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By Monty Tayloe
and^ota Sherman
• Rappahannobk News Staff Writers
Driving west on US 211, the beautifully crafted Narmada Vineyard stone entryway has caught the eye of many
| Rappahannock residents.
Joining the ranks as one of Rappahannock County’s newest wine growers, it represents not only a new vineyard but a new venture on the part of its owners, Pandit and Sudha Patil who are nearly singlehandedly making it happen through their hard work and bravery.
“We are doing this on our own,” said Pandit Patil, formerly a highly placed official in the Department of Energy and now a private consultant when he isn’t pruning vines. His wife Sudha has a similarly grape-less background as an endodontist, with a practice in McLean, and they employ as farm manager Peter Richter, formerly of United Airlines. While they don’t have a great deal of experience, the Pandits are learning quickly and hope to one day make their contribution to Rappahannock’s wine community
“Narmada is a very famous river in India, a sacred river,” explained Dr. Sudha Patil. The Patils are originally from India, and Pandit’s mother, whose name was Narmada, helped the couple - come to this country.
“We were very grateful to her and thought it fitting to name this place after her,” said Sudha Patil.
Narmada Vineyard’s gates open onto US-211, and when locals driving by noticed the construction going on at the site and the signs for Greystone, a prominent local construction firm, many assumed that a new housing
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