Monticello Wine Company
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The Monticello Wine Company was a Charlottesville, Virginia
cooperative founded in 1873 by local grape growers, located at the end of Wine Street, near Hedge Street. It was the largest winery in the South. It shut down with the onset of Prohibition
in Virginia, which took effect on November 1, 1916.
The success of Monticello Wine Company brought Charlottesville to declare itself "the Capital of the Wine Belt in Virginia." The company was best known for its Virginia Claret Wine, produced with Norton grapes
—it "won a major international award in 1873 at the Vienna Exposition
." It was located in what is now the Monticello American Viticultural Area
.
Charlottesville, Virginia
Charlottesville is an independent city geographically surrounded by but separate from Albemarle County in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States, and named after Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the queen consort of King George III of the United Kingdom.The official population estimate for...
cooperative founded in 1873 by local grape growers, located at the end of Wine Street, near Hedge Street. It was the largest winery in the South. It shut down with the onset of Prohibition
Prohibition
Prohibition of alcohol, often referred to simply as prohibition, is the practice of prohibiting the manufacture, transportation, import, export, sale, and consumption of alcohol and alcoholic beverages. The term can also apply to the periods in the histories of the countries during which the...
in Virginia, which took effect on November 1, 1916.
Norton (grape)
Norton, a grape cultivar believed to be largely derived from Vitis aestivalis, is grown in the Midwestern United States, Mid-Atlantic States and northeastern Georgia. Norton was first cultivated in Richmond, Virginia and is the official grape of the State of Missouri and is considered the...
—it "won a major international award in 1873 at the Vienna Exposition
Weltausstellung 1873 Wien
]The Weltausstellung 1873 Wien was the large World exposition was held in 1873 in the Austria–Hungarian capital of Vienna. Its motto was Kultur und Erziehung ....
." It was located in what is now the Monticello American Viticultural Area
Monticello AVA
The Monticello AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in the central Piedmont region of the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is named for Monticello, the historic home of Thomas Jefferson, located near the center of the area. The Monticello AVA includes most of the counties of Albemarle,...
.