In Virginia, especially thanks to the increasing of the acreage between 2001 and 2007 from 1 700 acres to 2 790, the wine grape production jumped by 35% in the same time from 4 200 tons to 5 600. Last year, Virginia’s wine grape crop was valued at $7.8 million. There are 130 wineries in Virginia, which is the USA’s fifth-largest producer. (Source: Dailypresss.com)