Terra Blanca

Keith and ReNae Pilgrim started Terra Blanca Winery and Estate Vineyard in 1992 with the purchase of 300 acres on an arid, treeless slope called Red Mountain.   Keith, a University of California, Davis-trained geologist and student of viticulture and oenology, set about clearing the land by hand, drilling wells and planting vines. ReNae, who studied accountancy, would make the long trek from the their home in Redmond, Washington each weekend to battle the wind, heat and snakes and learn to fit irrigation pipes.

Together, they figured out how to grow grapes, make & sell wine and stay married.