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Today, there are over 300 Virginia wineries, with several producing award-winning vintages. ... and booking a bus to vineyard hop along the Monticello Wine Trail is an autumnal rite of passage.
The area is located on a peninsula of land between the Potomac and Rappahannock rivers in the Tidewater region of Virginia and known as the Northern Neck. This provides a climate which features more frost free days than the rest of Virginia. The tip of the Northern Neck is located at the Chesapeake Bay. [3] The hardiness zones are 7b and 8a.
There are nine wineries in the region that may be found on the Chesapeake Bay Wine Trail. [ citation needed ] Other popular Northern Neck attractions include Stratford Hall , the birthplace of Robert E. Lee and an example of a Virginia plantation, George Washington Birthplace National Monument , the Westmoreland Berry Farm , and the ...
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 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.
Ingleside Vineyards is a winery located in the Northern Neck George Washington Birthplace AVA, an American Viticultural Area located in the Northern Neck region of Virginia. Ingleside is one of the oldest and largest wineries in the state, established in 1980, and part of an estate of over 3,000 acres (12 km 2) owned by the Flemer family since ...
Following is an incomplete list of wineries and vineyards in Virginia, United States. As of 2019 there are over 250 registered vineyards and wineries in the state. As of 2019 there are over 250 registered vineyards and wineries in the state.
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