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Robert DeTreville Lawrence of The Plains, who has been something of a pioneer in local wine experimentations, agrees whole-heartedly with Frank, and has been trying— largely in vain—to enlist the help of Virginia Tech in promoting a wine industry for Virginia. He’s been persistant, and indications are that Blacksburg is finally beginning to pay attention. Undoubtedly, the Italian decision at Charlottesville will serve as a stimulus to this interest.
AND as Lawrence says, what better money crop for the Piedmont? Wine grapes don’t suffer from dry weather, they thrive in it; they don’t suffer from wet weather, thanks to new fungicide developments;
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