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Article: COMPETITIONS, FESTIVALS SHOWCASE TOP KENTUCKY WINES

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April 7, 2008
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The Kentucky Department of Agriculture issued the following news release:

Kentucky wines will be put to the test by experts and casual enthusiasts alike in five upcoming competitions and four festivals.

Wine competitions will take place in Nicholasville, Bardstown, Highland Heights and Danville, and a festival will follow about a month after each competition. The Kentucky State Fair will hold its first commercial wine competition in August.

"Kentucky's wine industry is growing in quantity and quality," Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer said. "A generation ago, Kentucky had no wineries; now we have 47. Some of our wineries are good enough to compete with the biggest and best winemakers ...

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