Gray Ghost’s top awards

Gray Ghost completed the 2016 competition season taking top honors on the last three competition announcements of the year. The Amissville winery’s 2015 vidal blanc was named “Best Dry White Wine” at the Mid-Atlantic Southeast Wine Competition in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. In addition, Gray Ghost won three Platinum and six Gold awards at the Virginia Wine Lover Magazine Wine Classic. Their petit verdot, Gewurztraminer and Seyval blanc were all Platinum medal winners.

In Texas, the reserve cabernet sauvignon and chardonnay won Double Gold honors at the Tasters Guild Consumer Wine Competition. To earn a Double Gold medal, wines are first awarded Gold by an initial panel of judges. Then the wine is submitted to a larger panel of judges where every judge must rank it Gold in order to earn Double Gold status.

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its wines to top producers around the world. For the 14th consecutive year Gray Ghost surpassed the 100-medal mark, making it the most awarded Virginia winery. Of the 102 medals earned in 2016, Gray Ghost took Best of Class honors, three Double Golds, one Platinum and 22 Golds. Every Gray Ghost wine took Gold or higher in 2016.

The tasting room at Gray Ghost (14706 Lee Hwy, Amissville) is open 11 to 5 Saturdays and Sundays during the winter. Call them at 540-937-4869.