Kirk Wiles, the founder of Paradise Springs Winery in Virginia, left a future in finance to lead his family’s effort to navigate arcane and fusty state rules to create a winery on land that had been in family hands since the 1700s.
Cabernet Franc is the the most widely planted grape in Virginia, and the grape plays an important role in Paradise Springs’ portfolio. In the midst of our conversation Wiles reveals important details about what this grape means to him, to the winery, and to the State.
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