Breaux Vineyards Merlot 2001 Wins State Fair of Virginia Wine Competition “Best In Show”
“Black Tie & Boots” event raises over $20,000 For the State Fair of Virginia Scholarship Program

November 8, 2004
Contact: Jay Lugar
Tel. (804) 569-3226
jlugar@statefair.com

RICHMOND VA — On opening night, September 23, The State Fair hosted “Black Tie & Boots” in the Big Red Barn at Richmond Raceway Complex, a fundraiser which paired Virginia’s finest foods with Virginia wines and announced the “Best In Show” winner of the Thirteenth Annual State Fair of Virginia Wine Competition - Breaux Vineyards (Loudoun County) Merlot 2001. Fourteen judges conducted blind judging of 187 wines from 34 wineries on August 16 in downtown Richmond. (See attached list.)

Also on opening night, Black Tie & Boots helped raise over $20,000 to fund two new scholarships, the Fine Arts Scholarship in the Fair’s largest and fastest growing competition area – youth arts and crafts and one named for the Virginia Wineries Association. Three students – Jessica Leigh Smith from the City of Richmond, Calli M. Ryan from Henrico County and Crystal Renee Chapman from Stafford County - earned a total of $2,500 in scholarships for their work.

The State Fair of Virginia is a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote Youth, Education, and Agriculture. Since 1989, 1,320 scholarships have been awarded to youths winning competitions at the State Fair, with nearly $1.5 million dedicated to its scholarship program. Both numbers will rise after the 2004 State Fair totals are added. The State Fair Educational Exposition serves as “Virginia’s Largest Outdoor Classroom” each year; in 2004, 17,587 students and their classes registered from around the Commonwealth to tour the Fair.

The 2005 State Fair of Virginia takes place September 22 through October 2 at Richmond Raceway Complex. For more information, call 1-800-LUV-FAIR or visit www.statefair.com.

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STATE FAIR OF VIRGINIA
WINE COMPETITION
2004

Best In Show
Breaux Vineyards – Merlot 2001

Gold Medal
Barboursville Vineyards - Octagon V Edition 2001
Barboursville Vineyards - Cabernet Franc Reserve 2001
Barboursville Vineyards - Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve 2001
Breaux Vineyards, Ltd. - Cabernet Sauvignon 2001
Breaux Vineyards, Ltd. - Barrel Fermented Chardonnay 2002
Breaux Vineyards, Ltd. - Merlot 2001
Breaux Vineyards, Ltd. - Jolie Blond 2002
Chateau Morrisette - Reserve Chambourcin 2001
Ingleside Plantation Vineyards - Chesapeake Blanc Chardonnay NV
Keswick Vineyards - Chardonnay 2002
King Family Vineyards - Michael Shaps Viognier 2002
Oakencroft Vineyard & Winery - Merlot Monticello 2002
Oakencroft Vineyard & Winery - Petite Verdot Monticello 2002
Rockbridge Vineyard - DeChiel Cabernet Franc 2002
Rockbridge Vineyard - DeChiel Chardonnay Reserve 2002
Rockbridge Vineyard - DeChiel Merlot 2001
Rockbridge Vineyard - White Riesling 2003
Unicorn Winery - Viognier 2002
Waterford Vineyards - Chardonnay 2003
White Hall Vineyards - 2002 Reserve Chardonnay Monticello 2002
Windham Winery - Short Hill Red Cabernet Franc 2002

Silver Medal
Afton Mountain Vineyards - Old Vine Cabernet Sauvignon 2001
Barboursville Vineyards - Pinot Grigio 2003
Chrysalis Vineyards - Estate Bottled Norton 2002
Chrysalis Vineyards - Locksley Reserve Norton 2002
Chrysalis Vineyards - Viognier 2002
First Colony Winery - Cabernet Franc Reserve 2002
Hillsborough Vineyards - Ruby 2002
Horton Vineyards - Viognier 2001
Ingleside Plantation Vineyards - Merlot 2001
Jefferson Vineyards - Chardonnay Reserve 2002
Keswick Vineyards - Trevillian 2002
King Family Vineyards - Meritage 2002
King Family Vineyards - Michael Shaps Cabernet Franc 2003
Prince Michel Vineyards - Church Creek Merlot 2002
Rappahannock Cellars - Norton 2003
Rockbridge Vineyard - Rockbridge Heritage 2001
Veramar Vineyard - Private Reserve Norton 2002
White Hall Vineyards - 2003 Pinot Gris Monticello 2003
Willowcroft Farm Vineyards - Chardonnay Reserve 2002

Bronze Medal
Barboursville Vineyards - Octagon VI Edition 2002
Chateau Morrisette - Cabernet Sauvignon 2001
Chateau Morrisette - Merlot 2001
Chrysalis Vineyards - Viognier 2003
Farfelu Vineyards - Barrel Select Chardonnay 2002
Gray Ghost Vineyards - Barrel Fermented Virginia Reserve 2002
Keswick Vineyards - Heritage Estate Reserve 2002
Oakencroft Vineyard & Winery - Meritage Monticello 2001
Oakencroft Vineyard & Winery - Chardonnay Reserve Monticello 2002
Rappahannock Cellars - Chardonnay 2003
Veramar Vineyard - Chardonnay 2003

Gold Medal - Dessert Wine
Barboursville Vineyards - Malvaxia Passito 2001
Gray Ghost Vineyards - Adieu Late Harvest Vidal 2003
Oakencroft Vineyard & Winery - Encore Monticello 2002
Rockbridge Vineyard - Vd'Or 2003
White Hall Vineyards - 2002 Soliterre 2002