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Brix & Columns Vineyards

McGaheysville, Virginia · on the Shenandoah Valley Wine Trail

Awards

Virginia Governor's Cup 39 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 2024 Cabernet Franc
  • Silver 2020 Chardonnay
  • Silver 2021 McGahey
  • Silver 2021 Petit Verdot
  • Silver 2022 Petit Manseng
  • Bronze 2020 McGahey

2025 results

  • Gold 2020 McGahey
  • Silver 2021 Cab Franc
  • Silver 2021 Chardonnay
  • Silver 2021 Sweet W
  • Silver 2022 Kerus II

2024 results

  • Gold 2019 Cabernet Franc
  • Silver 2021 Cabernet Franc
  • Silver 2021 Chardonnay
  • Silver 2022 White Brix
  • Bronze 2022 Viognier

2023 results

  • Gold 2021 Petit Manseng
  • Silver 2019 Cabernet Franc
  • Silver 2019 McGahey
  • Silver 2019 Petit Verdot
  • Silver 2020 Petit Verdot
  • Silver 2021 Cabernet Franc
  • Silver 2021 Chardonnay
  • Silver 2021 Kerus II
  • Silver 2021 Sweet W
  • Silver 2021 Viognier
  • Silver 2021 White Brix

2022 results

  • Gold 2020 White Brix
  • Silver 2019 Cabernet Franc
  • Silver 2019 Chardonnay
  • Silver 2019 McGahey
  • Silver 2019 Petit Verdot
  • Silver 2019 Viognier
  • Silver 2020 Cab Franc
  • Silver 2020 Chardonnay
  • Silver 2020 Kerus II
  • Silver 2020 Petit Manseng
  • Silver 2020 Sweet W
  • Silver 2020 Viognier

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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