At the age of 13, Fred Cline began learning the family hobby of winemaking on his grandparent’s Jacuzzi ranch in Oakley, California. His grandfather, in addition to being a famed inventor of spa and pump motors, was a passionate winemaker who passed his enthusiasm to his grandson. Cline made his first batch of wine using the most rudimentary equipment of the vintner’s trade, including an old hand press and redwood open-top fermenters, when he was just 16 years old. Today he has graduated to more efficient eco-friendly equipment.... read more