RICHMOND, VA -- The King Family Vineyards crew undoubtedly will always remember the 2010 Virginia Wine Expo.The event, which culminated Friday night at the Richmond Convention Center, saw the King enterprise rack up a few honors:
• Governor's Cup and a category gold medal for what the judges said was the state's top wine, a 2007 Meritage. It was accepted by winemaker Matthieu Finot.
• David King (above right), head of the Crozet, VA, operation located a 15-minute drive from Charlottesville at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, was named the state's "Wine Grower of the Year."
• Silver medals for King Family's 2008 Cabernet Franc and its 2007 Merlot.
More than 200 wines were entered in the competition. Virginia has 157 licensed wineries.
The Governor's Cup-winning Meritage -- which earlier won double gold in the 2009 Monticello Cup -- is a blend of 56% Merlot, 20% Petit Verdot, 16% Cabernet Franc, and 8% Malbec. It was aged in French oak for 18 months, and just 615 cases were produced.
The Meritage sells for $25.95 a bottle. Go here for purchasing information.
[Go here for my tasting notes report on the Meritage.]
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