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IN THE HEART OF WWII IN THE FARM COUNTRY OF NORTHERN CENTRAL VIRGINIA, TWO YOUNG NEIGHBORS FELL IN LOVE AND GOT MARRIED. TIMES WERE TOUGH, BUT YOUNG AND HARD-WORKING, OBREY MESSICK AND VIRGINIA (LONG) MESSICK MADE USE OF EVERY RESOURCE, INCLUDING BERRIES. VIRGINIA’S PRIZE-WINNING GARDEN WAS A SOURCE OF PERSONAL SATISFACTION AS WELL AS SUSTENANCE FOR HER FAMILY. HONORING VIRGINIA’S CAPPING, CANNING, AND COOKING, WE HAVE NAMED OUR PRAIRIE VIEW STRAWBERRY WINE AFTER THE FAMILY FARM IN BEALETON, VIRGINIA, THE CURRENT LOCATION OF MESSICK’S FARM MARKET.
ELDERBERRY BUSHES HAVE GROWN WILD ON THE FARM FOR MANY YEARS. WE HAVE PICKED AND DRIED THEIR BLOOMS FOR USE IN TEA, AND PRESERVED THEIR BERRIES IN OUR JAMS, AND JELLIES FOR GENERATIONS. OUR DELICIOUS ELDERBERRY WINE IS FONDLY NAMED AFTER A FAVORITE TUNE, “I’LL FLY AWAY”, WHICH HAS LONG BEEN INCLUDED AT FRIEND AND FAMILY SING-ALONGS. PLEASE ENJOY THE UNIQUE FLAVOR AS CELEBRATE FRIENDS, FAMILY, AND FELLOWSHIP.
AT THE HEIGHT OF WWII THE FARM COUNTRY OF NORTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA, TWO YOUNG NEIGHBORS FELL IN LOVE AND GOT MARRIED. RAISED DURING THE GREAT DEPRESSION ON NEIGHBORING FARMS BORDERING MIDLAND AND BEALETON, VIRGINIA, OBREY MESSICK AND VIRGINIA (LONG) MESSICK LEARNED THE VALUE OF HARD WORK. FOR MANY YEARS OBREY MAINTAINED A BLACKBERRY PATCH ON HIS FAMILY FARM. FRIENDS CAME ANNUALLY, FROM NEAR AND FAR, TO PICK BLACKBERRIES “AS BIG AS YOUR THUMB”. IN HONOR OF OUR BELOVED FATHER AND GRANDFATHER, WE HAVE NAMED THIS DELICIOUSLY FRUITY SELECTION; “GRANDADDY’S PATCH BLACKBERRY WINE”.
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