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Virginia's Paradise Springs Winery

From On Tap magazine: "Just a 25-minute drive outside of DC sits Paradise Springs Winery, a unique, historical gem."

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Virginia's Veritas Sauvignon Blanc Reserve 2008

From the Swirl, Sip, Snark blog: "We still liked it – it was still green – but there was a lot of other things going on in this wine as well."

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Virginia's Lovingston Rotunda Red 2007

From the My Vine Spot blog: "For what it offers, the Rotunda Red 2007 is a nice everyday QPR wine attractively priced at $14."

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Virginia Governor's Cup

DrinkLocalWine.com's Dave McIntyre has the details: This year's Virginia Governor's Cup for red wines was awarded to King Family Vineyards for their 2007 Meritage, a stylish Bordeaux blend.

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Virginia's Linden Vineyards Avenius Red 2006

From the Hagarty on Wine blog: "Vine grower Jim Law’s winemaking philosophy is embedded in the 'somewhereness' of where his grapes are grown."

Virginia vs. California wines

From Dailypress.com: "She took a sip and began raving. 'This is fabulous. What is it?' When I told her it was a Virginia wine, she nearly fell on the floor."

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Virginia's Kluge Estate Simply Red 2005

From the My Vine Spot blog: "This Bordeaux-styled blend is fairly consistent from vintage to vintage and makes for a very nice everyday, easy-drinking wine. ..."

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DrinkLocalWine.com conference 2010

DrinkLocalWine.com will hold its second annual conference April 24-26, 2010, in Loudoun County, Va. The event, presented by the Virginia Wine Board, will focus on the diversity and quality of the 157 wineries in The Old Dominion.

Read all about it here.

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Does Dave Matthews drink his own wine?

Yes, that Dave Matthews, and that's the question that the Virginia Wine Girl blog asks.

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Virginia Governor's Cup

From Richard Leahy's Virginia Wine Report blog: "It was a pleasure of tasting the yin/yan contrast of the rich, ripe and juicy ‘07 vintage reds against the fresh, lively, fruity ‘08 vintage with a little more acidity. Both vintages were excellent and complemented one another well."

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