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BOXWOODESTATEWINERY, VIRGINIA:
Meet Virginia.
The tremendousgrowthofVirginia’swine
business (thenumberofwinerieshasalmostdoubledsince
2006) raisesa fewquestions,whichBoxwoodanswers:Can
Virginiamakegreatwine?Yes.CanVirginiawinerieshold
theirownwithsomeof thegreatwinerysites?Yes, again.Box-
woodEstateWinery is locatedamong theswellsand risesof
LoudounCounty’shorsecountry, and thewinery itself,with
itsclean linesandcurves, fitssmartly into the landscape.The
glass-walledentrybuilding is impressive. boxwoodwinery.com
SCHLOSSGOBELSBURG, AUSTRIA:
Siphistory inacastle.
Austrianwinesarenotwell
known in theU.S., despitesignificantquality improvements
over thepast twodecadesandawineheritage thatgoesback
centuries (Cistercianmonksmadewine in the12thcentury).
Gobelsburg’scurrentwinerywasbuiltaroundan18th-centu-
ry renovationof a16th-centurycastle thathas rootsback toa
12th-century fortressstructure.Asyou tour, lookclosely:Bits
andpiecesof thecastle’shistorycanstill beseen, suchas the
268-year-oldsundial in thecourtyardand18th-centurymetal
fittingson theentrancedoor. gobelsburg.com
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