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Arrowine is holding a grand reopening happening this weekend with free wine and beer tastings, samples and more.

Today marks the beginning of Virginia wine month. When former Governor Gerald L. Baliles launched October Virginia Wine Month in 1988, there were just 40 wineries. Virginia is now home to over 300 wineries and nearly 4,000 acres of vineyards spread across nine American Viticultural Areas (AVAs) and 25 different wine trails. The local wine…

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No surprise that this central Virginia producer is part of the new Gold Medal Wine Trail Updated 3:09 PM; Today 3:09 PM The view from the brick patio at King Family Vineyards, in Crozet, Virginia, a short drive from Charlottesville. You can see the stable in the background. Facebook Share If you are headed south this year from central Pa. to explore several of Virginia’s more than 300 wineries, one stop on your destination list needs to be King Family Vineyards in Crozet. The reasons are ...

Virginia Wine Governor’s Cup releases gold medal winners Thatch winery won two gold medals in the 2021 Virginia Governors Cup. (Source: WVIR) By Riley Wyant | March 5, 2021 at 9:51 PM EST - Updated March 6 at 11:24 AM CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - The Virginia Governor’s Cup Gold Medal Winners are out and there’s some old favorites and new ones to discover. Many award-winning wines include those from Barboursville, King Family, Pippin Hill, Early Mountain, Michael Shaps, a...

Virginia Is for Wine Lovers Saveur 2/19/2021 Colman Andrews © Provided by Saveur Virginia’s annual Governor’s Cup Case includes the year’s top twelve local wines. Every state makes wine—even Hawaii, even Alaska. The one with the big reputation, of course, is California, which produces more than 80 percent of this country’s vintages and most of its best ones. After those, oenophiles tend to favor bottles from Washington, Oregon, and, to a lesser extent, New York. ...