by Steve Sparks
I met Beverley at her home at the Philo Pottery Inn and we sat in the lovely garden with some ‘real’ tea and biscuits (cookies) as we began our chat. Beverley was born in 1951 in Calcutta, in the Indian state of Bengal, the only child of parents George Bennett and Bridget Osbourn, who always [...]
by Steve Sparks
I met with Bob at his home on Guntley Road between Philo and Navarro, nestled among vines just above the Valley floor off Hwy 128. We each drank some water and shared a plate of salami and cheese as we chatted away. Bob was born in 1945 in Bozeman, Montana, at the nearest hospital to [...]
by Steve Sparks
I met Keith at the AV Market in Boonville and we decided to have our chat in the relative privacy of the deck behind the ice cream store, a little further down the road. Keith was born in Gridley, California, near Oroville, by Chico, to parents Kenneth ‘Red’ Martin and Lois Jones. The Joneses were [...]
by Steve Sparks
I met up with Jose Luis in Boonville but because he had some watering of vines to do at his job with V. Sattui Winery, a large company based in Napa. We headed for the vineyards they own here, to the east of Highway 128 at the south end of town. It was very hot [...]
by Steve Sparks
I drove a few miles up the Philo-Greenwood Road to the Apfel house where I was warmly greeted by Deanna and 12-year old Sheltie dog, Rosie. We sat down with some homemade lemon juice and began our conversation. Deanna was born in Maryland. Her father’s family was of English/Scots heritage and had come to this [...]
by Steve Sparks
I met with Floriane at her home on Clark Road, on property owned by Roederer Estate Winery where she lives with the Roederer ‘boss’ — husband Arnaud, and sons Maxence and Mathis. We sat down at a table next to a window overlooking the vines and, with a jug of fresh lemon juice made with [...]
by Steve Sparks
I was very pleased to meet Clyde Price Jr. — he goes by ‘Junior’, when he made a special visit to the Valley a few weeks ago with daughter Gloria. We sat down in the new meeting room alongside the Little Red Schoolhouse Museum building near to the Elementary School north of Boonville and Junior [...]
by Steve Sparks
I met Antoinette at her beautiful home on Anderson Valley Way on the outskirts of Boonville. After a brief tour of the house and her studios – some of it originally dating back to the 1880’s (although much renovation has been done). We sat down in the spacious kitchen with a cup of Irish Breakfast [...]
by Steve Sparks
I met with Beverly at her home on what used to be Clearwater Ranch, off Whipple Ridge Road in the Valley behind Philo. It is now Sweetwater Ranch and is a beautiful and secluded little cluster of buildings among various redwoods and oaks. We sat down to talk in her living room with its wall-to-wall [...]
by Steve Sparks
I met with Manuel at the family property in Goodacre Road on the outskirts of Boonville. We sat down in the garden in the shade with a cup of coffee and as we began our conversation Manuel’s wife, Lucia, and son, Justin, served up some superb freshly made guacamole and chips, then a platter of [...]
