1 of 15

Photo: Patricia Lyons

2 of 15

Marine-turned-vinter Rutger de Vink

Photo: Patricia Lyons

3 of 15

The RdV Vineyards at dusk

Photo: Patricia Lyons

4 of 15

The $100-a-bottle RdV cabernet

Photo: Patricia Lyons

5 of 15

The vat room at RdV Vineyards

Photo: Patricia Lyons

6 of 15

The RdV compound, complete with sleek faux grain silo, vat room, and wine cellar

Photo: Patricia Lyons

7 of 15

The granite RdV wine cellar, carved out of a hillside

Photo: Patricia Lyons

8 of 15

Linden Vineyards in Fauquier County, Virginia

Photo: Patricia Lyons

9 of 15

Jim Law in the fields

Photo: Patricia Lyons

10 of 15

Photo: Patricia Lyons

11 of 15

Photo: Patricia Lyons

12 of 15

Photo: Patricia Lyons

13 of 15

Photo: Patricia Lyons

14 of 15

Photo: Patricia Lyons

15 of 15

Photo: Patricia Lyons