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WINE LOVERS
Making good wine is hard work and it doesn't happen overnight. Visit a
Virginia winery and you'll see and taste the fruits of our labor. Healthy
vineyards require specific conditions from the weather and from the soil.
Lucky for us, the same conditions required for producing delicious and
complex wines also produce spectacular views. Wineries and vineyards
throughout the state offer the quintessential American wine experience with
lingering notes of old-world Europe. This is why Virginia is for Wine Lovers.
Virginia has been named a top-10 wine destination, and our wines have
been recognized around the world for quality. With many of our more than
260 wineries reaching four decades of maturity, Virginia wine has joined
the ranks of the leaders of the world's best wine experiences. Wine experts
often pick Virginia varietals in blind taste tests over other world-renowned
wine regions and Virginia's finest restaurants represent the best of our local
flavor on menus across the state. However, we think Virginia wine tastes
best when enjoyed during a gorgeous sunset at a winery overlooking the
creeks of the Chesapeake Bay or the peaks of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Get a real taste of vintage Virginia at Virginia.org/Wine

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Chapter Eight

Can't Miss
Opportunities: Wine
No trip to Northern Virginia is
complete without a visit to wine
countr y. In Loudoun County
alone, four clusters of boutique
wineries, nine destination
restaurants and a spectacular
view of the rolling hills and
scenic vineyards make for an
unforgettable weekend.
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The wineries on the Monticello
Wine Trail have all been inspired
by Thomas Jefferson's vision of
winemaking in Virginia. With 30
beautiful wineries, all within easy
access from Charlottesville, The
Monticello Wine Trail is a perfect
way to enjoy the Virginia wine
experience.
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The Blue Ridge Whiskey Wine
Loop is an intriguing tasting route
with seven wineries, a whiskey
distillery and many notable
restaurants winding along the
backdrop of Virginia's scenic
Blue Ridge Mountains and
Shenandoah National Park.
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The Southern Virginia Wine
trail, also known as "SoVA" is
located in an up-and-coming
grape-growing region along the
southern border of Virginia. With
12 wineries, various inns, bedand-breakfasts and restaurants,
visitors and wine-enthusiasts
will enjoy this distinctly Virginia
region.
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The Mountain Road Wine
Experience in Southwest Virginia
offers an eclectic tasting route
with exceptional wine, cider and
mead at seven locations near the
Blue Ridge Parkway.
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Stone Tower Winery, Leesburg | Photographer: Sarah Hauser
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