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Potter’s Craft Cider Makes a $1.56 Million Investment in Albemarle County

Commonwealth of VirginiaOffice of Governor Ralph S. Northam  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDate: January 30, 2019  Office of the GovernorContact: Alena YarmoskyEmail: Alena.Yarmosky@governor.virginia.gov        Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer ServicesContact: Elaine LidholmEmail: Elaine.Lidholm@vdacs.virginia.gov Potter’s Craft Cider, LLCContact: Tim EdmondEmail: tim@potterscraftcider.com Governor Northam Announces $1.56 Million Investment in Albemarle County ~ Potter’s Craft Cider will quadruple production, renovate historic building ~ RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today… Continue reading Potter’s Craft Cider Makes a $1.56 Million Investment in Albemarle County

Governor’s Cup Judges

The WSET Honors the Most Graduates Ever and the First Female Master of Wine on Monday Leading US Wine Educator Mary Ewing-Mulligan MW of New York Receives Lifetime Achievement Award London, England (January 22, 2019) – Hosted by WSET Honorary President Steven Spurrier along with Chief Executive Ian Harris at London’s historic Guildhall, the 2019… Continue reading Governor’s Cup Judges

Legislative Collective August 2018 Report

Report to the Virginia Wine Board VIRGINIA WINERIES ASSOCIATION WINE COLLECTIVE August 20, 2018 Building Code Study The Building Code Study being conducted by Virginia Cooperative Extension continues to move forward. The stakeholder group made up of agribusiness interests, including wineries, local government, building code officials, as well as the State Department of Housing and… Continue reading Legislative Collective August 2018 Report

New Bills – 2018 Session

Bills Last action HB 214 – Knight – Overweight permits; vehicles for hauling Virginia-grown farm produce over bridges and culverts. Approved by Governor-Chapter 501 (effective 7/1/18) HB 286 – Bell, John J. – Food and drink sanitary requirements; exception for dogs in wineries. (H) Enacted, Chapter 819 (effective 7/1/18) HB 422 – Bulova – Alcoholic… Continue reading New Bills – 2018 Session

California DTC shipments must include Prop 65 warnings effective August 30th

August 13, 2018By Kristin Carlton, Vice President of Compliance, ECompli If you’re like one of the vast majority of wineries in the United States, you most likely have a wine club or allocation program in place to ship your wine to consumers all over the country; including the largest wine consuming state, California. Are you… Continue reading California DTC shipments must include Prop 65 warnings effective August 30th

Governor’s Cup Winner Announced

Commonwealth of Virginia Office of Governor Ralph Northam FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: February 27, 2018 Office of the Governor Contact: Ofirah Yheskel Email: Ofirah.Yheskel@governor.virginia.gov Virginia Wine Board Marketing Office Contact: Annette Boyd Phone: (804) 402-1896 Email: Annette.Boyd@Virginiawine.org Governor Northam Announces King Family Vineyards’ 2014 Meritage As the 2018 Governor’s Cup® Winner ~ King Family Vineyards’… Continue reading Governor’s Cup Winner Announced

Governor’s Cup Gold Medal Winners

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: February 9, 2018 Virginia Wine Board Marketing Office Contact: Annette Boyd Phone: 804-402-1896 Email: Annette.Boyd@Virginiawine.org Virginia Wineries Association Announces 2018 Governor’s Cup® Gold Medalists, The Virginia Wine Person of the Year, & The Virginia Wine Lifetime Achievement Award             Richmond, Va. (Feb. 9, 2018) – The Virginia Wineries Association Governor’s Cup®… Continue reading Governor’s Cup Gold Medal Winners