The LDT tale begins in Lake Tahoe with two friends, passionate about chasing down good wine, deep powder, and occasionally trouble.

After one particularly epic blower day, Christopher Stiffler and McIntosh Forrence settled down for a little après that transitioned into a big evening with more beverages. With stoke still high from the day's adventure, they stayed up late to ponder the meaning of life and the future. Fortune favors the bold and they weren't getting any younger. They agreed to follow their shared passion and that it was time to carve out their spot in the wine world.

That late night conversation turned into daytime discussions and serious strategic planning. Stiffler and Forrence determined it was time to leave their beloved Tahoe powder and, in 2014, LDT Wine Co. made their first vintage in the Willamette Valley.

Alas, the two hour drive to Meadows from the Valley was unbearable. In 2016 they jumped at the chance to move to the Columbia River Gorge, finally able to combine their passions for wine and skiing and feel that ol' familiar stoke a bit more often.

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