Virginia Wines Tsim Nyog Qhov Chaw Ntawm Lub Rooj

Nws yog Virginia Wine Lub Hlis - tsis yog tias koj xav tau ib qho laj thawj lossis lub caij los sim cov sleek thiab savvy wines.

Winemaking thiab Virginia rov qab mus ntev tab sis nws tsis yog ib txwm muaj kev sib raug zoo. Thaum ntxov colonialist sim cog thawj Virginia cov haiv neeg vines thiab thaum uas ua tsis tau tejyam, imported Fabkis vines. Tseeb tiag, 1619 lub koom txoos hauv xeev tau dhau txoj cai lij choj uas xav kom txhua tus txiv neej Virginian cog "10 vines ntawm cov txiv hmab txiv ntoo txawv teb chaws rau lub hom phiaj ntawm kev loj hlob thiab ua cawv txiv hmab. "

Kev sim ntawm kev xa tus Fabkis winemaker los ua haujlwm lub ntiaj teb tshiab av ua tsis tiav. Txawm hais tias gourmand thiab oenophile Thomas Jefferson (aka thawj leej txiv ntawm cawv) ua tsis tiav ntawm kev sim tsim lub vaj txiv hmab txiv ntoo.

Tab sis sai sai rau tom ntej ib co 250 xyoo thiab Virginia yog tam sim no ib tug hwm cov neeg tsim khoom ntawm wine zoo nyob rau hauv lub tebchaws United States nrog ntau tshaj 300 wineries nyob rau hauv 10 cheeb tsam thoob plaws yim American Viticultural Areas. Virginia Wine Board nyiam hu rau kev lag luam hauv zos "Old World Grace thiab Southern Grit." Wineries yog, los ntawm loj, tsev neeg muaj thiab artisanal nyob rau hauv cov xwm. Tab sis qhov me me tau tsim kev lag luam loj: Hauv 2019, lub xeev tau tshaj tawm Virginia kev lag luam cawv tsim tau $ 1.73 nphom txhua xyoo.

Txhawm rau ua kev zoo siab thiab txhawb cov cawv txiv hmab, Virginia Wineries Association, koom tes nrog Virginia Wine Board thiab Virginia Vineyards Association, tuav ib xyoos "Governor's Cup"kev sib tw, khoom plig zoo tshaj plaws thiab khoom plig khoom plig. Ntawm no yog cov xaiv los ntawm lub xyoo no "cov ntaub ntawv yeej".

50W Ashby Gap Red Virginia Blend 2019. Sustainable, tsis tshua muaj kev ua liaj ua teb tau ua haujlwm los ua cov kua txiv hmab txiv ntoo liab-plum-dominant wine. Spicy, puag ncig thiab plush nrog crunchy liab txiv hmab txiv ntoo zoo li cranberry, qhov no yog ib qho kev lom zem thiab qab ntxiag nruab nrab-lub cev cawv zoo meej rau kev haus hmo ntuj.

Barboursville Vineyards Vermentino 2020 Reserve. Kev huv, tshiab thiab puag ncig, qhov no yog kev txhais lus du ntawm ib qho dawb uas loj hlob hauv qhov chaw. Fermented nyob rau hauv stainless kom cia lub ripe pear tone ci, nws kuj qhia cov kua ntawm daim tawv nqaij, paj dawb thiab txiv qaub paj. Qhov no yog ib qho amiable cawv uas yuav ua ke nrog cov zaub nyuaj-rau-paub zoo li Brussel sprouts.

Cana "Le Mariage" Liab Blend 2019, Middleburg. Txawm hais tias qhov no yog Cabernet tsav (43%), Merlot's plum tus cwj pwm coj mus rau hauv cov kua dej thiab plush sib xyaw uas tseem muaj 14% ntawm txhua Malbec thiab Petit Verdot thiab 7% Cabernet Franc. Ua kom muaj ntsev-tinged ntxhia ntxhia thiab ntse tsaus-cherry tiav nrog me ntsis tshuaj ntsuab. Softly structured thiab sleek.

Cana “Unite Reserve” 2019, Loudon County. Petit Verdot tsav qhov kev sib xyaw no (65%) nrog Cabernet Franc pab txhawb 29% thiab cov seem Merlot. Lwm tus neeg ua haujlwm du: plush thiab lush nrog cov txiv hmab txiv ntoo qab zib (plum yog tus neeg ua si loj ntawm no), me ntsis txuj lom thiab ib qho lus qhia ntawm mis nyuj chocolate ntawm qhov kawg. Minerality yog subtext nyob rau hauv no slick, mouthwatering caw uas muaj nws tag nrho.

Maggie Malick Wine Caves Albarino 2020, Loudon County. Daim ntawv vampy belies lub hom phiaj zoo ntawm no zoo-ua, cua caw. Qhuav thiab tshiab, crackling nrog citrus tab sis tso tawm lub puag ncig thiab muaj kua txiv hmab txiv ntoo. Lub qhov ncauj hnyav dua ua rau qhov no yog tus khub zoo rau zaub mov.

Michael Shaps Chardonnay, Wild Meadow Vineyard, 2019, Purcellville. Tag nrho lub cev thiab tag nrho qhia nrog puag ncig creaminess nrog hazelnut raws li ib tug accent. Judicious siv ntoo qhib cia lub kua thiab pear txiv hmab txiv ntoo ci nrog me ntsis tinge ntawm txiv qaub. Zoo nkauj ntawm lub qhov ntswg thiab hauv qhov ncauj, qhov no yog ib qho khoom plig zoo nkauj los ntawm Burgundian winemaker.

Pollack Vineyards Meritage, 2017, Monticello. Av cog txiv hmab txiv ntoo nyob rau hauv no sib sib zog nqus ripe thiab kua txiv hmab txiv ntoo smacking ntawm plum thiab blueberry nrog ib tug saline underlay. Niaj hnub nimno, sleek style, silky tannins, 60% Cabernet Franc, 24% Merlot thiab 16% Petit Verdot. Ntawm 14.5%, nws tsis yog lub teeb ci, tab sis nws yog qhov zoo nkauj.

Rockbridge "V d'Or" 2018 qab zib cawv. Ib qho kev sib xyaw ntawm Riesling, Vignobles thiab Vidal Blanc, nias khov rau hauv no slick, tag nrho lub cev, complex qab zib caw. Peach thiab apricot seev cev nrog zib mu, qhiav thiab candied txiv kab ntxwv tev nrog me ntsis ntawm saline daim ntawv. Intriguing mix ntawm txiv hmab txiv ntoo thiab txuj lom. Ib yam li cov cawv txiv hmab uas ua tau zoo, cov kua qaub siab ua kom nws tsis txhob muaj cloying.

Shenandoah Vineyards Reserve Liab 2019. Los ntawm qhov thib ob qhov qub tshaj plaws winery nyob rau hauv Lub Tebchaws, tam sim no los ntawm Michael Shaps, lub cev tag nrho ntawm Tannat-tsav (40%) sib xyaw ua haujlwm zoo ntawm kev noj qab haus huv ntawm cov txiv hmab txiv ntoo uas tsis zoo. Pab los ntawm 26% Cabernet Franc thiab 25% Petit Verdot, cov cawv no tau ntim nrog cov txiv hmab txiv ntoo liab thiab dub, muaj cov qauv nruj thiab tannins, thiab ua tiav ntev.

Wisdom Oak Winery "Nineteen" 2019, Monticello AVA. Los ntawm lub cellar sau, qhov no yog ib tug slick Meritage blend ntawm 50% Petit Verdot, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Cabernet Franc - tag nrho cov vaj tse cog txiv hmab txiv ntoo. Tag nrho lub cev thiab qhia tag nrho cov nplua nuj yam ntxwv uas koj xav tau - cassis, me ntsis ntawm kas fes thiab tsaus chocolate, tab sis nyob rau hauv ib tug lush niaj hnub txhais. Zoo li breezier tshaj nws 14% cawv yuav hais.