Our Annual Conversation with Annette Boyd
6 January 2026. Hello Gentle Readers and Welcome to the Year 2026! We are beginning the year with our fifth annual interview of Annette Ring Boyd , Director of the Virginia Wine Board Marketing Office in Richmond. Our discussion took place on January 6, 2026. Annette has been involved with marketing Virginia wine since June 1987 when she became the wine marketing specialist for the Virginia Department of Agriculture. She was instrumental in creating October as “Virginia Wine Month,” establishing the Virginia Governor’s Cup wine competition and recently the Governor’s Cup Wine Trail. In 2007, she was awarded the contract to manage the Virginia Wine Marketing Office as its Director. As with last year, this post paraphrases our discussion and does not directly quote Annette. I hope that I have captured the discussion accurately. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Roger. Just so you know, my wife and I made it to around 40 Virginia winer...