Before embarking on a passionate adventure of owning a vineyard and winery, Guy had 20 years experience in the material handling equipment business, mostly in customer service and sales. "Nothing gives me more pleasure than a challenge, and growing wonderful grapes and making excellent wines is a challenge. We work hard and learn something new every day to improve the quality of our grapes and wines." He grew up in upstate New York between Albany and Schenectady where he gained his lifelong love of the outdoors and appreciation for bringing fresh produce to the table. After graduation in 1975, Guy moved to Florida where he worked in the material handling business in Ft. Lauderdale and Tampa and enjoyed deep sea and flats fishing. He moved to Denver in 1988 to work for Crown Lift Trucks, Inc. and learned dry fly fishing for trout in the streams of Colorado's Rocky Mountains. In 1990 he married Ruth, and together they built a home and moved to the mountains southwest of Denver. Guy sold his equipment parts business in 1997 to devote all his time to planning the winery and vineyards, and moved to the farm in 1998 to begin construction of the buildings and prepare the land for future vineyards. Before establishing Guy Drew Vineyards, he formed Crooked Creek Canyon Enterprises, LLLP, which is the farming entity for his vineyards and McElmo Canyon Fruit & Produce, Co. for his organic vegetables.