THE VIRGINIA WINE COUNTRY: Last weekend in Richmond, new Virginia wineries medaled along with those who have been winning and garnering attention for years.
By Jordan Wright
A quick jaunt to Richmond this past weekend to meet our Virginia vintners and witness the Governor’s Gold Medal awards ceremony, delivered more than expected. New wineries medaled along with those who have been winning and garnering attention for years.
The three-day event featured a blind wine tasting with importer and famed wine critic and Bartholomew Broadbent who chose a Virginia wine to be compared with an import.
Broadbent, named by Decanter Magazine as one of the “50 Most Influential People in the Wine World…the Faces to Watch in the New Millennium,” was a most erudite host who guided the guests at this sit-down reserve tasting as they were asked to distinguish between the pair of wines and name their preference.
After 12 wines were tasted the votes were equally split, proving that Virginia wines can and do stand up to the best from around the world, including those he selected from Germany, New Zealand, France and Portugal.
Later that evening at The SunTrust Governor’s Cup Grand Tasting and industry awards ceremony, a ticketed group enjoyed their special reserve wine tastings with heavy hors d’oeuvres from area restaurants, including a delicious offering of Braised Brisket with Three-Cheese Anson Mills Grits and Wine-braised Red Cabbage from the posh Jefferson Hotel’s TJ’s Restaurant nearby. Link to the whole article
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