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Virginia Living’s 2017 Made in Virginia Awards - YakAttack

by YakAttack

RICHMOND, Va. (November 16, 2017) — Announcing the 6th Annual Made in Virginia Awards.

Featuring products created in the Commonwealth, the 2017 Made in Virginia Awards celebrate innovation, entrepreneurship and craft in food, drink, design and gear. From hundreds of submissions, Virginia Living’s editors selected this year’s 16 winners, including our overall winner Nightingale Ice Cream in Richmond. Virginia Living’s 2017 Made in Virginia Awards are featured in the December 2017 issue, on quality newsstands around the state Nov. 16. 


2017 Made in Virginia Award Winners by City:

Afton Veritas Vineyards & Winery – 2014 Petit Verdot

Burkeville YakAttack – kayak fishing gear

Charlottesville Evolution Glass – art glass surfaces

Charlottesville Ragged Branch – Virginia Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Wheated

Grayson County Landcrafted Foods – smoked beef sticks

Grottoes LC Fabrications – hand built motorcycles

Kilmarnock Northern Neck Popcorn Bag – salted dark caramel popcorn

Middleburg Gum Tree Farm – hand knit baby sweater, hat and moccasins

Midland Happy Family Ranch, Inc. – grass fed beef and pork

Midlothian Trussings Craft Fizz – small batch craft sodas

Norfolk Dead Reckoning Distillery – Tidewater Rum

Richmond Daniel Rickey – handmade furniture

Richmond Ledbury – Whitfield Hunting Shirt

Richmond Nightingale Ice Cream – ice cream sandwiches

Roanoke Heart and Spade Forge – Star City Cookware and hand forged garden tools

Waynesboro Simply Cheddar – cheese balls