Andrew Painter Book Signing - Virginia Wine: Four Centuries of Change

Andrew Painter will be answering your questions and signing books at Fleetwood Farm Winery in Leesburg, VA on April 4th from 5:00pm to 7:00pm. Come out to support Andrew while enjoying some delicious wine and networking with peers.

No state can claim a longer history of experimenting with and promoting viticulture than Virginia--nor does any state’s history demonstrate a more astounding record of initial failure and ultimate success.An essential addition to any wine lover’s library, Virginia Wine: Four Centuries of Change presents a comprehensive record of the Virginia wine industry, from the earliest Spanish accounts describing Native American vineyards in 1570 through its astonishing rebirth in the modern era.Grape cultivation--for agriculture, horticultural curiosity, and wine production--has absorbed ambitious Virginians since April 1607, when a few casks of European wine washed ashore onto the dunes of Cape Henry in the company of a band of travel-weary English settlers.

Andrew Painter chronicles the dynamic personalities, diverse places, and engrossing personal and political struggles that have established the Old Dominion as one of the nation’s preeminent wine regions. Virginia’s wine industry now accounts for nearly $1 billion in annual sales, with more than 275 wineries growing more than thirty varieties of grapes. The author discusses a multitude of wine-industry trends, events, secondary industries, and jobs that have revolved around the growing of grapes and the making and promotion of wine. This is the definitive look at Virginia’s wine history and culture, in an agricultural and industrial sector that is itself unique within world commerce and society.

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Date and Time

Thursday Apr 4, 2019
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM EDT

Thursday, April 4th
5:00pm to 7:00pm

Location

Fleetwood Farm Winery
3075 Evergreen Mills Road
Leesburg, VA 20175

3075 Evergreen Mills Road Leesburg VA 20175

Fees/Admission

No fee to attend. Please register for attendance purposes only.

Website

Virginia Wine: Four Centuries of Change