July 20, 2023
Groundbreaking multipurpose facility set to enhance the state’s wine industry.
By Paul Vigna
About a decade ago, Keith Miller, CEO of Maryland’s Montgomery County Revenue Authority (MCRA), and county executive...
February 13, 2023
Wine industry veteran Kevin Atticks steps into a new role.
By Paul Vigna
Kevin Atticks worked for several decades on behalf of Maryland wineries and grape growers. He founded Grow & Fortify...
January 17, 2023
January 17th – (ANNAPOLIS, MD) – Grow & Fortify founder & CEO, Kevin Atticks, has announced his departure from the company to accept a new role as Maryland’s Secretary of Agriculture....
January 7, 2020
Joe Fiola is the University of Maryland extension specialist for viticulture and small fruit, his office parked out in the hills near Frederick ...
Grape Shortage Exacerbated as Growing Demand Collides with Bad Weather and Pests in the Mid-Atlantic
August 29, 2018
Kevin Atticks, the longtime executive director of the Maryland Wineries Association, has seen a rapid growth of wineries in his state and others around it the last 10 years. It’s a business model that...
October 4, 2017
The $220 billion economic impact of the U.S. wine industry revealed in WineAmerica’s recent study has grabbed headlines in the media, but the target audience for the information is much narrower, it’s...