Linden Vineyards
May 25, 2024. Hello Readers! It has been a while since we last posted. We have been doing some traveling out of state, but we’re back! We used a warm morning on the Memorial Day weekend to revisit one of the great Virginia wineries with some friends – Linden Vineyards - which is a few minutes south of the crossroads that constitute the town of Linden in western Fauquier County. During our visit we spoke with owner and founder, Jim Law, and his son-in law, Alex Wilde, who poured for us. Thanks to both of them for their time. Much has been written about Linden over the years, and much by Jim Law himself. A native of Ohio, Jim got a start in agriculture in the 1970’s when he served as an agricultural volunteer with the Peace Corps in Africa. He loved working with fruit crops and on returning to the States, with wine and growing grapes. His first experiences in the grape field came in Indiana but there was no market there for fine dry wines. Then he received a