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Feature Article
Vine Hill Winery is producing a diverse family of wines with different brands, all under the direction of Sal Godinez.
The Six Bucks-an-Hour Gardener
Who Became a Top Dollar Pinot Wiz
Sal Godinez's success story as a winemaker is a textbook American tale of an immigrant working hard, talent winning out, and, oh yes, having a intuitive knack for making Pinot Noir.
by
Laura Ness
October 17, 2007
al Godinez is one of those great success stories which highlight how critically important a sensible immigration policy is to the viability of this country’s agricultural industry. Born in the small mountain town of Zamora outside of Michoacan, Mexico, Sal first came to California in 1980 as a teenager, to help his brother pick crops. He ended up in Lompoc, then a vast sea of flower fields interspersed with row crops that blanketed the fog-kissed hillsides all the way to the coast.
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