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Is the Trump Winery the largest winery on the East Coast?

By Sean Gorman March 22, 2016

During a news conference after victories in the Michigan and Mississippi primaries in early March, Donald Trump pointed to an array of products that bear his name, including bottles of Virginia-made wine from Trump Winery, just south of Charlottesville. 

"It’s the largest winery on the East Coast," Trump said.

That got PolitiFact Virginia on the case, looking at wineries by acreage and by wine production. Read their report to see why Trump's claim rates False. 

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