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Report: Virginia wine sales reach all-time high

Gov. Bob McDonnell announced on Monday that sales of Virginia wine reached an all-time high in fiscal year 2012, increasing by just over 1.6% from fiscal year 2011. Virginia wineries sold almost 485,000 cases of wine in FY 2012 versus a little more than 477,000, the previous record high, in FY 2011.

Posted January 14, 2013  

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Staunton Augusta Art Center to host wine competition

Staunton Augusta Art Center board member Scott Ballin is helping orchestrate a Judgment of Virginia, modeled after the 1976 Judgment of Paris, a renowned competition between French and American wines.

Posted September 30, 2012  

Report: Wine industry contributes $747M to state economy

A newly released economic impact study shows that Virginia’s burgeoning wine industry contributes $747 million annually to Virginia’s economy, an increase of 106 percent over the figures from the last economic impact study conducted in 2005. All major economic drivers examined in the comprehensive study showed significant double-digit percentage growth. “The Virginia wine industry has [...]

Posted February 4, 2012  

Magazine names Virginia one of top 10 wine travel destinations

Wine Enthusiast Magazine has named Virginia as one of the 10 best wine travel destinations for 2012.  The article, listed online and in the February issue of Wine Enthusiast Magazine, highlights Virginia as one of only three domestic destinations to make the list of wine regions that are ideal for wine lovers to visit in [...]

Posted January 5, 2012