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Barboursville Vineyards is a winery located in the Piedmont region of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the unincorporated community of Barboursville, Virginia. It is located within both the Virginia and Monticello viticultural areas. ==History== The wine producing estate was founded in 1976 by Gianni Zonin,〔Ray, Johnathan, ''The Daily Telegraph'' (November 5, 2005). (Presidential selection )〕〔Apple, R.W. Jr.''The New York Times'' (September 13, 2000). (Jefferson Gets His Wish: At Last, a Decent Bottle Of Virginia Wine )〕 an Italian winemaker from the Veneto. Part of an affiliated group of wineries owned by Zonin based in Vicenza,〔McKeon, Nancy, ''The Washington Post'' (November 28, 2009). (For Barboursville's vintner, wine and design bridge Old World and new )〕〔Jefford, Andrew, ''Financial Times'' (August 31, 2007). (Vineyards to make a founding father proud )〕 Barboursville Vineyards is its only American venture.〔Chen Sampson, Zinie, ''USA Today'' (October 25, 2007). (Virginia ripe with winery destination )〕 The winery is built on the grounds of Barboursville, the home of the 19th Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, James Barbour, on an estate of which is divided between Albemarle County and Orange County.〔 The home was built from 1814 through 1822 and is based on an architectural design provided by Barbour's political ally and friend, Thomas Jefferson, since 1969 listed on the National Register of Historic Places.〔 It draws approximately 80,000 visitors a year.〔 The estate is the first producer in the new era of Virginian wine history to plant ''Vitis vinifera'' since the failed attempts of Jefferson,〔Emerling, Gary, ''The Washington Times'' (September 21, 2008). (Virginia's vineyards mature )〕 initially through former vineyard manager Gabriele Rausse.〔Ward, Logan, ''CNN.com'' (from ''Southern Accents'' (magazine))(October 5, 2006). (Jefferson's Virginia: America's hottest new wine country )〕 Winery manager Luca Paschina first arrived as a consultant in 1990,〔 now estimated among Virginia's leading winemakers,〔McIntyre, Dave, ''The Washington Post'' (August 19, 2009). (Preparing for Wine Judgment Day )〕 has a stated goal to work to achieve quality consistently over several vintages.〔McIntyre, Dave, ''The Washingtonian'' (November 8, 2007). (The Wine Guy Visits Barboursville Vineyards )〕 Considered one of the leading wineries in Virginia, Barboursville Vineyards wine was selected to be served to the Queen Elizabeth II on her 2007 visit to Virginia.〔Haggerty, Maryann, ''The Washington Post'' (June 3, 2007). (It's Not Napa, but It's Near )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Barboursville Vineyards」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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