Central Virginia Wine Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
wine originating from Central Virginia
About Central Virginia Wine
Central Virginia has a wine-making history dating back to Thomas Jefferson, who believed (correctly) that the region's topography and climate resembled that of France. Major wine production in the state picked up after the 1970s with the Zonin family of Venice purchasing the historic Barboursville estate. Horton Vineyards pioneered the viognier in the state and revolutionized Virginia wine in the 1980s. This region of sunshine and rolling hills has seen a marked increase in both quality and quantity over the last three decades and has become a popular wine region to tour in the American East Coast. In 2023 Monticello was namedWine Enthusiast's wine destination of the year. Virginia grows a wide variety of both old world, hybrid, and North American grapes. The most produced grapes are Char
Central Virginia Wine Travel Guide Sections
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