Visit to Paradise Springs Winery

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ASQ 0511 Visits Paradise Springs
ASQ 0511 Visits Paradise Springs


Paradise Springs Winery entrance
Paradise Springs Winery entrance
Paradise Springs Winery tasting room
Paradise Springs Winery tasting room
Carolyn Miller and Cyndi Reichardt
Carolyn Miller and Cyndi Reichardt
We assemble outside the tasting room
We assemble outside the tasting room
We assemble outside the tasting room
We assemble outside the tasting room
We head to the introduction to the winery and first tasting
We head to the introduction to the winery and first tasting
Our tour leader Jayme gives us a history of the winery
Our tour leader Jayme gives us a history of the winery
Jayme pouts the first tasting for Carolyn Miller
Jayme pouts the first tasting for Carolyn Miller
On the otherside of the wall was the original cabin
On the otherside of the wall was the original cabin
A colonial fire pit
A colonial fire pit
The original living quarters
The original living quarters
Rob Stites looking over the family's furnishings
Rob Stites looking over the family's furnishings
In the original tasting room in the basement of the house, Jayme pours a sample
In the original tasting room in the basement of the house, Jayme pours a sample
Daria & Jeff Parnes in the original tasting room
Daria & Jeff Parnes in the original tasting room
Greg Allen, Muzaffar Zaffar and Seema Garg in the original tasting room
Greg Allen, Muzaffar Zaffar and Seema Garg in the original tasting room
Barbara McCullough listens as Jamye explains the type of wine we are to taste
Barbara McCullough listens as Jamye explains the type of wine we are to taste
Cyndi and John Reichardt with our section chair,  Vladimir Nesterovich, in the original tasting room
Cyndi and John Reichardt with our section chair, Vladimir Nesterovich, in the original tasting room
How corks are stamped from a piece of cork
How corks are stamped from a piece of cork
Jayme presenting a white wine for tasting
Jayme presenting a white wine for tasting
A sense of the size of the original tasting room
A sense of the size of the original tasting room
We head to the one acre of vines that was required by Fairfax County for the vineyard to qualify for its tax reduction
We head to the one acre of vines that was required by Fairfax County for the vineyard to qualify for its tax reduction
Listening to Jayme explaning how the vines are managed, Vladimir Nesterovich, Rob Stites, Muzaffar Zaffar, Seema Garg and Barbara McCullough
Listening to Jayme explaning how the vines are managed, Vladimir Nesterovich, Rob Stites, Muzaffar Zaffar, Seema Garg and Barbara McCullough
How the vines are supported
How the vines are supported
Listening to Jayme explaning how the vines are managed, Muzaffar Zaffar, Rob Stites, Barbara McCullough, Seema Garg, Connie Broadie and Gene Allen
Listening to Jayme explaning how the vines are managed, Muzaffar Zaffar, Rob Stites, Barbara McCullough, Seema Garg, Connie Broadie and Gene Allen
We gathered in a semi-circle before the vines and Jamye
We gathered in a semi-circle before the vines and Jamye
Jeff Parnes, Kenneth Rapuano, Vladimir Nesterovich, Connie Broadie, and others listen to Jayme
Jeff Parnes, Kenneth Rapuano, Vladimir Nesterovich, Connie Broadie, and others listen to Jayme
Our winery tour group
Our winery tour group
Roses are planted at the end of the vine rows to act as canaries in a coal mine. If something is attacking the vines, the roses will show the ill effects before the vines themselves
Roses are planted at the end of the vine rows to act as canaries in a coal mine. If something is attacking the vines, the roses will show the ill effects before the vines themselves
Our group gathers at the entrances to where the wine/grapes are delivered from other vineyards for processing
Our group gathers at the entrances to where the wine/grapes are delivered from other vineyards for processing
The press used to extract the liquid from the grapes
The press used to extract the liquid from the grapes