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| Guy
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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.
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| Ruth
Drew |
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Ruth
has had several careers, but "living in this beautiful
corner of Colorado and owning vineyards and a winery is the
best. The commute is short as I simply walk out the door to
work in the gardens and vineyards where there is a profound
sense of serenity and connection to the past as I work in the
same dirt the Anasazi farmers worked for centuries long ago."
She grew up in the Denver area where her father's family had
been since the 1880's. She graduated from Cherry Creek High
School in 1965 and from Cornell College in Mount Vernon, IA
with a B.A. in Art History and Philosophy in 1969. Ruth later
returned to the Denver area in 1975 to raise her son, Wes and
a 13-year career in furniture sales and interior design. After
meeting Guy, she returned to school and began a new 10-year
career as a corporate litigation paralegal. Ruth sold their
mountain home at the end of 1998 and moved to the farm full-time
to help plant their first vineyard and help complete construction
of their straw bale home she designed.
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