I was born the son
of a Texas Moonshine maker. My Father, Sue, was considered by many to be
the finest Moonshine maker in all of Texas, because of the fine grains
he used to make his corn whiskey. My Mother Elbessie, along with her
brothers and sister, made wine from the various fruit we grew.
Even though I grew
up around distilled spirits and fruit wines, I did not develop a taste
for either. It was not until I tasted my first Burgundy, long about
1955, that I fell in love with fine wine. In that year, I happened upon
a taste of 1952 Burgundy, and vowed to myself then and there that I
would someday aspire to make a wine as fine as that.
Years later, after
tasting Pinot Noir from the world over and following several trips to
Burgundy France, my wife Lil and I purchased the best fruit available to
us and my personal vision to become a winemaker was realized, with our
first bottling of our 1997 Pinot Noir...so named "Vision Cellars". My
sincere wish is that you enjoy this wine and while sharing it with
others you will appreciate my "Vision"...
