry. The metabolic process transforms grapes into wine, apples into hard cider and sugary worts into brews. There is yet another…

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Cider Wine News

Coyote Hole Ciderworks Debuts Hard Cider Sangria

Thanks to a crafty collaboration by Lake Anna Winery and Coyote Hole Ciderworks, you’ll no longer have to choose between a bottle of crisp cider or glass of fruity sangria…

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Virginia Wine’s Coastal Harvest Party in Cape Charles

Midway along Route 13 at the northern end of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel lie the expansive farmlands and sparkling watersheds of Virginia’s Eastern Shore. The humble thoroughfare is dotted…

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Couple Gets Crafty with Barrel-Art

You’ve heard of the nose-to-tail movement in the culinary world. Mike Prieto applies the same “waste nothing” approach to crafting fine furnishings and accessories from reclaimed wine barrels from Europe…

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