When customers step right into a Virginia vineyard, the array of choices will be overwhelming. Tastings usually characteristic round six wines, sometimes three white and three purple, normally together with a number of favoured varieties akin to Chardonnay, Cabernet Franc, and Petit Verdot.
Nevertheless, in contrast to most established American wine areas, Virginia hasn’t but settled on a flagship grape that serves as its signature.
However, possibly, it doesn’t want one.
It’s because, in most of those tastings, the expertise will culminate with a purple mix. Many of those are ‘Meritage‘ blends, a time period coined in america for wines made utilizing Bordeaux’s ‘noble grapes.’
These blends have turn into a real calling card for Virginia, a testomony to each the distinctive winery circumstances and the winemaker’s capacity to reply each problem classic to classic.
Scroll down for one of the best examples of up to date Virginia Meritage
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<h2>Why Blending Works in Virginia</h2>
<p>Virginia&#8217;s viticulture is unique in a couple of important ways. Firstly, its climate is moderate, humid, and subtropical.</p>
<p>This means it can experience warmer temperatures than classic European regions, especially during summer, and generally receives more rainfall than top US wine-growing areas along the West Coast.</p>
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<p>Vintages here can vary dramatically year-to-year. For instance, the 2023 and 2024 vintages were relatively dry and warm, yielding some of the best wines in recent history.</p>
<p>In contrast, 2022 saw significant challenges from powdery mildew, the threat of Hurricane Ian and spotted lantern flies, while 2021 contended with damaging spring frosts and downy mildew.</p>
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<p>One might assume the pandemic was the primary issue in 2020, but a remarkable 13 hurricane events made that year even more challenging for grape growers. This variability underscores the necessity of blending to achieve consistent quality.</p>
<p>Secondly, Virginia&#8217;s focus on European-style blends is deeply rooted in its history.</p>
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<h2>A Bit of Wine History</h2>
<p>While Virginia has emerged as a significant player in American wine over the past 30 years, viticulture here dates back to before the country&#8217;s founding.</p>
<p>As many may know, America&#8217;s third president, <strong><a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-news/opinion/news-blogs-anson/thomas-jefferson-bordeaux-wine-353642/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Thomas Jefferson</a></strong>, harboured ambitions to establish Virginia as a premier wine-producing region after his travels in France.</p>
<p>He even enlisted Italian winemaker Philip Mazzei to cultivate European grapes and form Virginia&#8217;s first wine company.</p>
<p>Although the American Revolution literally trampled this early experiment (in 1778 many of the vines were <a href="https://www.jeffersonvineyards.com/About/History" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>reportedly destroyed by horses</strong></a> running amok), the historic site where it all began is now home to Jefferson Vineyards.</p>
<p>This early aspiration to emulate Bordeaux remains an important influence.</p>
<h2>Commitment to quality</h2>
<p>Today, these red blends are a signature of Virginia&#8217;s world-class wines. The state&#8217;s commitment to quality is evident in annual competitions like the Virginia Governor&#8217;s Cup, a statewide competition.</p>
<p>Blind-tasted by a judging panel, gold medal-winning wines are eligible for the prestigious Governor&#8217;s Cup Case, with the top-scoring wine being the overall winner.</p>
<p>This year, out of 155 gold medalists, 89 were red wines, nearly 60%. Of those, 42 were blends, with 22 formally designated as Meritage blends.</p>
<p>At <strong><a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-news/decanter-world-wine-awards-2025-results-revealed-558898/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Decanter</em>&#8216;s most recent World Wine Awards</a></strong>, nine wines from Virginia received accolades. Seven of them were red wines, and four of those were blends.</p>
<p>While white wines are increasingly building a strong reputation in the state, these red blends consistently stand out as the category through which Virginia truly makes its name.</p>
<h2>What’s Ahead for Virginia Red Blends</h2>
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<p>Though Virginia doesn&#8217;t claim a single signature grape, it has successfully cultivated a distinct identity through the Meritage blend.</p>
<p>These wines expertly leverage the state&#8217;s warm, humid summers and its long, if sometimes challenging, winemaking history.</p>
<p>At their best, these blends demonstrate a clear path to producing consistent, world-class wines in Virginia, year after year.</p>
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Virginia Meritage: 10 wines to seek out
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