Description: The Virginia Governor's Cup, one of the most stringent competitions in the US, is hosted by the Virginia Wineries Association, in partnership with the Virginia Wine Board and the Virginia Vineyards Association. View the award winners here.
Virginia Governor's Cup The Virginia Governor's Cup®, one of the most stringent competitions in the US, is hosted by the Virginia Wineries Association, in partnership with the Virginia Wine Board and the Virginia Vineyards Association. See the Winners The Competition In 2023, world-class judges sampled 614 of the best Virginia wines from across the Commonwealth. With 66 wineries receiving 142 Gold Medals, the highest 12 ranking red and white wines make up the Governor's Cup® Case, with one bottle taking hom
Finally, individual judges' scores of a wine are averaged into one score after the lowest score is dropped.
Over the course of 3 days, 12 judges assess the highest ranking wines from the preliminary round. Unlike the preliminary round, each judge samples all of the Final Round wines.