We came across two interesting wine lists/articles lately that are shedding some light on Virginia Wine is a good way.
The first is the top 101 wineries in America.
Like any best of lists, this one is very arbitrary – but we were glad to see some VA Vineyard Love here: 3 in the top 101 List of best Vineyards in the US. Of course, here at VVAT, we could argue for a few more. But, I think there will be in the future. Slowly, but surely, Virginia is getting more respect in the wine world.
In case you are interested…..King Family (#101) – Linden )#67) – Barboursville (#53)
http://www.thedailymeal.com/america-s-101-best-wineries-slideshow
As you can see, the vast majority of wineries on this list are from California. We have been to Napa/Sonoma, and while that trip was A-MA-ZING, and yes, overall the wine quality was better – but we still contend that a day visiting VA vineyards is just as enjoyable as a day traversing through California.
Which is a good lead into the next article/list from Us News and World Report, which showed the Charlottesville area as #9 in the top Wine Vacations – just behind Sonoma!
http://travel.usnews.com/Rankings/Best_Wine_Vacations/
We would agree!
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