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The Farm Wineries Council works to stretch marketing dollars for farm wineries. Wine events are so popular they have sprung up everywhere hosted by clubs, tourism bureaus, distributors, shopping centers, chambers of commerce and various wine associations that use the proceeds for their own mission instead of yours. Whatever event you participate in, ASK what, specifically, the event proceeds will be funding for the Virginia wine industry. Stretch your marketing dollars by supporting events that fund projects for your winery.

FWC managed projects include:

VirginiaWineEvents.com - a consumer website where wineries may list their events free of charge

Events - VAWineShowcase.org  | OldTownWineFestival.com  | WineFestivalAtThePlains.com

The Virginia Winery-Hopping Guide - this popular publication is produced and paid for solely by FWC event proceeds and commercial advertising. The guide promotes all of Virginia’s wineries and produces funding for FWC programs.

Awards - 30 wines and 3 wineries receive “Virginia Wine People’s Choice Awards” "Virginia's Favorite Winery Award" and "Old Town Sommelier Award" each year from FWC's wine judging programs.

Marketing Seminar - Tasting Room Maximization - Is your tasting room working for or against you? The Top 10 things you should know to rev up your tasting room sales ... 5 simple tasting room flow techniques that can double your sales in the tasting room. 5 exclusive tips your tasting room staff can use in their daily interaction with guests to keep guests happy, increase repeat visits, build loyalty and sell more wine.  

Mystery Shopping Analysis - Mystery shopping is an excellent way to gain insights to the customer experience. A Shopping analysis will identify strengths and weaknesses so you can maximize your ROI.

Contact Donna Henrickson at Farm Wineries Council to schedule training seminars or mystery shopping analysis for your tasting room operation. Email - donna@farmwineriescouncil.org or Telephone - 703-966-0279.