Governor’s Cup Winners Tour
Reston Limousine’s weekend Wine Tours are packed with award-winning wineries that continue to garner recognition for their efforts. Most recently, two wineries on our upcoming schedule of wine tours brought home silver and bronze medals in the 2010 Governor’s Cup (Red) Wine competition:
Sunset Hills Vineyard brought home two silver awards for the 2008 Cabernet Franc and 2008 Petit Verdot, and three bronzes for the 2008 Reserve Cabernet Franc Reserve, 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon and 2009 “Sunset Red.”
Notaviva Vineyards took home a silver for its 2009 “Cantabile” Cabernet Franc and a bronze for the 2008 “Johann” Petit Verdot.
Fortuitously, we’ve already paired this winning duo on upcoming wine tours scheduled for Feb. 19, March 6 and 26! To schedule your Reston Limousine wine tour to Notaviva and Sunset Hills Vineyard, visit our Calendar page at www.restonlimo.com.
To view the complete list of 2010 Governor’s Cup Red Wine medal winners, visit www.virginiawine.org/news.
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.
