January 2008 Archives

Fast-forward 35 years. Dad’s retired now, and my husband Don and I are running the show.  2007 marked our 35th year, and we seem to be becoming a bit of an anomaly. Not too many of us left out there…second-generation hands-on winemaking families. Lots of newbies with lots of $$$ or as seems to be the trend, big time conglomerates swallowing up brands to add to their international portfolio. Just look at the list…Murphy-Goode, Matanzas Creek, Mondavi, and that’s just the M’s!! Truthfully, the landscape of our industry is changing as fast as my 15-year-old daughter’s interest in boys. Goodness, who can keep up? 

The way I figure it, that just makes what we do and the wines we produce even more extraordinary. So my ongoing blog will attempt to shed light on life as a female vintner trying to carve out a spot in this ever-changing crazy world of wine.