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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
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
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
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
