Lt. Governor Announces Wine Festival Grant

Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling made several stops in our area Monday.

We caught up with him at Poplar Forest, where he announced a $5,000 grant for this year's Thomas Jefferson Wine Festival.  The festival, which takes place in November, features 12 Virginia wineries, plus local food vendors.

The grant will go towards marketing the festival to a wider audience.

"We're glad to be a partner in this regional effort, and hopefully through the resources we're providing and private sector resources we'll be able to get the word, and make this year's event more successful than last year's event, which was a huge success," said Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling.

Last year's wine festival brought more than a thousand people from the area.