Posted: 12:19 PM Mar 28, 2012
Award-Winning Virginia Wines Showcased in California
Governor Bob McDonnell met with top wine and travel journalists and industry leaders at a special event Tuesday in San Francisco to promote Virginia’s wine, tourism and film industries.
March 28, 2012
Governor Bob McDonnell welcomed top wine and travel journalists and industry leaders at a special event Tuesday in San Francisco to promote Virginia’s wine, tourism and film industries.
The event showcased 12 wines which medaled in the newly revamped Virginia Governor’s Cup Competition along with several Virginia wines and foods which are distributed in the San Francisco Bay area. The event marked the first time the Virginia Governor’s Cup winning wines were featured outside of Virginia.
“We were honored to bring these award-winning wines to the West Coast as part of our administration’s efforts to grow the Virginia wine industry, promote tourism, and encourage film and production in Virginia,” said Governor McDonnell. “The growth of these industries is key to keeping Virginia’s economy strong and providing good, quality jobs for Virginians.”
The Virginia wineries featured at the San Francisco event were: Barboursville Vineyards, Bluestone Vineyard, Delfosse Vineyards & Winery, Glen Manor Vineyards, Jefferson Vineyards, Keswick Vineyards, King Family Vineyards, Potomac Point Winery, Tarara Winery, Trump Winery, Veritas Vineyard & Winery and White Hall Vineyards. The event also featured Virginia foods, several of which are distributed in California, including cheeses from Everona Dairy and Meadow Creek Dairy, Royal Oak Peanuts, Olli Salumeria, Chesapeake Bay Packaging scallops, Ayrshire Farm beef, and hams from S. Wallace Edwards & Sons.
“I admire Governor McDonnell's continuing commitment to promoting Virginia wine by doing so on the doorstep of California wine country,” said Bartholomew Broadbent, proprietor of Broadbent Selections, Inc., a global wine importer/distributor with operations in Virginia and California. “San Francisco has always been a very accepting, cosmopolitan wine market where wines from around the world earn their place in American hierarchy.”