Wine industry Planning grant

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.

Grant Proposal

Shape the Future of our Region’s Wine Industry

Winery or Vineyard Owners: If you are a vineyard or winery owner in GO Virginia Region 9, we invite you to participate in this survey.

Why Participate?

  • Your Expertise Counts: Share your unique expertise as a vineyard or winery owner to create data driven insight that will help identify barriers and create growth strategies.
  • Exclusive Reward: Receive a complimentary Location Intelligence and Foot Traffic Report from Placer AI. (Sample report here)
  • Take the survey:  https://forms.gle/3XbJZKST4cRDYFnP9
Other Industry Stakeholders Survey: Coming Soon

Grant contacts:

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