VA Craft Brewers Take Page Out of Wine’s Playbook in Push for Self-Distribution

Dear Client: In an effort to introduce limited self-distribution for brewers operating in Virginia, the Virginia Craft Brewers Guild has announced its intent to develop the Virginia Beer Distribution Company. The setup of such a company is modeled after Virginia’s wine industry, who successfully lobbied to create the Virginia Wine Distribution Co. (VWDC) in 2007, reports Richmond BizSense. VWDC, which operates as a division of the state’s Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, provides a virtual distribution company for wineries