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2021 Virginia Governor’s Cup Gold Medal Trail By Linda Barrett
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he Virginia Governor’s Cup is our Commonwealth’s most stringent wine competition. After 544 entries, world-class judges awarded 47 wineries, cideries and meaderies throughout Virginia with a Gold Medal. Now, it is easy for you to access the ‘best of the best’ with the Virginia Governor’s Cup Gold Medal Trail, exploring winning wines from Northern Virginia, Central Virginia, Shenandoah Valley, Chesapeake Bay and Hampton Roads.
ing wines over the course of three days. Each judge samples all the Final Round wines. The lowest score is dropped and the remaining scores are averaged. The 12 highest average score wines are identified for the Governor’s Cup Case, and the wine with the highest overall score is the Governor’s Cup Winner. v The 2021 Governor’s Cup winner is the Barboursville Vineyards 2015 Paxxito.
The 2021 Governor’s Cup Case Winners
The Gold Medal Trail is a mobile-exclusive journey that is delivered instantly via text and email, with no apps to download. Grab your friends and follow the trail to taste the wines that embody the grace, grit and experimental spirit of Virginia and enjoy special deals and discounts. Here’s how:
Step One: Get your Pass
Barboursville Vineyards 2019 Vermentino Reserve, 2015 Paxxito & 2016 Octagon Bluestone Vineyard 2019 Petit Manseng
https://taste.virginiawine.org/checkout/431/virginia-wine/2037/2021-virginiagovernor-s-cup-gold-medal-trail/overview
open your pass, locate the winery’s listing, and check in via the smartphone’s GPS. Once you’ve checked into 12 wineries, you’ll receive a free Virginia Wine wine tumbler (while supplies last).
Step Two: Receive Text
The Competition
Your passport is instantly delivered to your phone via text and email for instant use. It can be saved to your home screen for one-tap access.
Sixteen world-class judges samples 544 Virginia wines from more than 100 wineries. In the Preliminary Round, each wine is tasted by seven judges over the course of 10 days in a single-blind tasting. Their scores are averaged into one score after the lowest score is dropped. In the Final Round, 12 judges assess the highest-rank-
Register for your pass at:
Step Three: Redeem for a Prize When you visit a participating winery,
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TYSONS PREMIER v Summer 2021
Breaux Vineyards 2016 Nebbiolo & 2016 Meritage Carriage House Wineworks 2019 Petit Verdot King Family Vineyards 2017 Mountain Plains Michael Shaps Wineworks 2015 Meritage R.A.H. Wine Co. 2017 Series 1 Trump Winery 2015 Brut Reserve Veritas Winery 2017 Petit Verdot
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