The Vinifera Wine Growers Association Announces the 2003 Award-Winning Wines With Gold for Veramar Tres Blanc NV and Bronze for Veramar 2002 Cabernet Franc

Veramar Vineyard wines win medals second year in row

(PRWEB) July 31, 2003 -- At Veramar the true test of a good wine is in the tasting - and recent events have revealed Veramar wines are at the top of their class. James Bogaty, owner Veramar Vineyard, said, They have been judged to be of a high quality by professional wine experts and wine judges. The judges individually score each wine on its appearance, smell and taste. The name or location of each wine is not known by the judges, so it is a very fair and impartial system of determining a wine's quality."

Veramar Tres Blanc NV received a gold medal and Veramar 2002 Cabernet Franc received a bronze medal at the 2003 Vinifera Wine Grower Association competition held at Lansdowne Resort in Leesburg, Virginia. www.lansdowneresort.com.

We are delighted to have received this and all our other awards. They reflect the expertise of the Veramar wine team and our commitment to producing a premium tasting wine under $20 dollars"
said, Justin Bogaty - Veramars VP of Operations.

At Veramar, wines are crafted to reflect Virginia's natural beauty and rich winemaking heritage. Virginia, the first wine making state, has been recognized as one of the world's great winemaking regions since Thomas Jefferson began wine making in America, Today, Veramar Vineyard is proud to present a portfolio of wines that represents the incredible diversity and quality inherent in wines from Virginia.

Veramar Vineyard now being recognized as one of the Shenandoah Valleys highly rated Chardonnay specialists, has won a prestigious Gold Award for their Veramar 2001 Chardonnay in the 2002 Virginia Governors cup and Bronze a the 2003 Governors Cup, 02 & 03 The Vinifera Wine Growers Association, Indy International Wine Competition, and the Virginia State Fair Wine Competition. Veramar 2001 Chardonnay also, has been awarded the 2002 Jefferson Cup Invitational Certificate of American Merit.
Bronze Awards were also given to Veramar 2001 Chambourcin at the 2002 and the 2003 Virginia Governors cup, 2002 The Vinifera Wine Growers Association and the 2002 Indy International Wine Competition.

Completing the exciting result for Veramar Vineyard, Veramar Tres Blanc NV won Gold at the 2003 The Vinifera Wine Growers Association and bronze at the Virginia 2003 Governors cup. Veramar 2002 Cabernet Franc won the Bronze at the 2003 The Vinifera Wine Growers Association.

Veramar Vineyard situated on a private 100-acre estate in the heart of Virginia Hunt County at the base of the Blue Ridge Mountains along the Shenandoah River, is a small, family-run winery dedicated to producing naturally dry, full- bodied wines- Gold, Silver & Bronze medal and Merit winning wines.

Veramar Vineyard is located at 905 Quarry Road, Berryville, Virginia;
For more information, call Veramar Vineyard 540-955-5510 or go online at www.veramar.com.

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