When Patrick Duffeler walks around his Wessex Hundred farm where trees almost outrank the vineyards, he returns to his roots. Growing up in Brussels, The Williamsburg Winery founder was smitten with trees even as a youngster. Trees remind him of the Germanic heritage of both of his parents. His mother appreciated nature and taught her sons, Patrick and his brother, Eric, to do the same, regularly visiting parks and forests with them at her side. One of Duffeler’s earliest men

Walk down the steep set of stairs and an enchanting archway awaits. The inviting sign from Austria on the handmade wooden door reads “Weinkeller.” The Williamsburg Winery founder Patrick Duffeler unlocks it to reveal a wine cellar, his personal wine cellar, inside his home on the grounds of Wessex Hundred, where he resides with his wife, Francoise. Watch your step. Crossing the threshold requires a bigger drop than you might have anticipated. Ideally, you’re not wearing your