KAREM BAKI: “With the different regions in Virginia you almost have perfect conditions. We of course have our own issues and complications, but as far as the potential for a grape-growing region it’s quite great.”
Last year about twelve thousand people visited the Hillsborough Winery.
BORA BAKI: “Since we don’t filter our reds, because if you filter the reds you lose the flavors, you are going to have some residue on your glasses. So don’t think it’s dirt, it’s just grape.”
Bora Baki is pouring wine for a group of men and women who climbed a hill in the snow to taste his wine. The winery owner says the recession has not affected his business.
BORA BAKI: “We have a saying in Turkish, I don’t know if you translate this properly: ‘When you are in sorrow, you drink; when you are happy, you drink.’ So even if the economy was bad people find a way of enjoying themselves with a glass of wine.”
Hillsborough was the ninety-sixth winery in the state when it opened in two thousand three. Now, there are almost twice as many across Virginia. They can be found in the mountains, valleys, and all along the coastal area.
Ann Heidig and her husband opened the Lake Anna Winery near the state capital, Richmond, in nineteen ninety. Today she is president of the Virginia Wineries Association.
ANN HEIDIG: “I think the quality of Virginia wines has attracted some larger investors to come in and want to start growing grapes and making wine in Virginia. Even from California we have a couple of people that have come in to start wineries here. So, I think they see it as an opportunity because it is a young industry and it is growing and also it is a viable industry in the state for agriculture.”
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