ROANOKE TIMES 
                      Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times

DATE: Thursday, March 14, 1996               TAG: 9603140070
SECTION: VIRGINIA                 PAGE: C-1  EDITION: METRO 

SPRING BLOSSOMING

LENGTH: Short :   21 lines
ILLUSTRATION: PHOTO:  ERIC BRADY/Staff. Macario Paz attaches holders to 
          grapevine posts near Mount Chestnut Road in Roanoke County on 
          Wednesday. Dr. James Vascik, who owns the vineyard, hopes to have 
          22-25 acres of grapes in three years. A winery and tasting room are 
          also planned. There are 46 farm wineries and 130 commercial 
          vineyards in Virginia. 2. CINDY PINKSTON/Staff. Crocuses (right) 
          bloom in Roanoke resident Addie Law's back yard. The temperature 
          reached 68 2. degrees Wednesday as spring approaches in the Roanoke 
          Valley. color.