D avi d a nd E sp era nz a w er en 't a lwa ys w ine ma ke rs an d v itic ul tur ali sts . D av id (m i p ad re) ret ire d as an at om ic en er gy en gin ee r w ith th e De pa rtm en t of E ne rg y in L os A lam os in 20 02 . E sp era nz a ( mi m ad re) sh ift ed ca ree rs fro m ca ret ake r to c are v int er. Th eir tra ns iti on fro m ra isin g ch ild ren to g row in g win e gra pe s, ma kin g wi ne an d w o rki ng wi th a d iff ere nt ki nd of en er gy sta rte d in 199 8 w h en th ey as ke d g ra nd ma A nto ni a's pe rm iss io n a nd b les sin g to use th e lan d for a t es t p lot to g row w in e g rap es . T hey s tar ted w ith te n v ar ieta ls of gr ap evi ne s, a to ta l of 10 0 pla nt s, to s ee w ha t w ou ld gr ow b est he re in th is b ea ut ifu l m aje st ic M im b res Va lle y. T we nty s eve n yea rs lat er, La Es pe ran za V ine yar d and W in ery h as ov er 3 ,50 0 gra pe vin es , w ith 6 d iffe ren t var iet ies of w ine gr ap es, em b rac ing a bo ut 4 a cre s. Wi th th e h elp of f rien ds a nd fa mil y t he y h arv es t ab o ut 14, 000 p ou nd s of g ra pe s p er yea r. Th ey are p rod uc in g a bo ut 1,0 00 ga llo ns of w ine , ar ou nd 40 0 c as es pe r y ear . A co m bin at ion of M im br es Va lley so il, w ate r a nd de di cat ion fr om my p are nts is su re ly e vid en t. As d es crib ed by m an y cu sto m ers , th is lit tle bit of T us can y, is big ge r t ha n h arv es tin g, w ine m aki ng an d pre se rvi ng 12 0 y ear o ld s tru ct ur es. It's a bo ut th e m ag ica l c on ne cti on s t ha t a re m ad e a lon g th e w ay . I do n't kn ow e xac tly h ow it ha pp en s, bu t I am su re my g rea t g ra nd fat he r, D on A nto n io De La O, an d gra nd m ot her , A nt on ia Oro sc o, ha ve so me th ing to do wit h i t. In 19 06 Do n An to nio De La O d ev elo pe d the 6 40 acr es of lan d int o a h om e for hi s f ive ch ild ren . T he pictu re ab ov e is t he or igin al ho m est ea d b ui lt by Do n A n ton io 12 0 y ea rs a go . It b eg an as ca ttl e ra nc h, a f arm a nd a fru it o rc ha rd. Do n An to nio 's yo un ge st an d o nl y d au gh ter , A nt on ia, inh er ite d t he 12 0 y ea r o ld str uc tu res an d sur ro un din g 40 ac res . W ith su ch e nth us ia sm I r em em be r my g ran dm o the r s ha rin g s to rie s w ith my b ro th er Pau l, sis ter Pa tri cia an d my se lf a bo ut he r g ro wi ng up at th e r an ch . W he n we vis ite d the ra nc h, sh e s ho we d us wh er e th e ap rico t tre es we re, th e r oo m w he re s he w as bo rn an d sto rie s a bo ut he r b ro th ers . W he n my gr an dm ot he r A nt on ia p as se d a wa y, my p ar ent s i nh eri ted th is se ren e o as is. La E sp era nz a V in eya rd an d Win er y, nam e d a fte r my mo th er as req ue st ed by my g ra nd mo th er, ca rri es on a leg ac y of lo ve , la bo r, lau gh te r an d ho pe . S tor y B y: Ca rri e G ur ule ’
La Esperanza Vineyard And Winery
La Esperanza Vine yard And Winery
Conta cts: David: 505-259-952 3 Esperan za: 505-238 -6252 Address: 100 DeLaO Sherman, NM 88041 About 25 miles East from Si lver City