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Focusing on Vineyard Renovation and Semi-Automated Tools for the Small Producer, this year's meeting will be held on June 4, 2015 from 9:30am - 5:45pm. The Social, including dinner, music, and great Virginia wines will be from 6pm - 8pm. Ingleside Vineyards on Virginia's Northern Neck is our gracious host. For details and to register follow this link: Summer Technical Registration. See you there!

The results of member balloting for the Virginia Vineyards Association's board of directors were announced at the association's Winter Technical Meeting on Saturday, February 7. Newly-elected VVA president Tom Kelly with Grower of the Year Fernando Franco. Tom Kelly, of Kelly Vineyard Services, was reelected president of the Association, which means that Bill Tonkins of Aftonshire will serve another term on the board in his capacity as past president.  Likewise, Jim Benefiel, general manager of Benevino Vineyards, will continue as vice president of the association, and Kay Thompson of Amherst Vineyards will serve a new term as Treasurer. The newest member of [...]

Fernando Franco, viticulturist at Barboursville Vineyards, Barboursville, VA, has been named 2015 “Grower of the Year” by the Virginia Vineyards Association (VVA). Todd Haymore, Virginia Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry, presents the VVA Grower of the Year award to Fernando Franco. Todd Haymore, Virginia Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry, presented the award at the VVA Winter Technical Meeting, joined by VVA President Tom Kelly, who said that the viticulturist has a long list of accomplishments to his name. “Since he joined Barboursville in 1998, the vineyards he manages have produced two Governor’s Cup winners,” said Mr. Kelly. “This year [...]