Wine!
Wine is the thing most important to the Griggs duo at Cove Crest Vinyard, and the making of it has pretty much formed their unique lifestyle!
Allan Griggs was raised in Santa Rosa, California in the days when it was a small, prosperous agricultural town—the home of one of America's most famous gardeners Luther Burbank.
Allan joined the Future Farmers of America club at his high school and was enthusiastic about the many field trips his Italian farmer mentors took the member upon.
“One thing I noticed way back then was that all the field trips seemed to finish up at some winery or other. I thought being a vintner must be good fun and profitable too so I decided back then to become a wine grower someday.”
It took Allan many years but he eventually manifested his youthful dream with the help of his willing wife and partner from The Netherlands, Mineca—and that dream is their very fine little vineyard at Cove Crest.
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