He was not going to try a Virginia wine, even at a restaurant dedicated to Virginia’s farms and food. “She said she didn’t believe in Virginia wine because the Europeans weren’t coming here to make it. “Our goal in time is to have the best Virginia wine list,” he tells me. “I got a lot of pushback at the Ashby Inn from people complaining that Virginia wine costs too much,” Wavra says. Neal Wavra says he found the hospitality industry more rewarding than government work.

Source: Washington Post October 15, 2016 12:00 UTC