You’ve invested your life in building a vineyard, winery, or other agricultural enterprise, producing a high-quality product with a topnotch reputation. For some, the business can be left to children to continue the family legacy. But what if you don’t have children interested in the family farm or winery? Bob and Cathy Betz were in that very dilemma several years ago. Betz, who just finished his thirty-eighth grape harvest in Washington State, admits that some of the physical demands of being a winemaker, like doing punch downs, dragging hoses and moving barrels, are getting harder. After Betz and his wife, […]
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