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WineEast About 150 guests attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony (left) at Paradise Springs Winery, which includes an outdoor area and tasting room. and purchase some of their grapes, the winery could operate only on land zoned for industrial use. Their farm, part of the family's original land grant from Lord Fair- fax in the 1700s, consisted of 36 acres zoned for residential conservation. After the story broke in The Washington Post, county supervisors passed emergency legislation allowing farm wineries to be established in Fairfax County, and the plans for Paradise Springs Winery moved forward. Kincheloe and Wiles opened the winery in January 2010 and used a log cabin built in the 1700s and renovated by a protégé of Frank Lloyd Wright in the 1950s as their tasting room. Then, in September 2010, the winery received ma- jor recognition when its 2009 Chardonnay won the Virginia Gov- ernor's Cup for white wine, making it the only winery in Virginia to win a Governor's Cup during its first year of operation. Meanwhile, the owners proceeded Haymore with plans for a modern winemaking facil- ity with a barrel room and a larger tasting area. The new building has two levels, AS GOOD AS IT GETS. Natural Corks Champagne Corks Twinline Corks Bartops VISION® G-Cap® Wine Stopper Screw Cap Sales Representatives Chris & Liz Stamp info@lakewoodcork.com Lakewood Cork 4024 State Route 14 Watkins Glen, NY 14891 lakewoodcork.com 607-535-9252 607-535-6656 Fax with much of the wine production area located underground and a tasting room upstairs with a 40-foot tasting bar and a view to the barrel room beyond. In ad- dition, there is a covered deck and patio with a stone fireplace. While the wine production area is state- GreenHoe_NewAd_1/4_9/22.qxp 9/28/09 9:30 AM Page 1 of-the-art, the building is designed to resemble a historic red barn already on the estate. Paradise Springs Winery produced about 3,500 cases of wine during the 2010 harvest, and the new production facility will allow the winery to grow to be- tween 8,000 and 10,000 cases per year. —Linda Jones McKee GREEN GRAPE HOE Specialized Tools For Vineyards Weed Control and In-Row cultivation Basic Hoe comes with a Hillup and a Takeaway Blade. Additional attach- ments include .3 Tooth Cultivator, Undercutter Blade, Green Hoe with Rotary Head Attachment Rotary head, "NEW" Rolling Cultivator and "New" Brush Rake for removing trimmings out from under the trellis. 6645 West Main Road Portland, NY 14769 PHONE (716) 792-9433 FAX (716) 792-9434 WWW.GREENHOECOMPANY.COM Wines & Vines JULY 2011 43