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NEWS OF GRAPES AND WINES IN EASTERN NORTH AMERICA lifton, Va.—Paradise Springs Winery in Clifton held a grand opening and ribbon-cutting celebration for its new 12,000-square-foot production facil- ity and tasting room on April 27. Todd P. Haymore, Virginia's secretary of agriculture and forestry, was on hand to give the keynote remarks, and several local politicians includ- Paradise Springs Winery Expands C After years of battles about zoning, community celebrates the first winery in Fairfax County ing Sharon Bulova, chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, and supervisor Pat Herrity also attended the celebration. While the attendance of governmental officials is not unusual at such events, in the case of Paradise Springs Winery it reflects how far the winery has come in the past several years. It was only after Waterloo_Nov10.qxp 8/26/10 11:36 AM Page 1 HEADLINES p42 FEATURE p45 an extended legal battle with local zon- ing officials that Jane Kincheloe and her son Kirk Wiles were able to open Fairfax County's first—and still only—winery in January 2010. The county deputy zoning administrator initially told Kincheloe and Wiles that because they planned to manufacture wine 42 Wines & Vines JULY 2011