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2012 Governor's Cup Medal Winners 2012 Governor's Cup Medal Winners Gold Medal Winners Winery Year Varietal Description Wine Medal Jefferson Vineyards 2010 Cabernet Franc Gold Sunset Hills Vineyard 2009 Cabernet Franc Gold Bluestone Vineyard 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon Gold Keswick Vineyards 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve Gold White Hall Vineyards 2010 Gewurztraminer Gold Delfosse Vineyards & Winery 2007 Meritage Blend Gold Glen Manor Vineyards 2009 Meritage Blend Hodder Hill Gold King Family Vineyards 2008 Meritage Blend Meritage Gold Potomac Point Winery 2009 Meritage Blend Heritage Reserve Gold Veritas 2010 Meritage Blend Vintner's Reserve Gold Keswick Vineyards 2010 Merlot Gold Trump Winery 2008 Sparkling Kluge SP Blanc de Blanc Gold Tarara Winery 2010 White Vinifera Blend Honah lee Gold Silver Medal Winners Winery Year Varietal Description Wine Medal Barren Ridge Vineyards 2009 All Hy White Blend Christof Silver Chateau Morrisette 2010 All Hy White Blend Frosty Dog Silver Afton Mountain Vineyards 2009 Cabernet Franc Reserve Silver Barboursville Vineyards 2009 Cabernet Franc Reserve Silver Barboursville Vineyards 2008 Cabernet Franc Reserve Silver Barren Ridge Vineyards 2009 Cabernet Franc Silver Breaux Vineyards 2007 Cabernet Franc Reserve Silver Cardinal Point Vineyard & Winery 2010 Cabernet Franc Clay Hill Silver Cedar Creek Winery LLC 2010 Cabernet Franc Silver Cedar Creek Winery LLC 2009 Cabernet Franc Silver Cooper Vineyards 2009 Cabernet Franc Silver Cross Keys Vineyards 2010 Cabernet Franc Silver Doukenie Winery 2009 Cabernet Franc Silver Flying Fox Vineyard 2008 Cabernet Franc Silver Fox Meadow Winery 2009 Cabernet Franc FMV Reserve Silver Fox Meadow Winery 2009 Cabernet Franc Silver Horton Vineyards 2008 Cabernet Franc Silver James River Cellars 2008 Cabernet Franc Silver Keswick Vineyards 2010 Cabernet Franc Silver Lake Anna Winery 2008 Cabernet Franc Bell Haven Silver North Gate Vineyard 2010 Cabernet Franc Silver Notaviva Vineyards 2010 Cabernet Franc Cantabile Silver Ox Eye Vineyards LLC 2009 Cabernet Franc Silver Pollak Vineyards 2009 Cabernet Franc Reserve Silver Pollak Vineyards 2009 Cabernet Franc Silver Rappahannock Cellars 2010 Cabernet Franc Silver Rappahannock Cellars 2009 Cabernet Franc Silver Rappahannock Cellars 2010 Cabernet Franc Reserve Silver Rockbridge 2007 Cabernet Franc Silver Stinson Vineyards 2010 Cabernet Franc Silver Sugarleaf Vineyards 2008 Cabernet Franc Silver Page 1 of 8 Sunset Hills Vineyard 2009 Cabernet Franc Reserve Silver Sweely Estate Winery 2007 Cabernet Franc Silver Williamsburg Winery 2007 Cabernet Franc Va Trianon Silver Zephaniah Farm Vineyard 2009 Cabernet Franc Silver Barboursville Vineyards 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve Silver Delfosse Vineyards & Winery 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon Silver Pollak Vineyards 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve Silver Sugarleaf Vineyards 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon Cuvee Neubia Silver Bluestone Vineyard 2010 Chardonnay, Barrel Fermented Silver Doukenie Winery 2010 Chardonnay, Barrel Fermented Silver Fox Meadow Winery Chardonnay, Barrel Fermented Barrel Fermented Silver Holly Grove Vineyards 2009 Chardonnay, Barrel Fermented Silver Jefferson Vineyards 2010 Chardonnay, Barrel Fermented Silver King Family Vineyards 2010 Chardonnay, Barrel Fermented Silver Linden 2009 Chardonnay, Barrel Fermented Hardscrabble Silver Tarara Winery 2010 Chardonnay, Barrel Fermented Three Vineyards Silver Sugarleaf Vineyards 2008 Chardonnay, oaked Silver Williamsburg Winery 2010 Chardonnay, oaked Reserve Silver Barrel Oak Winery 2010 Chardonnay, unoaked Reserve Silver The Hague Winery 2010 Chardonnel Silver Albemarle Cider Works NV Cider Ragged Mountain Silver Foggy Ridge Cider NV Cider Sweet Stagmore Silver Foggy Ridge Cider NV Cider Serious Cider Silver Rockbridge NV Concord Lexington & Concord Silver Cooper Vineyards NV Dessert Wine, chocolate Noche Silver Afton Mountain Vineyards 2009 Gewurztraminer Pentola D'Oro Silver Barboursville Vineyards 2008 Meritage Blend Octagon Silver Barboursville Vineyards 2009 Meritage Blend Octagon Silver Barren Ridge Vineyards 2008 Meritage Blend Meritage Silver Bluemont Vineyard 2010 Meritage Blend Silver Boxwood Winery 2009 Meritage Blend Boxwood Silver Boxwood Winery 2009 Meritage Blend Topiary Silver Breaux Vineyards 2007 Meritage Blend Meritage Silver Breaux Vineyards NV Meritage Blend Equation Silver Glass House Winery NV Meritage Blend Twenty First Silver King Family Vineyards 2009 Meritage Blend Meritage Silver Notaviva Vineyards 2009 Meritage Blend Ludwig Silver Pearmund Cellars 2007 Meritage Blend Ameritage Silver Pippin Hill Farm and Vineyard 2010 Meritage Blend Winemaker's Select Silver Rappahannock Cellars 2009 Meritage Blend Meritage Silver Rockbridge 2007 Meritage Blend Meritage Silver Rockbridge 2008 Meritage Blend Meritage Silver The Hague Winery 2009 Meritage Blend Silver Trump Winery 2009 Meritage Blend New World Red Silver Veramar Bogati NV Meritage Blend Rooster Red Silver Veramar Bogati NV Meritage Blend Collection I Lot 7 Silver Virginia Wineworks NV Meritage Blend Los Manos Red Silver Williamsburg Winery 2007 Meritage Blend Gabriel Archer Reserve Silver Altavista Vineyards 2010 Merlot Silver Cross Keys Vineyards 2010 Merlot Silver Dry Mill Vineyards & Winery 2009 Merlot Silver Pollak Vineyards 2009 Merlot Silver Page 2 of 8 Virginia Wineworks 2008 Merlot Michael Shaps Silver Willowcroft Farm Vineyards Inc 2007 Merlot Silver Wisteria Farm & Vineyard 2009 Merlot Silver Barboursville Vineyards 2008 Nebbiolo Reserve Silver Cooper Vineyards 2010 Norton/Cynthiana Silver Reynard Florence Vineyard 2010 Petit Manseng Silver AmRhein Wine Cellars 2009 Petit Verdot Silver Barboursville Vineyards 2009 Petit Verdot Reserve Silver Barrel Oak Winery 2009 Petit Verdot Reserve Silver Barren Ridge Vineyards 2009 Petit Verdot Silver Cooper Vineyards 2009 Petit Verdot Silver Delfosse Vineyards & Winery 2008 Petit Verdot Silver Dry Mill Vineyards & Winery 2009 Petit Verdot Silver Ducard Vineyards 2009 Petit Verdot Silver Flying Fox Vineyard 2009 Petit Verdot Silver Gadino Cellars 2009 Petit Verdot Silver Ingleside Vineyards 2007 Petit Verdot Reserve Silver King Family Vineyards 2009 Petit Verdot Silver Lazy Days Winery 2009 Petit Verdot Fitzhugh Silver Pollak Vineyards 2009 Petit Verdot Silver Veritas 2010 Petit Verdot Silver Prince Michel Winery 2010 Pinot Grigio Silver White Hall Vineyards 2010 Pinot Gris Silver Afton Mountain Vineyards 2010 Pinot Noir Esate Reserve Silver Cross Keys Vineyards 2010 Pinot Noir Silver Delfosse Vineyards & Winery NV Port-Style Red Meditation Silver The Winery at LaGrange 2009 Port-Style Red Snort Silver Afton Mountain Vineyards 2009 Red Vinifera Blend Festa di Bacco Silver Afton Mountain Vineyards 2010 Red Vinifera Blend Festa di Bacco Silver Tarara Winery 2009 Red Vinifera Blend Nevaeh Red Silver The Winery at LaGrange NV Red Vinifera Blend Generals Battlefield Silver Ox Eye Vineyards LLC 2010 Riesling Silver Shenandoah Vineyards Inc 2011 Riesling Silver Three Fox Vineyards 2010 Sangiovese Volpe Silver Veritas 2011 Sauvignon Blanc Silver Mattaponi Winery NV Strawberry Odeimin Silver Cave Ridge Vineyard 2010 Syrah Silver Keswick Vineyards 2010 Syrah Silver Rockbridge 2007 Syrah Silver Veritas 2009 Traminette Kenmar Silver Barren Ridge Vineyards 2010 Vidal Blanc Silver New Kent Winery 2009 Vidal Blanc Silver Barboursville Vineyards 2010 Viognier Reserve Silver Breaux Vineyards 2010 Viognier Silver Cooper Vineyards 2010 Viognier Silver Ducard Vineyards 2010 Viognier Signature Silver Keswick Vineyards 2010 Viognier Reserve Silver King Family Vineyards 2010 Viognier Silver Narmada Winery 2010 Viognier Silver Sugarleaf Vineyards 2009 Viognier Silver Virginia Wineworks 2009 Viognier Michael Shaps Silver Rockbridge 2010 White Hy/Vin Blend V d'Or Silver Page 3 of 8 Barboursville Vineyards 2008 White Vin/Hy Blend Malvaxia Silver Barboursville Vineyards 2007 White Vin/Hy Blend Malvaxia Silver Mt Vale Vineyards 2011 White Vin/Hy Blend Misty Morning Silver King Family Vineyards 2010 White Vinifera Blend Loreley Silver Bronze Medal Winners Winery Year Varietal Description Wine Medal Lake Anna Winery NV All Hy White Blend Lakeside White Bronze Narmada Winery 2010 All Hy White Blend Mom Bronze Narmada Winery 2010 All Hybrid Blush Gulabi Bronze Barboursville Vineyards 2010 Barbera Reserve Bronze Altavista Vineyards 2010 Cabernet Franc Bronze Annefield Winery 2010 Cabernet Franc Bronze Bluestone Vineyard 2010 Cabernet Franc Bronze Breaux Vineyards 2008 Cabernet Franc Marquis de Lafayette Bronze Catoctin Creek Winery 2010 Cabernet Franc Bronze Cave Ridge Vineyard NV Cabernet Franc Red Silk Bronze Chatham Vineyards NV Cabernet Franc Church Creek Bronze Dry Mill Vineyards & Winery 2009 Cabernet Franc Bronze Fabbioli Cellars 2009 Cabernet Franc Bronze First Colony Winery 2010 Cabernet Franc Bronze Ingleside Vineyards 2007 Cabernet Franc Bronze Keswick Vineyards 2009 Cabernet Franc Friended Franc Bronze King Family Vineyards 2010 Cabernet Franc Bronze North Mountain 2010 Cabernet Franc Bronze Pearmund Cellars 2010 Cabernet Franc Bronze Pippin Hill Farm and Vineyard 2010 Cabernet Franc Bronze Potomac Point Winery 2009 Cabernet Franc Bronze Reynard Florence Vineyard 2010 Cabernet Franc Bronze Rosemont of Virginia 2009 Cabernet Franc Bronze Sugarleaf Vineyards 2009 Cabernet Franc Bronze Vintage Ridge Vineyard 2009 Cabernet Franc Bronze Weston Farm Vineyard & Winery 2009 Cabernet Franc Reserve Bronze Afton Mountain Vineyards 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon Esate Reserve Bronze Afton Mountain Vineyards 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Bronze Breaux Vineyards 2007 Cabernet
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