Category Archives: Community
Registration Now Open for Annual Summer Technical Meeting
This year’s topic for the Summer Technical is Steep Terrain Viticulture. Registration is now open. For more details visit here.
Summer Internships
One outgrowth of the VVA-organized tour to Bordeaux in February was contact with a school (community college) that educates students for the wine trade. The school would like to place several students in Virginia for 2-month summer internships. The intern … Continue reading
The Summer Technical Program is Now Available
The Summer Technical will be held Tuesday, June 11, 2013 at RdV Vineyards and Glen Manor. Registration will be held at Rappahannock Cellars where we urge members to carpool to the first host vineyard. The Summer Social will begin at … Continue reading
2012 Virginia Commercial Report Available
The 2012 Virginia Commercial Grape Report is now available online at VirginiaWine.org. The annual report is compiled by the Wine Marketing Office and provides information on the growing conditions and production from the 2012 harvest in Virginia. Information from this … Continue reading
Donate to the Virginia Wine Council
If you have not already contributed to the Virginia Wine Council then I urge you to do so now. We have a funding shortfall for this important service to our industry. The Council promotes our industry and builds relationships with … Continue reading
Help the National Weather Service by Reporting Rainfall
The National Weather Service is trying to expand the network of weather observations. As part of that effort Anita Silverman, Lead Forecaster of NWS Blacksburg is contacting vineyards and orchards across Virginia to recruit volunteers to report rainfall information. Rainfall … Continue reading
Save the Date: 2013 Wine & Vine Day at the Virginia General Assembly
Please save the date for the VWC’s annual Wine & Vine Legislative Day to be held at the Capitol on January 17, 2013. This event is a great opportunity to gather with a group of your industry partners and remind … Continue reading
