Category: Virginia Industry

All of the WRE research projects for the 2016 season, as well as the Monticello WRE projects in the 2014-2015 season, have been published on their website. 

The 2016 Commercial Grape Report is now available for download on VirginiaWine.org.   This report includes industry data on grape production and acreage by variety, pricing by variety, and production and acreage by county. This marks the first year Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) has managed the annual Commercial Grape Report (CGR) data collection and reporting.… Continue reading 2016 Commercial Grape Report Released

Click here for a report that was distributed to the Virginia Wine Board from the Virginia Wine Marketing Office with an overview of 2016 Virginia wine sales and digital marketing conducted during the first quarter of 2017. Also included in this report was an overview of the digital and print advertising for April Virginia Vineyard… Continue reading Virginia Sales & Marketing Update

RICHMOND – Governor Terry McAuliffe today announced that a new economic impact study, conducted by the Virginia Tech Pamplin College of Business, shows that Virginia’s agritourism industry accounts for $2.2 billion in economic activity. The report also shows that the economic activity attributed to the Commonwealth’s 1,400 agritourism businesses supports 22,000 jobs, contributes $840 million… Continue reading Governor McAuliffe Announces New Economic Impact Figures for Virginia’s Agritourism Industry