I'm Levy Dalton and this is all drink to that where we get behind the scenes of the wine business. Oh, So I'm here with Mike Kalini of Stony Hill Vineyards in Sonoma.

Hello, sir, how are you?

Very well, thank you. And when did you start at Stony Hill? Well, pretty much about 1972. Oh, wow, so you got a few vintages under the belt. Actually, it'll be 40 years this year.

Wow, 40 years.

Yes, of winemaking.

I was there for one year as a vendor manager, the first year.

How many other people around Sonoma or Napa have been in one winery for 40 years.

I think a few and far between.

I was talking to Bill Sorensen.

He's up at Burgess, and I think he and I are pretty much tied.

I don't know anyone else.

And so how did you get to start there? You were working at Sterling before Stony Hill?

That's correct. I made some wine at my grandfather's cellar back in

Sonoma actually back in 1969 with some buddies and somehow I ended up

being hired by Rick Foreman and Peter Newton at Sterling back in 1970.

Oh because that's where Rick Foreman used to work. That's correct.

What for Peter Newton? Yes, that's right. He was pretty much the founding winemaker there

And Rickett actually worked at Stoney Hill during it did an internship I think in 1968 okay so he knew Mr. McCray I call him Fred now

Fred actually is a founder of Stony Hill Vineyard and he's he actually told me to call him Fred

So I will use his name as friend and he founded it back in the 50s

Actually yeah they bought it in the 40s in the first visor plant in 1947

Amazing yeah but anyway I worked with Rick first visor plan in 1947. Amazing.

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