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Our family's journey into the Oregon wine industry
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Harvest 2019
When Dave decided to pursue a career in winemaking, I had never even heard of the term “harvest widow”. I didn’t know that I had signed up to a lifetime of single parenting 2-3 months every year. Two years ago, I was in Corvallis with […]
The long haul
Like any journey has its peaks and lulls, we’re in a bit of a limbo state. We often think back to our days in Temecula, CA. Exactly half a decade ago, our aspirations of moving to wine country were just stirring, sparks were flying. Now […]
The Days are Long…
Next week we’re moving to McMinnville, Oregon, so Dave no longer needs to commute 3 hours a day for his cellar job and our family can be together during the upcoming harvest season. Three months ago, we had our baby boy Lucas. His name means […]
New Year, New Challenges
After a long 5.5 month vineyard and cellar internship, Dave is finally back home.. well, sort of. Starting today, he began working for Argyle Winery as a full time cellar hand. Reflecting back on our last three and a half years in Oregon, it’s amazing […]
Meet the Interns
I’ll often meet people that are intrigued with Dave’s career choice. I thought it’d be fun to interview some of the winery interns Dave has had the chance to hang out with over the last several months to get an idea of what brings people […]
Winemaking: Risky Business
Winemaking is risky business. During our first two years in Corvallis, while Dave began the enology & viticulture program at Oregon State University, I worked in occupational medicine diagnosing and treating on the job injuries. So, it’s no wonder that the first time I toured […]
Winery Interns: How to Land an Internship
This past weekend was our 10 year wedding anniversary, so the girls and I packed our bags to visit Dave at the winery. It’s one thing to see Dave post instagram pics of his internship adventures, but witnessing firsthand is so refreshing. Someone seriously needs […]
Cap management
Photo credit: @stollerwine instagram Dave signed up for this 5 month long internship at Stoller Family Estate and has been living at the intern house for the last 3 months. Up until now we’ve seen each other on most weekends, but since harvest started, we […]
Oregon Wine and Asian Food Pairings – Recipe included
I have to say, one of the things we miss most about living in Southern California, now living in a remote college town, are the diverse food options. We’ve come to do a lot of cooking at home. Dave is a huge fan of noodles […]