It was October 12, 2005, I was washing bins, getting them ready for the next morning's pick and I got the call. The warehouse in Vallejo where we stored our wines was on fire. Our entire second vintage all of our 2003 wines were in that building. I knew it wasn't good. But I figured, you know what? There's nothing I can do about it, and I kept on washing the bins. I was hopeful, but deep down inside I knew. We're toast.
