Middleburg Virginia AVA
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{{Infobox wine region
| name = Middleburg Virginia AVA
| image = TTB Map Virginia AVAs.png
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| type = American Viticultural Area
| year = 2012"{{cite web |url=https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2012/09/13/2012-22596/establishment-of-the-middleburg-virginia-viticultural-area|title=Establishment of the Middleburg Virginia Viticultural Area |website=Federal Register |format=77 FR 56544 27 CFR Part 9 Doc#: 2012-22596 |date=September 13, 2012 | publisher=Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau | pages=56544–56549}}"{{cite web |url=http://www.virginiawine.org/system/datas/361/original/AVARelease.pdf?1348581496|title=US Treasury Approves Middleburg AVA 7th Virginia AVA Joins 9 Virginia Wine Regions| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130325175950/http://www.virginiawine.org/system/datas/361/original/AVARelease.pdf?1348581496 |archive-date=2013-03-25 |format=Press release|website=Virginia Wine |date=September 28, 2012}}
| wine years = 40
| country = USA
| part of = Virginia
| similar = Monticello AVA, North Fork of Roanoke AVA, Northern Neck George Washington Birthplace AVA, Rocky Knob AVA, Shenandoah Valley AVA, Virginia's Eastern Shore AVA, Virginia Peninsula AVA
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| season = 211 days
| climate region = Humid subtropical
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| soil = Granite-based clay
| total size = {{convert|126720|acre|sqmi|0}}"{{cite web|url=http://www.iwineinstitute.com/ava/avabystate.asp |title=American Viticultural Areas by State |website=Wine Institute |date=January 27, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080127115948/http://www.iwineinstitute.com/ava/avabystate.asp |archive-date=January 27, 2008}}
| planted = {{convert|229|acre|ha|0}}
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Merlot, Chardonnay, Cabernet Franc, Nebbiolo, Cabernet Sauvignon, Riesling{{cite web |url=http://wine.appellationamerica.com/wine-region/Middleburg-Virginia.html |title=Middleburg Virginia (AVA): Appellation Profile |website=Appellation America|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130811122930/http://wine.appellationamerica.com/wine-region/Middleburg-Virginia.html|archive-date=2013-08-11 |url-status=live|access-date=January 30, 2008}}
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The Middleburg Virginia AVA is an American Viticultural Area in the northern Piedmont region of Virginia, {{convert|50|miles}} west of Washington, D.C. It is named for the town of Middleburg, Virginia and is bounded by the Potomac River to the north and by mountains in other directions.{{cite web |author1=Cattell, Hudson |author2=McKee, Linda Jones |url=http://www.winesandvines.com/template.cfm?section=news&content=105337|title= TTB Approves Middleburg Virginia AVA|website=Wines and Vines |date=September 19, 2012}}{{cite news |author1=Baratko, Trevor |url=http://www.loudountimes.com/index.php/news/article/the_middleburg_ava_epicurience_update_and_virginia_uncorked543|title= The Middleburg AVA; 'Epicurience' update; and 'Virginia Uncorked' |work=Loudon Times-Mirror |date=April 3, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423070955/http://www.loudountimes.com/index.php/news/article/the_middleburg_ava_epicurience_update_and_virginia_uncorked543 | archive-date=2016-04-23}} The hardiness zone of the AVA is 7a.
History
In 1972, owners of Meredyth Vineyards in Middleburg planted 2,300 vines. That vineyard went on to expand to {{convert|60|acres}}. The number of vineyards grew over the years until Rachel Martin, Executive Vice President of Boxwood Winery solely petitioned the Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau to establish the AVA.
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.virginiawine.org/regions/central-virginia/ Central Virginia Region] from the official guide to Virginia wineries.
- [https://www.ttb.gov/ava TTB AVA Map]
Category:Geography of Loudoun County, Virginia