I got started when we moved here from L.A. – one of the first jobs I can remember is my father paying my sister and me $1 to sucker a vineyard row.

I would like to say since my family moved us to the valley in 1983, but officially since 2003.

We’re a family-owned and family-operated winery, which is how almost all wineries started here in the valley.

I didn’t truly “get in” to wine until I went to VinExpo in Bordeaux in 2001 – that’s a story for a different time. However, our Peju Provence, which is a unique red and white wine blend served chilled, was the wine that originally converted me into a wine lover.

We produce 40 percent of our annual energy usage from solar. We are California Certified Organic Farmers in our Rutherford vineyard and sustainably farm all our estate vineyards. We also offer our employees a $2,500 incentive to purchase a hybrid or electric car.

Is it cliché to say that we don’t really have any? Being in the wine business is being in the best business.

I love to cook so I would be a chef!

The people at Peju Province Winery – my family would not have been able to achieve what they have achieved today without them.

We cultivate excellence by providing the best service for our guests when they visit the winery and when they come in contact with our product around the globe. In addition, we work to provide a well-made wine that appeals to everyone’s taste and pocketbook.

Have you been here? It’s beautiful! The wine is phenomenal, too.