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Harvest 2016

Our 30th Anniversary Harvest is now in full swing.  The other day I was catching up with Tim Sugishita and Paul Richerson, two longtime family friends.  Tim’s wife Kathy worked with my mom in our sales office at Talley Farms, and Tim now serves as one of our two guest chefs at the Annual Marianne Talley Foundation Pinot-Cioppino Dinner.  Paul was our shop mechanic and maintenance manager at Talley Farms for over 40 years.  Paul told me about watching my dad and grandfather during our first harvest, back in 1986, when the original winery was located immediately behind the farm shop where he worked.  According to Paul, my father was fascinated by the winemaking process while my grandfather was much more interested in how long it would be before there was any wine to enjoy.  Tim said that a few years after that, my dad told him, “this wine deal better work out, or my old man is going to have my ass.” Both my dad and my grandfather are gone now, but I know that both of them would be proud of how it all worked out.  Thirty years later, I attribute our success to the dedication and commitment of the people who work here as well as the loyalty of the people who support what we do by buying our wines.  Cheers to the 2016 vintage! - Brian Talley