Blending wine is an old practice that’s newly popular. Some Virginia vintners are embracing it.

“I wanted to show that Virginia can make age-worthy white wines of distinction,” Paschina said in early August at a luncheon for wine and travel writers, where he poured the Nascent as a sneak peek before its September release. Aged nearly three years, first in large Austrian oak barrels, then stainless steel tanks and finally in bottle, the wine was fresh and lively, showing maturity more than exuberance. It should be fascinating to taste for years to come.