12/01/2024 – December 2024 Newsletter  

All is calm, all is bright… One hundred and forty two bottles! That’s the number of wine bottles that make up our spectacular wine bottle Christmas tree. It takes a couple of hours to put together and I was reminded how thankful I am for Joyelle as she  climbed atop...

11/01/2024 – November 2024 Newsletter 

And that’s a wrap! As many know, we celebrated our beautiful daughter, Breanna’s, wedding in October. She married the handsome Mr. Aaron Rose in a stunning ceremony in Fort Bragg, CA. All guests rode the infamous Skunk Train through the redwoods to a...

10/01/2024 – October 2024 Newsletter 

And so it begins again….. Cooler mornings, shorter evenings, leaves beginning to turn color, and the smell of fermenting grapes in the air….. harvest 2024 has begun. I pulled up at the winery one recent morning to find a lot of my family as well as friends...

09/01/2024 – September 2024 Newsletter 

Wow, what a month! Hard to believe that summer is winding down. Boy, was August a busy month! We began the month with the birth of another little Grand (#11)! Ms. Valentina Rose Warmerdam was welcomed by brothers Leonardo and Lorenzo into son Brett’s and DIL Lauren’s...

08/01/2024 – August 2024 Newsletter

A PERFECT FIT!! The rumors are true! We have hired someone outside of our family to give us a hand at the winery and she’s a perfect fit! Meet Ms. Joyelle Mattson. I do believe we have known Joyelle since she was in diapers. She attended grade school and high...

07/01/2024 – July 2024 Newsletter

And our flag was still there……. I am one of those that has a hard time not tearing-up every time I hear the star spangled banner – especially when sung by a hometown crowd at a game. In just a few days, we will be celebrating the passage of our...