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Virginia

Home of early attempts at winemaking in America, and now a source of Viognier and Cabernet Franc.

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Where it is

Virginia's wine areas are the Monticello AVA near Charlottesville, the Shenandoah Valley, Northern Virginia and the Middleburg area. Thomas Jefferson tried to grow European wine grapes at Monticello.

Land and climate

Warm and humid, with hot summers. Rain at harvest and disease are problems, and many vineyards are on hillsides for drainage.

Grapes and wines

Viognier is often seen as the white grape of Virginia, and Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Merlot and Chardonnay are also made.