History
Dave has had a very diverse career. As a youth Dave was always
entrepreneurial, having many self employed businesses. After
graduation as a Mechanical Engineer he started a diverse corporate
career. Where he learned a great deal about manufacturing and
developed an excellent business background.
After 15 years in the corporate world, he decided to pursue an
entrepreneurial calling. With his love for the outdoors and
plants, he purchased a small garden center and landscape business with
great potential. He and his wife, Linda, worked hard in
developing and expanding the business. After they had developed
the business into a fairly substantial business that could run on its
own and their children had all moved on to their own careers, they
decided to sell the business and move on to a new career.
With Dave’s love for agriculture, his desire for manufacturing and a
true interest in wine, he and his wife started Coastal Vineyards in
2004. They found a 14 acre plot of land that had been farmed with
corn and they started to prepare the soil in 2004. In 2005 they
planted 4200 vines and planted another 4800 vines in 2006, while also
developing the infrastructure of the vineyards. In 2007 Dave
started to assemble the winery and by late 2008 they have a full
functioning winery.
In 2008 they produced a small quantity of wine from their first small
crop of grapes. This allowed them to fine tune the commercial process.
In the fall of 2008 they harvested seven tons of grapes for their first
commercial production run. They bottled this wine in the summer of
2009.