If anyone had told us that we would be making wine and owning our own winery, we would have told them they were crazy. One of the special things about wineries and the wines behind them is “the story”. So, this is our story.
Gary and Dawn Brumfield have known each other since childhood. They both grew up in Tillamook, Oregon and they were indeed high school sweethearts. Gary enlisted in the U.S. Army after graduation and he and Dawn were married in the early 1980’s. Gary served for 21 years in the Army and they travelled the world with their small family. In 1999, Gary retired from the military as a Chief Warrant Officer 3. They had moved around the country and the world 19 times. It was after all of this, that Dawn said to Gary, “I have moved 19 times for you, it’s time for you to make a move for me.” You see, Gary and Dawn had become young grandparents and this was the new priority.