We all have moments when the path forward becomes clear.  For Jeff, a Midwest native working a corporate job, that moment came in 2020 when the world shifted and the possibility to join harvest emerged.

 

What started as a singular adventure became something more.  Jeff discovered he had an intuitive understanding of the craft and a fascination for what cool climates and coastal breezes can create.  

 

After that first vintage, he was called to learn more.  And Fates’ Lieutenant was born of this curiosity.  

  

Jeff splits his time between his home in Michigan and Santa Barbara County, where he sources exceptional organically and biodynamically farmed grapes from coastal vineyards.  

 

The idea that fate may be guiding this journey is a possibility he considers.