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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
Staff would take the daily food truck limit from four hours to six in commercial and industrial districts, and replace the 'associated service use' test that has governed restaurants in office and industrial buildings. Nothing is adopted, and the numbers are still in brackets.
VHN Staff · · Northern Virginia
A county-commissioned study by Agritecture LLC recommends changes to farm tax treatment, county zoning, support for working farmers and long-term infrastructure. Final recommendations go to the Board of County Supervisors this fall.
VHN Staff · · Northern Virginia
Kinder Bauernhof Farm and Chilly Hollow Brewing sued Clarke County in October 2023 over rules banning weddings, cover charges and advertised events. The owners confirm to VHN that the case has settled. Terms were not disclosed and no court ruled.
VHN Staff · · Shenandoah Valley
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
The state tourism office's lodging list, updated August 28, is dominated by small and strange properties: five suites above a Waynesboro brewery, domes in Prince Edward County, and three historic buildings coming back as hotels.
VHN Staff · · Statewide
State law protects a specific list of farm winery activities from local ordinance, and sets a high bar before a locality can restrict the rest. Most disputes turn on the phrase 'usual and customary.'
VHN Staff · · Statewide
Del. Delores Oates convened VDACS Commissioner Charles Green and Virginia Tourism Corporation staff for an agritourism summit on August 28, with regulatory barriers and farmland preservation on the agenda.
VHN Staff · · Shenandoah Valley
A draft farm business ordinance would allow 30 events a year without a permit, cap by-right attendance at 150, and treat weddings as agritourism but not concerts. The board sent it back to staff on August 28.
VHN Staff · · Charlottesville
Supervisors voted to remove all caps on winery and brewery events in May, reversed themselves 15 days later, then handed the question to a nine-member committee that cannot reopen it. Wineries, breweries and distilleries come up on November 9.
VHN Staff · · Northern Virginia
