While much of the California wine business pulls vines and trims payroll, Brassfield Estate Winery has spent the downturn buying land and hiring salespeople, betting on an estate model almost nobody else still runs.
Jonathan Walters, winemaker and vineyard manager at Brassfield Estate Winery in Lake County. (Courtesy Brassfield Estate Winery)
While much of the California wine business pulls vines and trims payroll, Brassfield Estate Winery has spent the downturn buying land and hiring salespeople, betting on an estate model almost nobody else still runs.