For the first time in the 43-year history of the Virginia Governor’s Cup, a Vermentino has won the top prize. The announcement that Barboursville Vineyards won the coveted Cup for its 2023 Vermentino ...

When Barboursville Vineyards it first started growing Vermentino, some doubted whether the traditionally Italian grapes would take well in the Central Virginia climate.

The vineyards closed shop, and it wasn't until 1976, when an Italian named Gianni Zonin took a chance on Virginia and a ...

RICHMOND, Va., March 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Governor Glenn Youngkin awarded the 2025 Virginia Governor's Cup to Barboursville Vineyards for its 2023 Vermentino - a white wine with 100% ...

Virginia wine lovers, raise a glass—preferably filled with Barboursville Vineyards’ 2023 vermentino. Luca Paschina has done ...

This year, it was Barboursville Vineyards in Orange that received this great honor. The winning wine, a 2023 Vermentino, is a white wine made with 100% Vermentino grapes that the vineyard grew ...

Barboursville Vineyards’ 2023 vermentino was awarded the 2025 Virginia Governor’s Cup, the pièce de résistance for the state’s “most honored winery” after earning gold medals for all ...