We gather every year



for a harvest that always begins with smiles

days start early...




and often




day and night, vineyard and winery blur together





it feels like the fastest marathon




running every day with the same team

running every day with the same team



strange things start to happen



while working toward those small but vital moments...

where quality sings



encouraging the personality of each lot, each vineyard to shine



together as a team of people sharing a healthy obsession



to make a little magic happen each year

Troyce Hoffman is a northern Californian based photographer specializing in documentary based work. He was embedded with us during much of harvest 2016 for this story. In 2015 he helped us create The Rite of Interns. You can find Troyce and more of his work at troycehoffman.com