When the winery was being constructed in the 1970s, pilot Kirk Williams used to fly my family from Colorado to California a few times a month. I vividly remember those days as a 4-year-old boy, sitting in his lap in awe of the airplane’s giant steering wheel and dashboard of instruments. That was my first exposure to airplanes and cockpits, and Kirk always took the time to explain what the different instruments were and how they worked as best he could to a preschooler. After the excitement of take-off, I’d sit in the passenger cabin and assemble my own model airplanes. That experience lit a spark, beginning my life-long passion for flying. – John Jordan 35