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Virginia wineries, breweries, distilleries and cideries, plus the ABC side of the business: license types, transfers, the food-to-beverage tiers and the MBAR.
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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
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
Selvedge Brewing's Batiste won Best of Show out of 347 entries. Fine Creek Brewing of Powhatan is Virginia Brewery of the Year. The top three were a pilsner, a smoked beer and a Belgian wit.
VHN Staff · · Statewide
SB 424 doubled the daily spirits limit from three ounces to six and turned tastings into sales. It also requires food reasonably available, which the statute says a food truck or the patron can supply. The whole thing sunsets July 1, 2028.
VHN Staff · · Statewide
Not the interesting numbers. The ones that decide whether you keep your license. Each one is a threshold somebody crosses without noticing.
VHN Staff · · Statewide
The Virginia Craft Brewers Guild is collecting the 450 prepaid applications the DMV requires before a specialty plate can go to the General Assembly. Revenue above the threshold would fund guild programs.
VHN Staff · · Statewide
HB 975 replaced the flat 45% food requirement for mixed beverage licensees with three tiers keyed to monthly food sales, and added a new seating rule. The change took effect July 1, 2026.
VHN Staff · · Statewide
