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Most of the vineyards in the AVA are located in Virginia and grow a wide variety of Vitis vinifera, Vitis labrusca, and French hybrid grapes. [2] The hardiness zone is mainly 7a except for some 6b in high areas. The region is Virginia's first AVA, identified in 1982. [4]
RdV Vineyards is just an hour drive from Washington, D.C.—close enough that it's worth a visit if you're in the area and looking for a luxury wine tasting experience that appeals to true oenophiles.
Cardinal Point Vineyard & Winery Afton: Nelson: Montecello AVA: Caret Cellars 2014 Caret: Essex [28] Carriage House Wineworks 2020 Waterford: Loudoun: Middleburg Virginia AVA [29] Casanel Vineyards & Winery 2008 Leesburg: Loudoun: Middleburg Virginia AVA [30] Castle Glen Winery Doswell: Hanover: Castle Gruen Vineyards and Winery 2008 Locust ...
An American Viticultural Area (AVA) is a designated wine grape-growing region in the United States, providing an official appellation for the mutual benefit of wineries and consumers. Winemakers frequently want their consumers to know about the geographic pedigree of their wines, as wines from a particular area can possess distinctive ...
The wilderness area is located just south of the Tye River, the Three Ridges Wilderness, and Virginia State Route 56. The wilderness consists of 5,726 acres (23.17 km 2) and ranges in elevation from 1,000 feet (305 m) at the Tye River to 4,063 feet (1,238 m) at the summit of The Priest.
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The Tri-Cities area is centered on the Appomattox River about 25 miles (40 km) south of Richmond. The Appomattox has its confluence with the James River near historic City Point in Hopewell. The applicable Metropolitan Statistical Area for the Tri-Cities area is the Richmond, VA MSA , which includes Richmond and counties generally to the north ...
Shockoe was named in the 1730 Tobacco Inspection Act as the site of a tobacco inspection warehouse on land owned by William Byrd II.The area's development in the late 18th century was aided by move of the state capital to Richmond and the construction of Mayo's bridge in 1788 across the James River (ultimately succeeded by the modern 14th Street Bridge), as well as the siting of key tobacco ...