Congratulations to State Fair Winning Wineries
Reston Limousine would like to congratulate all the winners of the 2010 State Fair of Virginia Wine Competition, including several wineries featured on our weekend public wine tours!
Following are the Gold Ribbon winners on our weekend wine tour schedule:
Casanel Vineyards: Chegada Cabernet Sauvignon 2007
Notaviva Vineyards: Cantabile 2008 and Calor 2009
Pearmund Cellars: Cabernet Sauvignon 2007, Riesling 2009, and Petit Manseng 2009
Silver Ribbon winners include:
Notaviva Vineyards: Verano 2009
Paradise Springs Winery: Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2008
Pearmund Cellars: Viognier 2009
Sunset Hills Vineyard: Sunset Rose 2009 and Viognier 2009
In the category of Label Designs, some of our winning wineries were:
Individual Label Design: Paradise Springs Winery, 2nd place, Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2008
Best Use of Whimsy on a Label: Notaviva Vineyards, 3rd place, Cantabile Cabernet Franc
These winning wines will be showcased at the Black Tie & Boots benefit gala on Sept. 22, when the “2010 State Fair of Virginia Best of Show” ribbon will be awarded. Winning wines will be on display during the State Fair of Virginia from Sept. 23-Oct. 3 at The Meadow Event Park. To view a complete list of the winners, please visit www.statefair.com/pdf/AwardsFINAL2010.pdf
But you don’t have to wait for the State Fair to enjoy these award-winning wines! Here are our upcoming wine tours to these wineries:
Saturday, Aug. 7: Notaviva Vineyards and Sunset Hills Vineyard
Saturday, Aug. 21: Casanel Vineyards & Corcoran Vineyards
Sunday, Aug. 29: Pearmund Cellars & Paradise Springs Winery
For a complete schedule, please visit Reston Limousine’s online Calendar at http://restonlimo.com/imscart/index.php?page=shop/events_calendar.
Congratulations to Governor’s Cup Winners
Congratulations to the Northern Virginia wineries that recently took home medals in the 2010 Virginia Governor’s Cup Competition, which took place at Lansdowne Resort!
Unlike previous years, only red wines were tasted at the Jan. 23 competition; Virginia white wines will be judged later this year and announced in conjunction with October Virginia Wine Month.
The following wineries on Reston Limousine’s public wine tour schedule were judged among more than 200 entries from 61 wineries from around the Commonwealth.
Silver
- Pearmund Cellars 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon
- Sunset Hills Vineyard 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon
- Notaviva Vineyard LLC 2008 Celtico (Chambourcin)
- Veramar Vineyard 2008 Ameritage
- Dry Mill Vineyards & Winery 2008 Merlot
- Pearmund Cellars 2007 Petit Verdot
- Pearmund Cellars 2007 Amentage (Red Table Wine)
Bronze
- Notaviva Vineyard LLC 2008 Cantabile (Cabernet Franc)
- Veramar Vineyard 2008 Cabernet Franc Free Run and 2008 Cabernet Franc
- Fabbioli Cellars 2008 Cabernet Franc Reserve and 2008 Cabernet Franc
- Veramar Vineyard 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon
- Casanel Vineyards 2007 Chegada Cabernet Sauvignon
- Dry Mill Vineyards & Winery 2008 Chambourcin
- Fabbioli Cellars 2008 Tre Sorelle (Meritage Red)
- Veramar Vineyard 2008 Merlot Free Run
- Casanel Vineyards 2007 Chegada Merlot
- Casanel Vineyards 2008 Batucada Norton (Rose)
Sunset Hills Vineyard
Pearmund Cellars
Dry Mill Vineyard & Winery
Casanel Vineyards
To visit these wineries and sample their award-winning wines, book a seat on one of our upcoming public wine tours every Saturday Sunday. To view a schedule of wineries and reserve your seat online, please visit our online Calendar at our Web site at www.restonlimo.com.
