The Wine Industry Planning Grant is an initiative to engage stakeholders to clarify the composition of the Wine Industry in GO Virginia Region 9 (Region 9) and to identify barriers to scaling in addition to developing actionable strategies for addressing gaps. A report with action plan will be published in late 2024.
Take the survey!
- Survey responses play a crucial role in crafting an impactful action plan to bolster the wine industry in GO Virginia Region 9. As a token of gratitude for your valuable feedback, the grant team will email you a personalized report for your winery, generated by Placer AI, once the survey phase of this project concludes. Click here to view a sample report. Thanks to the Town of Culpeper for sharing this resource with GO Virginia Region 9 wineries.
Grant contacts:
- Consultant: Matt Brown, M. W. J. Brown Consulting, LLC, hello@mwjbrown.com
- Grant Leader: Maureen Kelley, Nelson County Economic Development
Advisory Board:
- Tori Buell, Town of Culpeper
- Helen Cauthen, Central Virginia Partnership
- Cynthia Chiles, Crown Orchard
- Chris Engel, City of Charlottesville
- Tracey Gardner, Madison County
- AJ Greely, Hark Vineyards
- George Hodson, Veritas
- Shannon Holland, GO Virginia Region 9
- Maureen Kelley, Nelson County
- Jason Murray, Arterra Wines
- Francoise Seillier-Moiseiwitsch, Revalation Vineyards
- Candace Spence, Central Virginia Partnership
- Kenny White, Chateau Merillane
- Alan Yost, Greene County