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Northern Neck George Washington Birthplace AVA
The
Northern Neck George Washington Birthplace AVA
is an
American Viticultural Area
in eastern portion of the state of
Virginia
.
Wines
made from
grapes
grown in
Westmoreland
,
King George
,
Northumberland
,
Lancaster
, and
Richmond
counties may use this
appellation
. The area is located on a
peninsula
of land between the
Potomac
and
Rappahannock
rivers in the
Tidewater region of Virginia
and known as the
Northern Neck
. This provides a climate which features more frost free days than the rest of Virginia. The tip of the Northern Neck is located at the
Chesapeake Bay
.
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