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Virginia rose wines

From Dezel Quillen's My Vine Spot blog: "Why Rosé Wines Are Perfect Summer Sippers"

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New Virginia AVA

From Cathy Harding at C-ville: "There are six American Viticultural Areas in Virginia. If Rachel Martin has her way, there will soon be seven, which will bring the total AVAs in the nation to 198."

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Virginia's Barboursville Riesling 2008

From Eric Anest at The Riesling Project: "Barboursville's Riesling is an excellent antidote to hot summer weather that will pair well with other flavors of the season--and for me that means some nice, cold honeydew."

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Wine bloggers heading to Virginia

Reports DLWer Dezel Quillen: "Yesterday’s good news following the successful Wine Bloggers Conference in Walla Walla just gave Mr. Jefferson one more reason to be proud. It was announced that the 2011 Wine Bloggers Conference would be held in Charlottesville, Virginia – Jefferson ’s backyard, from July 22nd to July 24th, 2011."

Gee, what a good idea -- hold a wine conference in Virginia. If the wine bloggers have half as much fun as we did, they'll have a great time.

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Virginia Norton travels

Boris Bauer, about as a big a norton head as possible, is also a great friend of DrinkLocalWine.com. He posted his norton experiences in Virginia at wine-compass.com, run by Todd Godbout, another great friend of DLW. Wrote Boris: "A fun eight days finding seventeen Norton grape wineries. ..."

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Selling a Picasso in the cause of regional wine

The Associated Press reports that Virginia socialite Patricia Kluge is selling massive country estate, including a centuries-old Chinese clock and an inscribed Picasso platter, to focus more on traveling and running the Kluge Estate Winery and Vineyard.

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Dave McIntyre in Virginia Wine Lover

Virginia Wine Lover interviews DLW co-founder Dave McIntyre: "Virginia wine should be made exclusively with Virginia grapes. Virginia wine cannot establish a market identity so long as people can shake their heads and say, “Good, must be made with California juice.”

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Virginia's Corcoran Vineyards Mary's Cuvee

From Dezel Quillen's My Vine Spot: "If you know Mary and Lori, then you know this wine. Much like their attractive personalities, this red wine blend is bright, charming, and easy to get along with from first to last sip"

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Virginia's Lovingston Reserve Merlot

From the Virginia Wine Time blog: "It was amazing. First of all I was upset that we even opened it so soon after getting it. This one could have laid down for several years."

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Virginia's Paradise Springs Winery

From On Tap magazine: "As Virginia is steadily becoming known for its vineyards, Paradise Springs Winery is setting themselves apart from the rest of the pack, thanks to their property’s rich historical background and the accessibility of their vineyard to the DC Metro area."

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