Congratulations to Atlantic Seaboard Wine Competition Winners!
The medals keep pouring in for Virginia wineries, and Reston Limousine’s destination weekend wineries are no exception!
More than 100 wineries in 11 states submitted 538 entries to the 6th Atlantic Seaboard Wine Competition held recently at the Regency Country Club at Dominion Valley, and Northern Virginia came away with a good share of awards.
In the Best of Category, Pearmund Cellars took the medal for its 2009 Petit Manseng for Other White Vinifera Varietals. In the category of White Interspecific Blends: newcomer Paradise Springs Winery won with its 2009 Sommet Blanc.
Paradise Springs also claimed gold for its 2008 Cabernet Franc; it was joined by Pearmund Cellars for the 2008 Viognier and Sunset Hills Vineyards for the 2008 Reserve Chardonnay.
Silver Medal winners included:
2009 Rosa Luna by Fabbioli Cellars
2009 Chardonnay by Paradise Springs Winery
2009 Sommet Blanc by Paradise Springs Winery
2007 Ameritage by Pearmund Cellars
2007 Cabernet Sauvignon by Pearmund Cellars
2009 Petit Manseng by Pearmund Cellars
2008 Chardonnay by Philip Carter Winery
2008 “Fletcher’s” Chardonnay by Winery at LaGrange
2008 Snort by Winery at LaGrange
2007 Tannat by Winery at LaGrange
Bronze Medal winners included:
2007 Chegada Merlot by Casanel Vinyards
2008 Cabernet Sauvignon by Fabbioli Cellars
2009 Riesling by Pearmund Cellars
2009 Rose by Sunset Hills Vineyards
2009 Viognier by Sunset Hills Vineyards
2008 Alouette Cabernet Franc by Three Fox Vineyards
2008 Piedmontese Nebbiolo by Three Fox Vineyards
2009 Malbec by Veramar Vineyard
2009 Pinot Gris by Winery at LaGrange
You can visit all of these winning wineries on various weekends on Reston Limousine’s weekend wine tours, where we visit two wineries each Saturday and Sunday. For a schedule of tours, visit Reston Limousine’s online Calendar at http://restonlimo.com/imscart/index.php?page=shop/events_calendar.
New to the wine world? The friendly folks at all the wineries are happy to dispense tips and advice, including Doug Fabbioli of Fabbioli Cellars:
Uncorked: Virginia Winery News
Atlantic Seaboard Wine Competition
The results are in from the 5th Atlantic Seaboard Wine Competition, and Reston Limousine’s Public Wine Tour friends have collected their fair share of medals!
The competition, sponsored by the Atlantic Seaboard Wine Association, took place July 18th and 19th at the Regency Country Club at Dominion Valley in Haymarket. More than 100 wineries in 11 states entered their best products, and here are some of our northern Virginia winners:
Chrysalis Vineyards
Best Of: 2005 Reserve Norton Locksley
Gold: 2005 Reserve Norton Locksley
Silver: 2008 Albarino, 2008 Barrel Select Norton , 2005 Estate Bottled Norton, 2008 Viognier
Fabbioli Cellars
Best Of: 2007 Chambourcin
Silver: 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon, 2007 Chambourcin, 2007 Reserve Cabernet Franc
Bronze: 2007 Tre Sorelle
Hillsborough Vineyards
Silver: 2005 Bloodstone
Bronze: 2006 Garnet, 2005 Ruby
Pearmund Cellars
Best Of: 2007 Petit Verdot
Gold: 2007 Petit Verdot
Silver: 2007 Cabernet Franc
Bronze: 2007 Ameritage
Sunset Hills Vineyard
Best Of: 2007 Reserve Cabernet Franc, 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon
Gold: 2007 Reserve Cabernet Franc, 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon
Silver: 2007 Petit Verdot
Veramar Vineyard
Silver: 2007 Estate Club Merlot, 2007 Norton
Bronze: 2008 Seyval Blanc
Veritas Winery (on Reston Limousine’s Charlottesville Day Trip)
Gold: 2006 Kenmar Dessert Wine
Silver: 2006 Othello, 2007 Reserve Cabernet Franc, 2008 Reserve Sauvignon Blanc, 2008 White Star
Bronze: 2008 Harlequin Chardonnay, 2007 Petit Verdot, 2008 Viognier
Willowcroft Farm Winery
Silver: 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon
If you’d like a visit these award-winning wineries, visit www.restonlimo.com for a schedule of our upcoming Public Wine Tours !
Unique Winery Opens
Vint Hill Craft Winery, the latest project by Chris Pearmund of Pearmund Cellars and Winery at La Grange, recently celebrated the first weekend of its month-long Grand Opening with educational wine tastings and tours.
“This is all about you through a customized experience specifically tailored to your interests” Chris says. “Taste wine with us and we’ll show you how the professionals do it and what they look for. Choose to make wine with us and it will be crafted to your specifications, in your style with your name, a label of your design and of course, your story behind it.”
At Vint Hill Craft Winery, individuals or groups will work with expert winemakers from grape to bottle to create a barrel of their own of their choosing. After a year of “hands-on education,” the new winemakers will be rewarded with the juice of their labors – about 25 cases of wine.
Baltimore Wine Travel Examiner Terry Sullivan recently posted that he’ll be making a barrel of Cabernet Sauvignon; read his behind-the-scenes tour of the winery on his site, The Wine Trail Traveler.
Vote for your favorite Virginia winery!
It’s time for fans to head over to VirginiaWineEvents.com and cast your vote for your favorite local winery! The poll ends Aug. 17 and accepts only one vote per computer network, fyi!
