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When the vineyard was first started, it became evident that attracting workers might be a problem. Potter Valley is miles north of Napa and Sonoma counties, and therefore later maturing. By the time we were ready to harvest, many pickers had gone south for the winter. So, in order to attract workers, Guinness developed other enterprises that provided more year-round work. As a result, we make garlic braids in the summer, bay leaf wreaths in the winter, and herbs and wild rice in the spring. It worked out so well that our team’s average tenure on the farm is around twenty five years.