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CONTACT: Brian Delaney, Director of Marketing & Customer Relations
TEL: 540.635.9398
EMAIL: bdelaney@rappahannockcellars.com
VIRGINIA GOVERNORS CUP, INTERNATIONAL EASTERN WINE COMPETITION, RIVERSIDE COUNTY FAIR WINE COMPETITION, DALLAS MORNING NEWS WINE COMPETITION, AND THE FINGER LAKES INTERNATIONAL WINE COMPETITION
HUNTLY, VA, July 14, 2006 – Rappahannock Cellars (Rappahannock) was awarded a total of five gold, eight silver and four bronze medals at these prestigious wine competitions. The 2006 Annual International Eastern Wine Competition (IEWC), the 2006 Riverside County Fair Wine Competition, the 2006 Virginia State Governors Cup Competition, and the 2006 Finger Lakes International Wine Competition.
Rappahannock’s 2005 Reserve Viognier grabbed 4 gold medals, along with a gold medal for their 2005 Noblesse Blanc. Silver medals were awarded to the 2004 Reserve Cabernet Franc, the 2004 Meritage, 2004 “Wild Ferment” Chardonnay, and the 2005 Viognier. Bronze medal winners were the 2005 Seyval Blanc, and the 2004 Viognier Reserve.
The IEWC is one of the oldest and largest wine competitions east of the Rockies and features wines from around the world. The Riverside County fair is an international wine competition held in California; while the Dallas Morning News Wine Competition is a prestigious competition held in Dallas, Texas. The annual Virginia Governors Cup Competition is restricted to Virginia wines; and the Finger Lakes International Wine Competition is held in New York and hails wines from around the world.
“Needless to say we are very pleased with these awards, as they are a sign of our increased commitment to building Rappahannock Cellars as not only a leader in Virginia wine, but also as a top tier producer of world class wines” remarked Rappahannock’s owner John Delmare.
Recognizing the promise in Virginia wines, John Delmare moved his family’s winery from California to the Blue Ridge Mountains in the heart of Virginia. With careful tending of the vineyard and exacting knowledge of the cellar, Rappahannock Cellars strives to create rich, supple and elegant wines dedicated to the winegrower’s art at this innovative, state-of-the-art winery. Rappahannock Cellars is nestled in the heart of Virginia’s famous hunt country in the Blue Ridge Mountains on the historic Glenway Farm in Rappahannock County.
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