Va. official urges more Virginia-grown wine grapes
Va. official urges more Virginia-grown wine grapes
Feb 3, 2013 6
(Hamptonroads) - State Secretary of Agriculture Todd Haymore says planting more grapes will enable Virginia vintners to keep up with a steadily increasing demand for wine.
Haymore spoke at a meeting of the Virginia Vineyards Association in Charlottesville. Organizers said more than 200 people attended the two-day event, which concluded on Friday evening.
The Daily Progress reports that Haymore says the state has averaged about 8 percent growth in wine sales but there hasn't been a corresponding increase in the number of acres under vine. About 3,000 acres are under vine in Virginia.
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