A Conversation with George Hodson
August 6, 2025. I had a long telephone conversation with the President of the Virginia Wineries Association (VWA), George Hodson. Since 2012, George has been general manager of Veritas Vineyards and then Flying Fox Vineyards. He relocated his family from Florida to Virginia to take over the family business and apply his business and financial acumen to this challenging industry. George was elected to the position at VWA in 2020. This post is a paraphrase of the conversation using my notes with backup audio recording. I have tried as much as possible to be faithful to what was said and the tone in which it was conveyed. We are thankful to George for his time and candor. Photo used with permission of the subject Roger. A couple of months ago, I asked AJ Greely her reaction to the imposition of tariffs that had just been announced against the European Union. She felt the tariffs would be disastrous for Vir...