Vineyard · Shenandoah Valley AVA
Barren Ridge Vineyards
Fishersville, Virginia · on the Shenandoah Valley Wine Trail
Awards
Virginia Governor's Cup 26 awards
Virginia’s official state wine competition, run by the Virginia Wineries Association since 1982. Wines are judged blind and must score 90 or higher on a 100-point scale to take gold. The twelve highest-scoring wines form the Governor’s Cup Case, and one of those is named Cup winner.
2026 results
- Gold 2019 Meritage
- Gold 2022 Petit Verdot
- Gold 2023 Chardonnay
- Gold 2024 Viognier
- Silver 2021 Meritage
- Silver 2023 Christof
2025 results
- Gold 2019 Meritage
- Silver 2022 Cabernet Franc
- Silver 2022 Touriga
- Silver 2023 Riesling
- Bronze 2023 Christof
2024 results
- Gold 2019 Meritage
- Gold 2021 Cabernet Franc
- Silver 2019 Jas A Higgs
- Silver 2021 Petit Verdot
- Silver 2022 Viognier
2023 results
- Cup Case 2019 Petit Verdot
- Gold 2019 Petit Verdot
- Silver 2017 Meritage
- Silver 2019 Blanc de Blanc
2022 results
- Gold 2019 Christof
- Silver 2016 Meritage
- Silver 2017 Petit Verdot
- Silver 2018 Cabernet Franc
- Silver 2019 Chardonnay
- Silver 2019 Touriga
A medal is awarded to a specific wine and vintage, not to the winery — the vintage is shown with each entry. Only the competitions listed above are covered; a winery may hold awards from competitions this guide does not yet include.
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