BLACKSBURG — Growing grapes for winemaking isn’t easy. The vines have to be planted at the right time, in the right place and with the right weather. An unprepared grape grower and winemaker soon will ...

But the winery does not grow its own vidal blanc simply because it doesn’t have enough space. So it buys those grapes from another Virginia vineyard. Three years ago, those grapes cost $900 a ton, ...

Grapes remain the highest value fruit crop in the U.S. — estimated at $7 billion. There are a million acres of grape-bearing land in the U.S. — wine grapes, table grapes, and raisin grapes. The U.S.

Virginia has blossomed into America's next great wine country boasting scenic views across hundreds of vineyards. The Old Dominion state has 300 wineries and 4,000 acres of grapes across 10 wine ...

An article in the July 7 Prince William Extra misstated the legal status of direct wine sales to retailers in Virginia. A U.S. District Court ruling that such sales are unconstitutional is under ...