Virginia Wine News
6 Top Family-Friendly Wineries
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Barrel Oak Winery is one of the most kid—and dog!—friendly wineries in Virginia. Little ones are greeted with juice boxes, and fun photographs of dogs adorn the tasting room walls. Parents can sip the 2010 Bowhaus White, a gold medal winner of the 2010 Indy International Wine Competition, on one of their picnic tables as kids roam the hilly landscape.
Nicole Russell Wine Enthusiast — Apr 24, 2012
List of Winners of 2012 Governor's Cup
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Complete list of medals winners from the 2012 Governor's Cup Competition
Virginia Wine Board Marketing Office — Feb 23, 2012
The Decanter Travel Guide to Virginia
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After a history of setbacks, Thomas Jefferson’s Virginia is now on the cusp of a viticultural renaissance. Visit now before the masses catch on.
Katie Kelly Bell Decanter — Feb 16, 2012
Winemaker Chris Breiner Remembered
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Chris Breiner, Winemaker and Managing Partner at Stone Mountain Vineyards, died on February 14th, 2012.
Neil Williamson The Trellis Group — Feb 15, 2012
US News and World Report ranks Wedmore Place in the top three Best Hotels in Williamsburg
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US News and World Report ranks Wedmore Place in the top three Best Hotels in Williamsburg and its restaurant is given the “Diners’ Choice Badge”.
Wedmore Place — Feb 13, 2012
Virginia Wine Tourism to Boom in 2012
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Virginia is the "Old Dominion" and the "Mother of Presidents," - a state known for its historic battlefields, rolling hills, and politically-minded Washington commuters. But in the last two decades, the state has grown a reputation for something altogether different: fine wine.
Mark Johanson — Jan 06, 2012
Virginian wine builds momentum
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The secretary of agriculture and forestry for Virginia has outlined “a very strategic plan for growth” to support the US state’s growing wine industry.
Gabriel Savage The Drinks Business — Dec 07, 2011
British wine critics toast Virginia vino
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The Circle of Wine Writers is a discriminating bunch, one that, since the group’s 1960 inception, hasn’t deigned to swill American wine at its annual end-of-year soiree.
That changes tonight, when those Old World oenophiles toast Virginia vino.
Laura Vozzella The Washington Post — Dec 05, 2011
Social media can be a powerful tool
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Used correctly, social media can be a powerful marketing tool, says Annette Ringwood Boyd with the Virginia Wine Board Marketing Office.
Times-Dispatch Staff Richmond Times-Dispatch — Nov 28, 2011
The Best Virginia Viognier Wines
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Viognier is the state’s signature grape. At another “Judgment of Paris” tasting, vintners showed they’re using it to make first-rate wines with a spectrum of tastes.
Wayne Nelson Washingtonian — Nov 22, 2011