Janine Aquino, President, Senior Consultant, Real Estate Agent

Janine is an expert agritourism and winery consultant with 30 years of experience. Her passion lies in agritourism, the grower and the producer.

Janine grew up on a small family vineyard in the Hudson Valley region of New York. During these years, she learned about agritourism working at farmers markets and several wineries including Brotherhood Winery, America’s Oldest Winery. She then moved to Ohio where she owned a winery/restaurant for 10 years, before moving to Virginia where she took the reins at two vineyards.

These collective experiences led her to start Aquino Baron Consulting, where she serves as an agritourism consultant and a winery consultant. She has helped many wineries with their operations, wine club, revenue, and strategic planning. It was during the consulting that she realized there was a niche that needed to be filled in real estate when winery buyers needed an expert to walk them through the process. The next step was to get her real estate license, which she did to help with winery and farm acquisitions.

Janine’s foundation for success lies in building infrastructures while creating efficiencies. She has a proven step-by-step process to build businesses from the ground up to successful operation. Her goal is to see your agritourism business thrive.

We have a small curated team of referred professionals that can assist with other facets of your business including marketing, branding, soil testing, and vineyard layout.

Whether you’re a startup or an existing business ready to grow to the next level, her team is here to help.