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This photo features two bottles of wine, one light red in a clear bottle and is labeled Sunbelt. The other is light colored in a green bottle labeled Seyval Blanc. The bottles are atop a table with a tree in the background on the right 1/3 and a vineyard

Tennessee Wine and Grape Board Launches Quality Assurance Program

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Sept. 22, 2023) – The Tennessee Wine and Grape Board has launched the Tennessee Wine Quality Assurance Program…

Wineries Named Winners at Two International Wine Competitions

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (July 17, 2023) – Recently, four Tennessee wineries received awards for their wines at the 13th annual New…

(from left to right) Chase Vienneau, Bart Horton, James McKinney, and Wilson Cooke holding their respective trophies

Tennessee Names Best Wines in the State

If you were wondering about the top-rated wines Tennessee has to offer, then you definitely aren’t alone. Tennessee Farm Winegrowers…

Tennessee Wine Trail

Tennessee Farm Winegrowers Alliance (TFWA), the official statewide organization that supports wineries and vineyards in Tennessee, has launched the first ever Tennessee Wine Trail.

AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISE FUND ACCEPTING NEW APPLICATIONS

Agricultural enterprise fund accepting new applications The Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA) is accepting applications from agricultural, food, and forestry…

TFWA Board Opposes Tennessee Legislation HB 742/SB 705 on Wine Direct Shipment

TFWA Board Opposes Tennessee Legislation HB 742/SB 705 on Wine Direct Shipment We, the Board of Directors of the Tennessee…

Tennessee Farm Winegrowers Alliance Awarded $249,500 in USDA, Value-Added Producer Grant to Assist with Marketing Initiatives

Tennessee Farm Winegrowers Alliance (TFWA) today announced receiving $249,500 from the USDA’s Value-Added Producer Grant in working capital funds. The…

Growing and Marketing Winegrapes in Tennessee Workshop

2020 Growing and Marketing Wine Grapes in Tennessee Workshops Evaluation Summary by. Jared Bruhin, Marketing Specialist Center for Profitable Agriculture…

Local winery, Beachaven wins over twenty awards

Beachaven Vineyards & Winery takes home over twenty awards from their wine entries in the 2019 Mid-Atlantic Southeastern Wine Competition,…

Bipartisan Majority of Representatives and Senators Back Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act

Support for the Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act (H.R. 1175/ S.362) continues to build momentum with 218 members…

Tennessee Wines Creates New Consumer Branding

NASHVILLE, TN – Tennessee Farm Winegrowers Alliance, a 501c6 trade organization representing the commercial Grape and Wine Industry in Tennessee,…

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has proclaimed May as Tennessee Grape and Wine Appreciation Month

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has proclaimed May as Tennessee Grape and Wine Appreciation Month, just one month after he signed…

Ribbon Cutting and Grand Opening for Goodwater Winery Gatlinburg

Goodwater Winery’s celebrated the grand opening of their new tasting room new in Gatlinburg Marketplace. The official Ribbon Cutting Ceremony…

Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2019

Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2019 February 6, we will see the re-introduction of the Craft Beverage…

Governor-Elect Bill Lee Announces Dr. Charlie Hatcher to Lead the Tennessee Department of Agriculture

FRANKLIN, Tenn. – At the Tennessee Farm Bureau Annual Convention, Tennessee Governor-elect Bill Lee announced that Dr. Charlie Hatcher will join his…

Wines of the South 2018 Winners

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. ­– For the seventeenth year, the University of Tennessee Food Science Department hosted the Wines of the South…