Devin Ruddick

In 1970, San Francisco firefighter Cecil De Loach, and his wife
Christine, purchased the prized Barbieri Ranch in Russian River
Valley’s coveted Olivet Road district. Both came armed with
advanced degrees in anthropology but no background in farming or
grape growing. That said, they had long dreamt of finding land
their family could own and work together. For his part, Louis
Barbieri, whose father Itilo planted the vineyard in 1905, was
gratified to pass the vineyard on to a family committed to
honoring its past, and stewarding its future.