Up By 35%: Wine grape production increases in Va.

Virginia’s wine grape production up by 35 percent between 2001 and 2007

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s wine industry is booming.The National Agricultural Statistics Service says wine grape production jumped by 35 percent between 2001 and 2007, from 4,200 tons to 5,600.

Tony Banks with the Virginia Farm Bureau says acreage increased by 41 percent during the same period, from 1,700 acres to 2,790.

Last year, Virginia’s wine grape crop was valued at $7.8 million.

There are 130 wineries in Virginia, which is the nation’s fifth-largest producer.

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