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The man who turned underdog grapes into Virginia’s star wines

Virginia’s wine community is celebrating the life and achievements of one of its giants, Dennis Horton, the maverick vintner who defied conventional wisdom by planting grapes few people had heard of, and in so doing convinced many skeptical oenophiles that Virginia could make great wine.

In Memoriam: Dennis Horton, East Coast Wine Pioneer

Dennis Horton, who founded Horton Vineyards in the 1980s, died earlier this week. Dennis and his wife, Sharon, were pioneers and entrepreneurs in the Virginia wine industry and Dennis’s contributions to our industry are many, though he’s perhaps best known as the first to plant viognier in Virginia.

Virginia Winemakers Group Expands Focus

In the four years since three winemakers launched the Virginia Winemakers Research Exchange (VWRE) as a cooperative research program for wineries on the Monticello Wine Trail, the VWRE has grown in both size and scope. On June 1, the VWRE announced it had hired Joy Ting to be its new research enologist and exchange coordinator as the next step forward in its growth.

The long climb for Virginia's vineyards

Virginia provides a microcosm of the American experience in winemaking.

Smell the Rosés

This spring, try some bottles with distinctly Southern terroir.

Virginia's Award-Winning Monticello Region Is Your 2018 Summer Wine Trip

It's been called the birthplace of American wine, thanks to Thomas Jefferson. Like so many distinctions in American heritage, the Monticello AVA wine region in Virginia has Jefferson's fingerprints all over it and it's one of this summer's most exciting wine-tasting destinations.

Check, Please! Bay Area

Thibaut-Janisson ‘Blanc de Chardonnay’ Sparkling Wine, Virginia $34

Check, Please! Bay Area

2015 Michael Shaps Petit Manseng, Monticello, Virginia $30 When I tasted this deeply-hued white, I was blown away by its complexity and uniqueness.

Whitebarrel Winery celebrates Virginia Vineyard Month with gold medal

Grown Here at Home: April is Virginia Vineyard Month

Wine & Spirits: At Virginia's Stinson Vineyards, it's quality rose times two

Pop the cork on Virginia Vineyard Month

How Two Italians Achieved a 200-Year Old Dream of Virginian Wine

Central Va. Vineyards Honored in Governor's Cup Case

An exciting new Virginia wine is ripe for the tasting

8 Kid Friendly Wineries in the US that Offer Fun Activities

Virginia Vineyards Association names 2018 Grower of the Year and Lifetime Achievement Award

King Family Vineyards' 2014 Meritage named 2018 Governor's Cup Winner

Doug Flemer, Courtney Mailey, and Eric Asimov at CHSWFF 2018

Virginia Wineries & Cideries You Don't Want to Miss at CHSWFF

Virginia Wines Shine (Again) at the Annual Governor's Cup Gala

King Family Vineyards wine 2018 Governor's Cup

Two Virginia Grapegrowers Recognized

Governor Northam Announces King Family Vineyards’ 2014 Meritage As the 2018 Governor’s Cup® Winner

King Family Vineyards’ 2014 Meritage joins 11 other Virginia wines to comprise the 2018 Governor’s Cup Case®

King Family Vineyards 2014 Meritage wins the 2018 Governor's Cup