A Conversation with Kirk Wiles
[On October 13, 2023, I had an extended conversation with Kirk Wiles at Paradise Springs Winery in Clifton. I did not electronically record the conversation. This post is a paraphrase of the conversation using my notes of the visit. I have tried as much as possible to be faithful to what was said and the tone in which it was conveyed. We are thankful to Kirk for his time and candor.] October 13, 2023. It was a picture-perfect fall day for a conversation on the patio with Kirk Wiles. Kirk is the CEO of Paradise Springs Winery which we profiled on this blog in December 2022. The focus of our conversation today, however, is on Kirk’s work with the Virginia Wine Board (VWB) where he has served as a Board member since 2015 and served as chairman from 2018 to June 2023. For your background, the Virginia Wine Board, originally formed in 1984 and reconstituted in 2004, is an arm of the Virginia government charged with managing and distributing monies from the Virginia Wine