McDonnell planted a total of about 15 hops vines on the grounds of the governor's Richmond mansion Monday and expects a harvest from the 2-year-old cascade vines this August.

Wine distributor Republic National Distributing Company will build a 200,000-plus-square-foot facility in Ashland off Elletts Crossing Road, near the new Vitamin Shoppe warehouse center.

A Prohibition Era law that limits the size of wine containers sold in Florida could be modified with a bill in the coming weeks with a signature from Gov. Rick Scott.

Although The Winery at Bull Run is steeped in history, winery president Jon Hickox recently added a modern element to one of the buildings - a solar roof. Unlike traditional solar panels, the solar shingles are installed in place of regular roof shingles.

A House of Representatives committee on Wednesday approved a bill that would allow Alabama winemakers to sell their products at tasting rooms at locations other than at the winery and at licensed special events.

Red, white and blue ribbon was cut, and glasses of red and white wines were lifted to celebrate the official opening of the Antietam Highlands Wine Trail on April 16 at Knob Hall Winery in Clear Spring.

Wine kegs would be available in Florida for the first time under a bill that has cleared the Legislature.

State lawmakers approve law change to allow wine kegs

Cooper's Hawk may be a household name in Illinois (Obama quaffed a little Cooper's Hawk Blanc de Blanc sparkler at his 2009 inaugural gala). But Floridians have likely never heard of the wines

Château Morrisette is toasting a new trade deal that will send thousands of cases of its wine to China over the next five years. Through an agreement with the Tianjin Commodity Exchange Company Limited, the Floyd County winery will ship about 1,150 cases twice this year with the first round slated to arrive this week.

Food, Wine & Co., the popular Bethesda bistro that opened in 2010, has tweaked its image, with a new logo, awning, staff uniforms, and a somewhat more whimsical, progressive menu, according to Chef Michael Harr.

Several producers are reporting increased sales now that they can ship their wines to loyal consumers in other states and even across the state

Gov. Bob McDonnell announced the agreement between Chateau Morrisette in Floyd County and the Tianjin Commodity Exchange Company on Monday. McDonnell is leading a job creation and economic development marketing mission to China, Japan and California.

A listing for the auction of Oasis Winery assesses its value at $1,667,200 and makes note of the 102-acre property's 9,600-square-foot cellar, "Trophy and Awards Room" and three bathrooms

Trail connects four wineries in Washington and Frederick counties and joins five other trails across state

Once the social launching pad for Tareq and Michaele Salahi, the Hume, Va., winery got snarled in a bitter family dispute and has been largely defunct for years, even before the 2009 White House state dinner crashing incident that made them household names and targets of various investigations.

BNA Wine Group has hired wine industry veteran Mark A. Castaldi as the company's chief operating officer, with responsibility for full oversight of company operations, fiscal efficiencies, supply chain management, grower relations, grape procurement and other outside vendor contracts.

Trail connects four wineries in Washington and Frederick counties and joins five other trails across state

The fight is in its early stages. Legislation was proposed by delegate Benjamin Barnes, who represents both Anne Arundel and Prince George's counties, that calls for the creation of licenses for chains.

Once the social launching pad for Tareq and Michaele Salahi, the Hume, Va., winery got snarled in a bitter family dispute