Virginia's 'First Wine Trail’ of Top-Rated Wineries

This Gold Medal Wine Trail points people towards Virginia’s best wines in the state! Let us help you tour our favorite wineries!

Virginia may not be the principal state Americans consider when they consider wine, however for any wine sweetheart willing to look past the West Coast, Virginia wineries have been on the guide for quite a while. What's more, presently, interestingly, that guide is authoritatively coordinated into a helpful path.

The path, which you can pursue at taste.virginiawine.org, is sent as a "visa" to your telephone with no application required. From that point, Virginia Wine clarifies, "When visiting a taking part winery, basically open up the pass, find its posting and check in through your cell phone's GPS. When you look into 12 wineries you will get a free Virginia wine tumbler." And moreover, a considerable lot of the wineries are offering their own arrangements on top of your journey for a tumbler—including things like free tastings, limits … one spot is in any event, doing a "reward pour."

Virginias First Wine Trail, Charlottesville Wine Tour

Virginia Wine has declared what's being charged as "the state's first wine trail"— called the Gold Medal Wine Trail—which pares down the state's more than 300 wineries into a more reasonable rundown of the 47 wineries (and cideries and meaderies) that were granted gold awards in 2021 Virginia Wineries Association Governor's Cup Competition. (On the off chance that you need to hit up every one of the 300 or more wineries, you're permitted to; you're simply must do your own Google Map research.)

"We are eager to carry these medalists to purchasers this year in a manner we never have," George Hodson, leader of the Virginia Wineries Association, said in the declaration. "By visiting these top-scoring wineries, buyers will actually want to taste the masterfulness and craftsmanship firsthand."

Concerning what merits wine tasting, Jay Youmans, making a decision about head of the 2021 Governor's Cup Competition, presented a few musings. "There were such countless noteworthy wines this year. The Petit Manseng and Cabernet Franc flights showed such a lot of character. The Sauvignon Blanc and the Tannat flights were exceptional, too," he said. "All year every year, we're seeing the Virginia Wine industry keep on pushing limits and make unmistakable wines that show certainty, style and the personality of the locale."

In any case, after the year we've had, as long as there is liquor of any sort on the Gold Medal Wine Trail, a great many people will most likely be upbeat.