R. Kevin Flood, M. Ed vated, collapsed under the weight of snow. Although Hume is physically a short commute from Capitol Hill, living in Hume offers a huge contrast culturally and socially to urban life. The closest store is 15 miles away, the only commercial enterprise in Hume is a post office. Although they commute to jobs as research consultants in D.C. a few times a week, Stephane said their goal is to transition into the winery business full time as they increase production. When asked if they miss life on the Hill Stephane piped up, “No, not at all. If I never had to go back, it’s fine with me.” Andrea said she still looks forward to doing her shopping in Balducci’s near her DC office. And she had a touch of regret in her voice when she explained how she had to sell her sports car. During the snows last winter it proved useless even after Stephane towed it to the top of the driveway. The Baldis have adopted a sustainable approach to everything they do on the vineyard. “Our rows may not look pretty or manicured, but it’s better for the grapes.” Once the grapes were planted, the most important daily job is marketing – getting visitors to Hume Vineyards. They have been successful in attracting a steady stream of visitors, many of whom bring their lunch, buy a bottle of wine and relax at one of the picnic tables that dot the property. Stephane said he has been working with Virginia Tech in an effort to be organic, but in Virginia this is hard to do because of the humidity. “We hardly sprayed this year because it was so dry.” They use migrant workers to tie and thin shoots, prune and fertilize. Right now, Stephane said they work with another winery to produce wine, but his goal, “is to be set up to process on Hume instead of going to Leesburg.” Hume Vineyards is open for wine tasting on Saturdays from 12 to 6 pm and on Sundays from 12 to 5 pm. For directions or more information log onto: www.humevineyards.com. Check out their facebook page at: www.facebook. com/humevineyards. Pattie Cinelli has been writing feature stories for the Hill Rag for over two decades. Please email comments or story ideas to: fitness@pattiecinelli.com. ★
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