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The Virginia Wine Trade Intensive is a high-impact professional development experience built for the trade to taste, learn, and sell Virginia Wine with confidence.
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Through the Judges’ Glass
Tuesday June 9, 2026 3:45pm - 5:00pm EDT
The Jefferson Hotel
A look at Virginia Wine through one of its most consistent lenses: the Virginia Governor’s Cup. Drawing on years of judging insight and trend observation, this session—led by Competition Director Frank Morgan—traces how Virginia’s varieties, styles, and regional strengths have evolved, highlighting what’s rising now and what it signals for buyers, wine lists, and the broader market.
Moderators
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Frank Morgan

Frank Morgan has been writing about the wines, wineries and winemakers of Virginia for over 15 years. He serves as Director of Judging for the Virginia Governor’s Cup wine competition and organizer of the Monticello Cup Wine Competition and the Shenandoah Valley Wine Competition... Read More →
Speakers
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Andrew Bilenkij

Winemaker, CrossKeys Vineyards
Andrew began his winemaking career in 2002 in Australia and began working Harvest positions in both hemispheres before completing a winemaking and viticulture degree at Lincoln University in New Zealand. He held a winemaking position under Philip Shaw in Orange NSW and completed internships... Read More →
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Seth Chambers

Winemaker, The Winery at La Grange
"Seth Chambers has been making wine in Virginia for 20 years. He received his bachelor's degree in Organic Chemistry from Penn State University in 2006. He earned his Enology Certification from Washington State University in 2011 and has been making wine at The Winery at La Grange... Read More →
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Rob Cox

Winemaker, Paradise Springs Winery
Rob Cox was born in Carroll County, Maryland.  From a family of produce farmers Rob was predisposed to continue working with the land. He first studied Business at Frostburg State. After graduation, Rob attended the University of Maryland’s Institute of Applied Agriculture concentrating... Read More →
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Emily Hodson

Winemaker, Veritas Vineyard & Winery

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Luca Paschina

Estate Director, Barboursville Vineyards
A third generation winemaker , born in Torino he graduated at the School of enology in Alba in 1981 and then worked in grape-growing and winemaking in Piemonte, Puglia, Napa Valley, Finger Lakes NY and Switzerland.He has been managing the Barboursville Vineyards Estate since July... Read More →
Tuesday June 9, 2026 3:45pm - 5:00pm EDT
The Jefferson Hotel
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