The Main Street festivals weren't nearly as big then as they are now. But we always went because we loved the music part of it.

We never missed a rodeo. My father was a trainer of Walking Horses and belonged to the Mounted Calvary, and I was a member of the Junior Riding Club. We were horse people.

After my parents died, people were always asking me, 'Where are the dancers? I had no idea they danced so much they were nicknamed 'the dancers.' In my family we always danced. We always went where music was involved.

When you look at facing retirement in your mid-30s, and all of a sudden the outlet for that passion and work ethic goes away, you can't just sit back in a rocking chair and be retired at 35. I'm not a good enough golfer to play golf every day.

You want hot days to get your fruit ripe but then you want it to cool off nicely at night so that the grapes stay on the vine longer and develop complexity.

We're phenomenally blessed in the Walla Walla Valley. We have great, complex soil that's nutrient-rich but fairly porous.