S A V O R T H E W I N E S
COOMBER FAMILY RANCH
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The Coomber family loves animals . They also love wine .
In 2009 they started out making small batches of wine for thier own enjoyment at Terravant , a fantastic winemaking facility in Buellton , California ( a city made famous by the wine movie SIDEWAYS ). Other wellknown Santa Ynez Valley winemakers producing at Terravant are The Hitching Post Winery , Alma Rosa , Ken Brown and Summerland , When in that area Terravant ’ s great restaurant and tasting room , Avant , provides the best opportunity in The Valley to taste wines from multiple wineries as its Wine Wall has 52 different Valley wines available to try , including their wines .
Fortunately , their wines have been wellreceived and various friends ( and restaurant owners ) suggested that they make them available to the public . In fact , Bertrand Hug , owner of Mille Fleurs ( a top 100 restaurant ) and Bertrand at Mr . A ’ s told them that he would like to sell Coomber ' s wines in his restaurants .
In 2009 , for what seemed like months , they sat at the dining room table designing labels while sampling their wines . Where does one start ?
As they sat there going over ideas Murphy , their black lab , insisted on sitting under their feet while Maggie , their skateboardriding bulldog , sat there looking up at them with a tennis ball in her mouth , imploring someone to throw the ball for her . Naturally , their three black and white cats , Cherry , Angel and Lucky , sat close to them . The decision for the subject of their labels could not have been more clear . In one sense they have made their pets immortal .
More than four years since they started making wines they are now taking their wines to market .
They have decided to use their wine sales to support animal welfare organizations . Coomber donates at least 5 % of all revenues generated ( not just of profits ) to animal welfare organizations .
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