I got into wine over 50 years ago at a relatively young age. It was all about France back then so I came to know the wines of all the French regions very well before finding Spain and Italy. Napa Valley was a late find but an immediate love. As a second career I moved to Napa Valley in 2005 and started in the wine production business. Happily I met and became friends with Paul Hobbs. Paul mentored me on vineyard purchasing, viticulture and what it takes to make great wine. He offered to be our first winemaker and I of course accepted. We have purposely stayed small and our two wine labels are both still going strong. More importantly I’m still in love with wine from almost everywhere in the world and I can’t stop adding to the wine cellar just about as fast as I try to deplete it.