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Monticello is an American Viticultural Area (AVA) located in the central Piedmont region of the Commonwealth of Virginia.It was established by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) on February 22, 1984, after six wine grape growers in the Charlottesville area petitioned the ATF to designate a viticultural area to be known as “Monticello.”
Blenheim Vineyards is located on the historic Virginia farm claimed in 1730 by Secretary of the Virginia Colony John Carter who had a grant for 9,350 acres of land in Albemarle County, Virginia just south of Monticello near what is now known as Carter's Mountain. [1]
It is within both the Virginia and Monticello viticultural areas and is among the 23 wineries on the Monticello Wine Trail. [4] The winery and vineyard were established by Patricia Kluge in 1999, later purchased by businessman (later U.S. President) Donald Trump in April 2011 and officially re-opened in October 2011.
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In the early 1900s, Charlottesville's Monticello Wine Company and its Virginia Claret Wine were so well-regarded that the city declared itself to be "the Capital of the Wine Belt in Virginia." [ 11 ] [ 12 ] Grape production increased until 1925 at which time there was a major reduction in vine and wine production throughout Virginia coupled ...
The Monticello Wine Company was a Charlottesville, Virginia cooperative founded in 1873 by local grape growers, [1] led by a German, Oscar Reierson. [2] Its four-story winery had a capacity of 200,000 gallons, and was located at the end of Wine Street, near Hedge Street. [3] It was the largest winery in the South. [4]
The Connecticut Wine Trail is a route linking approved wineries located in the state of Connecticut. As of 2015, there are 33 wineries on the trail. [ 4 ] Members of the CT Wine Trail participate with other Connecticut farm wineries in the Passport to Connecticut Farm Wineries sponsored by the Connecticut Farm Wine Development Council and the ...