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There are now over 300 wineries in Virginia cultivating more than 3,800 acres of grapes. The actual points awarded to gold medal-winning wines won’t be revealed until the event. 25, with one of the 12 awarded the top prize of the Governor’s Cup itself. The 12 top-scoring wines will be announced Feb. Gold medal winners now compete to be part of the Governor’s Cup Case, that will showcase Virginia wines through various marketing programs and exposure to wine critics. The 2017 vintage accounted for 42 or the 64 gold medal winners this year. Other gold medal varieties this year included petit Verdot, petit Manseng, and cabernet sauvignon. Global Trends is designed to provide an analytic framework for policymakers early in each administration as they craft national security strategy and. Gold medals were awarded to wines that scored 90 points or higher on the judging panel’s scoring system, which includes appearance, aroma, flavor, overall quality and commercial suitability.īlends accounted for 40.1% of this year’s gold medal winners, followed by Cabernet Franc, with 15.6% of golds. “The overall quality continues to grow and every vintage tells a fascinating story.” “Virginia wines continue to impress, year over year,” Youmans said. The Governor’s Cup is considered one of the most stringent and thorough wine competitions in the country. Wines were judged by 19 world-class judges, led by Jay Youmans, one of only 51 Masters of Wine in the U.S., who has overseen the competition for nine years. The group, 1776 Action, is a nonprofit 'dark money. She portrayed this light skinned woman as the offspring of a white slaveholder and his black female slave. See comprehensive 50-state campaign contributions, independent spending, and lobbying details for candidates, political parties and ballot measures at. Gold medal winners now go on to compete for inclusion in the 2020 Governor’s Case. A group that attacked critical race theory during Virginia's gubernatorial race is tied to Trump allies Newt Gingrich and Ben Carson. Wineries in Northern Virginia won 15 golds wineries in the Shenandoah Valley claimed six golds and two wineries in Southern Virginia were awarded gold medals. Wineries in Central Virginia were awarded the majority of the gold medals - 41 of them. The 38th-annual Virginia Wineries Association Governor’s Cup wine competition has awarded a total of 64 gold medals to Virginia wines from 40 different wineries this year, and blended varieties ruled. Virginia is now the sixth-largest wine producing region in the country.Įvery year, 12 of those wines produced are selected to boost visibility of the Virginia wine region across the country and around the world. Virginia is now the sixth-largest wine producing region in the country. Business & Finance Click to expand menu.