When Dorothy Batten graduated from UVA’s Darden School of Business, most of her friends headed for Wall Street, careers in banking and marketing. She had a different destination.
The Oakencroft farm and winery were for sale, and Batten wanted to save the 250-acre site.
“My parents were friends with the previous owners – the Rogens – so I always knew this property and always loved it. When it came on the market it was not under easement, had a lot of building rights on it, and I just did not want a developer to get ahold of the property.”…