Experimentation and innovation, along with a detailed look at programs to help you find reliable workers and how our sustainability guide provides timely advice for your work in the vineyard -- Grape Press Summer 2017
Click here for the full report: 2016 Commercial Grape Report.
The Virginia Vineyards Association is excited to sponsor the American Society for Enology and Viticulture Eastern Section Conference with Workshop: “Pioneering Wine Grape Varieties Adapted to the Challenges of the East” July 10-12, 2017! The Virginia Vineyards Association (VVA) members are invited and encouraged to attend the annual meeting of the Eastern Section of the American Society for Enology and Viticulture (ASEV/ES) which will be meeting at the Omni Hotel in Charlottesville. Hosting this meeting only falls to Virginia about once every 10 years and is a great opportunity for us to showcase the best of Virginia! The meeting will include an [...]
The Jeffersonian Wine Grape Growers Society is currently working on a project designed to better understand all of the components that make up the Monticello AVA. We hope you'll be able to participate by completing the following survey. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MonticelloAVAVineyards the main goal of this survey is to know how many acres and what varietals are being grown in the AVA, but we've also added more question to understand what is doing well in the AVA. All questions are optional, but the more information you're able to supply, the more it will help us in building a clearer picture of the AVA. [...]
Virginia’s 4PM Burning Law Amended for Orchard and Vineyard Growers effective July 1, 2017. Law 10.1.1422 – section B will allow an exemption to orchard and vineyard growers for burning to prevent freeze/frost damage. Please follow this link for details.
Seventeen reports FY16 Research Reports funded by the Virginia Wine Board have been posted along with a link to the Winemakers Research Exchange website, where there are 50 + trial and test results (mainly enology type work) also available.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Nate Walsh of Walsh Family Wine formally assumed office as the new president of the Virginia Vineyards Association during its annual winter technical meeting Friday. He succeeds Tom Kelly, who led the VVA for the past four years. Mr. Walsh was one of five new board members elected by the VVA membership this winter: Ben Margulies is now association Secretary, Jessi Gatewood serves as Treasurer and Carrington King and Skip Causey serve as at-large board members. Mr. Walsh has worked for wineries and vineyards in Central Virginia, Northern Virginia, and the Shenandoah Valley since 2004. Currently, he is the [...]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Virginia Vineyards Association has announced that Ruth Saunders of Silver Creek Orchards in Nelson County is the organization’s 2017 Grower of the Year. The award was presented to Ms. Saunders by Megan Seibel, Assistant Virginia Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry, at the VVA’s annual winter technical meeting Friday. Ms. Saunders and her husband, John, have deep roots in Virginia’s agriculture industry. Their families have operated several hundred acres of farmland in Nelson County for generations. They raise cattle and are involved in the growing of apples and a variety of other crops, including wine grapes. Having planted their [...]
Attn VVA Member Wineries: I am writing you concerning the wines for the VVA Winter Technical meeting. As you know we rely on your wine donations for the Friday evening wine reception. This is one of the highlights of the weekend; not only is it great for us wine lovers, but it provides us an opportunity to share the best of Virginia wines with our visiting speakers. Your donation helps the VVA and as an added perk, it is tax deductible for you. Please drop your wine at the registration table when you arrive Thursday or Friday. Make sure you sign [...]
Dear VVA members: With the winter tech meeting just a few weeks away, we are deep in the planning phase of our various weekend events. One event for our Thursday afternoon lineup is the new grower workshop, followed by a new grower social. The new grower social provides our new growers/new members the opportunity to interact with our speakers, winemakers and experienced growers. We typically provide some light appetizers and have three wineries (usually an owner or a winemaker) pouring and talking about their wines and vineyard at this event. The event is Thursday February 23, 2017 from 5-7 pm in the atrium of [...]
