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| Drinking window: Drink between 2003 and 2012 (based on 9 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90 pts. and median of 88 pts. in 4 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | Tasted by RobRoy on 1/6/2014: Starting to go down hill, but still excellent. (1256 views) | | Tasted by RobRoy on 7/3/2010 & rated 88 points: Paired with a chocolate torte for a wonderful combination. The prominence of the Norton has diminished and the port is now well balanced. (1330 views) | | Tasted by RobRoy on 7/1/1999 & rated 95 points: Who said you can't make a port in Virginia! Yes, it is different, but oh sooooooo good. (1591 views) |
| Horton Vineyards Producer web sitePort BlendOver a hundred varieties of grapes (castas) are sanctioned for port production, although only five (Tinta Barroca, Tinto Cão, Tinta Roriz (Tempranillo), Touriga Francesa, and Touriga Nacional) are widely cultivated and used. - Mayson (1999), Port and the Douro, p. 93
USAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.Virginia Virginia Wines (Virginia Wineries Association)Central VirginiaMonticello is the proper sub region in Virginia for King Family Vineyards, not Central Region. |
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