Governor’s Cup

March 10, 2022

With over 300 wineries across the Commonwealth to choose from, the 2022 Gold Medal Wine Trail helps narrow your search and connects you with some of the best #vawine has […]

February 28, 2022

Since 1982, the Virginia Governor’s Cup® competition has been recognizing the top wines produced across the Commonwealth. Normally, it concludes with a special evening where industry, media and trade members […]

February 24, 2022

1. It has a long-lasting history of recognizing the top Virginia wines.  2022 is the 40th anniversary of the first Virginia Governor’s Cup® competition. Since then, hundreds of winemakers have […]

May 26, 2021

The Governor’s Cup Case consists of the 12 highest-scoring Virginia wines from the Virginia Governor’s Cup competition. As the top-scoring bottles out of 544 entries from across the Commonwealth, these […]

March 10, 2021

Each year, the Virginia Wineries Association’s Virginia Governor’s Cup® highlights the exciting things happening here in Virginia’s wine country and recognizes the wineries and wines that continue to put Virginia […]

March 9, 2021

Steven Spurrier was one of the most widely respected and beloved people in the wine industry. The entire Virginia Wine community is saddened by his passing and forever grateful for […]

March 4, 2021

In order to celebrate the 2021 Virginia Governor’s Cup, we are bringing the best of Virginia Wine right to your fingertips.  Now, Virginia Wine lovers can taste the wines at […]

February 24, 2021

Within the Virginia Wine community, a sense of anticipation approaches each year with the announcement of the Virginia Governor’s Cup competition results. Year after year, the competition recognizes the best […]

March 5, 2020

Dessert wines, also known as sweet wines, are an intrinsic but often overlooked part of the world of wine. From port to sherry, ice wine to late harvest, there’s no […]