Governor's Cup Case Educational Forum 

Wednesday, June 5th at Barboursville Vineyards

We are pleased to invite you to attend the fifth of five regional Virginia Wineries Association's Governor's Cup Case educational series, supported by the Virginia Wine Board and Virginia Vineyards Association.  These educational forums that highlight the viticulture and winemaking practices of the top 12 scoring wines from the 2013 Governor’s Cup® competition. Each seminar will be a tasting and discussion of the Governor’s Cup Case wines. The forums will last about 2 ½ hours each. There will be 10 minutes spent focusing on each wine: 7 minutes for tasting and presenting the wine and 3 minutes for Q&A. The presentations will be made by Jay Youmans, Master of Wine, with the support of the winemakers and vineyards.

The wines that will be discussed are:

• Barboursville Vineyards - 2009 Octagon 12^th Edition   
• Cooper Vineyards - 2010 Petite Verdot Reserve
• King Family Vineyards - 2010 Meritage
• Lovingston Winery - 2009 Josie's Knoll Estate Reserve
• Philip Carter Winery - 2010 Cleve  
• Pollak Vineyards - 2009 Cabernet Franc Reserve
• Potomac Point Vineyard and Winery - 2010 Richland Reserve Heritage  
• Rappahannock Cellars - 2010 Meritage
• RdV Vineyards - 2010 Rendezvous  
• RdV Vineyards - 2010 Lost Mountain 
• Sunset Hills Vineyard - 2010 Mosaic  
• Trump Winery - 2008 Sparkling Rose

Other dates and locations for these seminars are:

• April 9, 2013 - Trump Winery
• April 23, 2013 - Chateau Morrisette
• May 7, 2013 - Potomac Point Winery & Vineyards
• May 21, 2013 - Sunset Hills Vineyard