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Grape Expectations for Virginia Wine
Category: Arts
Duration: 00:24:02
Publish Date: 2020-03-12 14:03:46
Description:

Virginia is often heralded as the birthplace of American wine. But from colonial times through efforts made by Thomas Jefferson, those efforts were seen as a failure. The archetypical image of wine country—arid, rocky places—is not what one thinks of when conjuring images of wet, humid, Virginia summers. 

But a few pioneering grape growers and winemakers have made huge strides over the past few decades, giving wine enthusiasts a taste for Virginia terroir. 

Reporter Wilson Sayre explores this history and evolution of wine from the Old Dominion.
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