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These wines are being produced at a time when American beverage consumers are becoming more health-conscious, prompting a move toward lower alcohol and lower calorie options.
April 19, 2024
These wines are being produced at a time when American beverage consumers are becoming more health-conscious, prompting a move toward lower alcohol and lower calorie options.

One Ohio winery is making low-alcohol wines as a matter of course. By Paul Vigna   You could say winemaker Joe Juniper at Vermillion Valley Vineyards in Wakeman, Ohio, is […]

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Grant money can help business owners tackle dream projects or just improve operations. The application process can be fraught, but help is available. It’s worth a bit of time to investigate what’s being offered.
March 1, 2024
Grant money can help business owners tackle dream projects or just improve operations. The application process can be fraught, but help is available. It’s worth a bit of time to investigate what’s being offered.

Federal, state and local governments often offer grants to support business expansion and improvement. By Paul Vigna   On February 9, 2024, Cathy and Dan McLaughlin addressed an audience at […]

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This groundbreaking facility combines a vineyard and the space to custom crush grapes and produce wine with a bistro, a 250-seat banquet hall and space for everything from weddings and private events to corporate retreats.
July 20, 2023
This groundbreaking facility combines a vineyard and the space to custom crush grapes and produce wine with a bistro, a 250-seat banquet hall and space for everything from weddings and private events to corporate retreats.

Groundbreaking multipurpose facility set to enhance the state’s wine industry. By Paul Vigna About a decade ago, Keith Miller, CEO of Maryland’s Montgomery County Revenue Authority (MCRA), and county executive […]

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In mid-January 2023, newly elected Maryland Governor Wes Moore appointed Atticks as Secretary of Agriculture. Here’s a recent edited interview with Atticks.
February 13, 2023
In mid-January 2023, newly elected Maryland Governor Wes Moore appointed Atticks as Secretary of Agriculture. Here’s a recent edited interview with Atticks.

Wine industry veteran Kevin Atticks steps into a new role. By Paul Vigna   Kevin Atticks worked for several decades on behalf of Maryland wineries and grape growers. He founded […]

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Mazza has combined a life in the vineyards (at his family’s Mazza Vineyards — now Robert Mazza Inc.) with a passion for promoting and advancing the Pennsylvania wine industry. Over the years, he’s played a key role in founding several state and national wine advocacy organizations, including the Pennsylvania Wine Association, Pennsylvania Wine Marketing & Research Program Board, and what would become WineAmerica.
January 13, 2023
Mazza has combined a life in the vineyards (at his family’s Mazza Vineyards — now Robert Mazza Inc.) with a passion for promoting and advancing the Pennsylvania wine industry. Over the years, he’s played a key role in founding several state and national wine advocacy organizations, including the Pennsylvania Wine Association, Pennsylvania Wine Marketing & Research Program Board, and what would become WineAmerica.

By Paul Vigna   Bob Mazza has been behind the wheel of his family’s namesake winery in northwest Pennsylvania since 1972. And you’ll find that driving is an appropriate metaphor […]

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All three individuals profiled here share a similar attraction to the business, a chance to bring their classroom and onsite education and enhance what has already been established.
September 6, 2022
All three individuals profiled here share a similar attraction to the business, a chance to bring their classroom and onsite education and enhance what has already been established.

By Paul Vigna In an industry where a majority of the businesses nationally are owned and operated by families, meet three next gen owners who all tell a similar story […]

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Whether you’re an aspiring winegrower in Pennsylvania trying to figure out what to plant or someone with a 20-year-old vineyard who wants to replace a block that’s lost its vigor, there’s a new tool to help you make an informed decision.
July 11, 2022
Whether you’re an aspiring winegrower in Pennsylvania trying to figure out what to plant or someone with a 20-year-old vineyard who wants to replace a block that’s lost its vigor, there’s a new tool to help you make an informed decision.

 “I want to empower the state’s growers to give us feedback. Hopefully, the truth shakes out across all the variations of vineyard sites.” —Cain Hickey, Penn State By Paul Vigna […]

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May becomes the official start to tasting season and offers a chance to promote Michigan wine events to residents while also persuading out-of-staters to consider the state as a wine destination. | WIA Featured Article by Paul Vigna
May 5, 2022
May becomes the official start to tasting season and offers a chance to promote Michigan wine events to residents while also persuading out-of-staters to consider the state as a wine destination. | WIA Featured Article by Paul Vigna

By Paul Vigna Matt Killman is a winemaker at Cool Climate Consulting in Petoskey, Mich., located in the Tip of the Mitt American Viticultural Area (AVA), the state’s newest growth […]

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She’s a marketing and hospitality industry professional who knows the landscape and understands the challenges ahead. | WIA Featured Article by Paul Vigna
April 19, 2022
She’s a marketing and hospitality industry professional who knows the landscape and understands the challenges ahead. | WIA Featured Article by Paul Vigna

She’s a marketing and hospitality industry professional who knows the landscape and understands the challenges ahead. By Paul Vigna For six years, Tom Cosentino shepherded the Garden State Wine Growers […]

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The Williamsburg Winery led that initiative, which paid off with the announcement last month that the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) had officially given its blessing to the Virginia Peninsula American Viticultural Area (AVA), which includes five wineries and 112 acres of commercial vineyards.
September 27, 2021
The Williamsburg Winery led that initiative, which paid off with the announcement last month that the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) had officially given its blessing to the Virginia Peninsula American Viticultural Area (AVA), which includes five wineries and 112 acres of commercial vineyards.

Vintners in Virginia’s newest AVA speak pride of place and hope for increase in consumer engagement. —Paul Vigna Matthew Meyer has been the winemaker at The Williamsburg Winery in Virginia for two decades, where his many accomplishments include a Governor’s Cup in 2014 for a red blend called Adagio. By then, the discussion already was […]

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