{"id":14734,"date":"2017-10-18T13:04:09","date_gmt":"2017-10-18T18:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/?p=14734"},"modified":"2017-10-19T09:38:46","modified_gmt":"2017-10-19T14:38:46","slug":"october-is-virginia-wine-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/2017\/10\/18\/october-is-virginia-wine-month\/","title":{"rendered":"October is Virginia Wine Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_14737\" style=\"width: 298px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14737\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14737\" src=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/virginia1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"288\" height=\"188\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-14737\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Celebrate Virginia&#8217;s October Wine Month<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The numerous Virginia wineries throughout the state offer a delightful time for wine lovers who want to travel a little. From Northern to Southern Virginia and East to West, Virginia has many\u00a0wineries. Wine Trail Traveler has visited and written about many of these wineries that vary in size from boutique to castle-size. October is Virginia Wine Month and so now is a great time to visit and enjoy Virginia\u2019s beautiful countryside. Virginia also has a few urban wineries that wine enthusiasts can visit.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14735\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14735\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14735\" src=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/arterra3-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/arterra3-300x198.jpg 300w, http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/arterra3.jpg 328w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-14735\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Arterra Wines, a boutique winery<\/p><\/div>\n<p><b><i>Virginia Wine Facts<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Virginia has seven AVAs (American Viticultural Areas)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">-George Washington Birthplace AVA<br \/>\n-Middleburg AVA<br \/>\n-The Monticello AVA<br \/>\n-The North Fork of Roanoke AVA<br \/>\n-The Rocky Knob AVA<br \/>\n-The Shenandoah Valley AVA<br \/>\n-Virginia\u2019s Eastern Shore AVA<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Virginia has 260\u00a0wineries and is growing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Due to the different climates and soils in Virginia, wine growers are able to grow more than 20 different grape varieties.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Discover white grape varieties such as: Albari\u00f1o, Chardonnay, Gew\u00fcrztraminer, Petit Manseng, Riesling, Rkatsiteli, Sauvignon Blanc, Seyval Blanc, Traminette, Vidal Blanc and Viognier.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_14736\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14736\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14736\" src=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/morais1-300x158.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/morais1-300x158.jpg 300w, http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/morais1.jpg 396w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-14736\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Morais Vineyards &amp; Winery, Virginia<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Red wine lovers can look for Virginia wines produced with Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chambourcin, Malbec, Merlot, Bebbiolo, Norton, Petit Verdot, Pinotage, Pinot Noir, Syrah and Tannat.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Virginia wine trails include:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">-211 Scenic Vino Wine Trail<br \/>\n-Artisanal Wineries of Rappahannock<br \/>\n&#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/thebedfordwinetrail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bedford Wine Trail<br \/>\n<\/a>-Blue Ridge Whiskey Wine Loop (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.discovershenandoah.com\/blueridgewhiskywineloopmap\/\">map<\/a>)<br \/>\n&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/chesapeakebaywinetrail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chesapeake Bay Wine Trail<br \/>\n<\/a>-Eastern Shore Wine Trail<br \/>\n-Fauquier County Wine Trail<br \/>\n&#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.foothillsscenicwinetrail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Foothills Scenic Wine Trail<br \/>\n<\/a>&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hovawinetrail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Heart of Virginia Wine Trail<br \/>\n<\/a>-Loudoun&#8217;s DC Wine Country<br \/>\n&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/monticellowinetrail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Monticello Wine Trail<br \/>\n<\/a>&#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mountainroadwineexperience.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mountain Road Wine Experience<br \/>\n<\/a>-Nelson 151 Trail<br \/>\n&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/visitshenandoahcounty.com\/shenandoah-county-wine-trail\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shenandoah County Wine Trail<br \/>\n<\/a>&#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/shenandoahvalleywinetrail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shenandoah Valley Wine Trail<br \/>\n<\/a>-SoVA Wine Trail<br \/>\n&#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.botetourtwinetrail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wine Trail of Botetourt County<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>When using social media to write about Virginia wines, use the hashtag #OctVAWineMonth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you are looking for more details about a Virginia winery experience, check out the winery reviews on <a href=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/virginia\/virginia.php\">Wine Trail Traveler<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Cheers!<br \/>\nKathy<\/p>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" class=\"owbutton\" src=\"http:\/\/www.onlywire.com\/button\" title=\"October is Virginia Wine Month\" url=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/?p=14734\"><\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During October travel to Virginia&#8217;s vibrant wineries and celebrate Virginia Wine Month<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[174],"tags":[1657,88,93,349,106],"class_list":["post-14734","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-wine-newscommentary","tag-october","tag-travel","tag-virginia","tag-virginia-wine-month","tag-winery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14734","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14734"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14734\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14746,"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14734\/revisions\/14746"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14734"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14734"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14734"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}