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The Middleburg Virginia AVA is an American Viticultural Area in the northern Piedmont region of Virginia, 50 miles (80 km) west of Washington, D.C. It is named for the town of Middleburg, Virginia and is bounded by the Potomac River to the north and by mountains in other directions. [5] [6] The hardiness zone of the AVA is 7a.
8 Chains North Winery Waterford: Loudoun: Middleburg Virginia AVA: 12 Ridges Vineyard 2019 Vesuvius: Rockbridge [4] 50 West Vineyards Middleburg: Loudoun: Middleburg Virginia AVA: 868 Estate Vineyards 2012 Hillsboro: Loudoun: Middleburg Virginia AVA [5] Abingdon Vineyards Abingdon: Washington: Above Ground Winery 2010 Middlebrook: Augusta ...
The vineyards closed shop, and it wasn't until 1976, when an Italian named Gianni Zonin took a chance on Virginia and a historic estate now known as Barboursville Vineyards, that Virginia wine put ...
The region is Virginia's first AVA, identified in 1982. [4] Limestone soil, which is common to the Valley, has been long associated with great wine growing regions in Europe. [5] The Shenandoah Valley AVA's climate allows grapes to attain higher acidity, generally regarded as good in wine. [6]
Monticello is an American Viticultural Area (AVA) located in the central Piedmont region of the Commonwealth of Virginia.It was established by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) on February 22, 1984, after six wine grape growers in the Charlottesville area petitioned the ATF to designate a viticultural area to be known as “Monticello.”
The number of vineyards and wineries in Virginia grows each year. As of 2019 there are over 250 registered vineyards and wineries in the state. Some notable vineyars and wineries include Barboursville Vineyards, Blenheim Vineyards, Breaux Vineyards, Chateau Morrisette Winery, Horton Vineyards, Trump Winery, and Williamsburg Winery. [17]
[23] [24] Trump Winery makes 36,000 cases of wine per year compared to Williamsburg Winery and Chateau Morrisette Winery, which produces at least 60,000 cases per year, according to The Virginia Wine Board. [23] Although, Trump Winery's 227 acre vineyard is the largest in Virginia and its French vinifera acreage is the largest on the East Coast ...
The Virginia Piedmont is largely characterized by rolling hills and numerous ridges near the boundary with the Blue Ridge Mountains. Lying between the mountain and coastal plain regions, the Piedmont region is a naturally diverse landscape. [2] The bedrock consists mostly of gneiss, schist, and granite rocks at a typical depth of between 2 and ...