Somewhere around 1830, a man named Elias Doty chose to farm a picturesque stretch of Michigan countryside that spanned 300 acres in both Highland and Rose Townships.

In 1973, Susan Briggs Fisher bought the property years after she married into the legendary Fisher Body family. Her father, Walter O. Briggs, was the largest automobile body manufacturer in the country. To Detroiters, he was even better known as the owner of the Tigers and Briggs Stadium.

In 1993, this idyllic farm became my home. Today, Hoffman Farms continues to maintain the farming and stabling traditions of its predecessors.

I like to believe that my wine embodies the spirit that has made the farm such a joy to its inhabitants for more than 175 years. I hope you do, too.