April's destructive freeze left some vineyards with only a fraction of their normal crop. Wineries are now cutting production, rationing inventory and confronting Virginia's farm-winery sourcing requirements.
VHN Staff · · Statewide
Retailers must hold a Virginia ABC tobacco permit to sell cigarettes, vapes and nicotine products starting Oct. 1. Applications take 20 to 30 days, and comment on the rules governing the program does not close until Oct. 24.
VHN Staff · · Statewide
More than 30 sessions, a trade show and three nights of receptions bring Virginia's brewing industry to the Delta Hotels Richmond Downtown. The agenda leans hard on profitability, consolidation and taproom performance.
VHN Staff · · Richmond
Two Virginia brands are already open at Dulles and three more arrive with Concourse E in October. Honor Brewing's location will be both a restaurant and a licensed brewery.
VHN Staff · · Northern Virginia
Ada's on the River, The Liberty Trust, Southern Revere Cellars, Belmont Farm Distillery and Wolf Gap Vineyard lead the 2026 Ordinary Awards winners, named Tuesday night in Short Pump.
VHN Staff · · Richmond
The Cannabis Control Authority's first draft sets fees, security rules and a 350-store retail cap ahead of adult-use sales in July 2027. For hospitality operators the decisive rule is already law: no marijuana license may be granted at a place where alcohol or tobacco is made, sold or used.
VHN Staff · · Statewide
VHN Staff · · Fredericksburg & Central Virginia
What changed this week for people who run a restaurant, a tasting room or a hotel in Virginia: the rules, the numbers and the openings, in one email. Free. The first issue has not gone out yet — leave your address and you will be on it.
