Local wineries earn medals in the 2026 VA Governor’s Cup

Several Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula wineries earned medals in the 2026 Virginia Governor’s Cup wine competition.

Gold medal winners include:

• Good Luck Cellars, Inheritage Founder’s Reserve.

• Good Luck Cellars, 2022 Petit Verdot.

• Ingleside Vineyards, 2024 Petit Manseng.

• Wind Vineyards at Laurel Grove, 2022 Bord Blanc.

• Wind Vineyards at Laurel Grove, 2022 Sangiovese.

• Zoll Vineyards, 2023 Chardonnay.

Silver medal winners include:

• Good Luck Cellars, 2022 Cabernet Franc.

• Good Luck Cellars, 2023 Cabernet Sauvignon.

• Good Luck Cellars, 2023 Vignoles.

• Ingleside Vineyards, October Harvest.

• Ingleside Vineyards, 2022 Petit Verdot.

• Ingleside Vineyards, 2023 Cabernet Franc.

• Ingleside Vineyards, 2023 Chardonnay.

• Ingleside Vineyards, 2024 Albariño.

• Wind Vineyards at Laurel Grove, 2020 Chambourcin.

• Wind Vineyards at Laurel Grove, 2021 Tidewater.

• Wind Vineyards at Laurel Grove, 2022 Malbec.

Bronze medal winners Include:

• Good Luck Cellars, The Old Dominion

• Wind Vineyards at Laurel Grove, 2022 Chard Sur Lie.

• Zoll Vineyards, 2022 Chambourcin.

• Zoll Vineyards, 2022 Decadent.

• Zoll Vineyards, 2023 Viognier.

For a complete list of winners, visit: www.virginiawine.org/governors-cup/awards.

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