We were proud to present this year’s inaugural First Leaf award to Tom Aspitarte of Martha’s Vineyard of Skamania County for their exceptional first year efforts.
Martha’s Vineyard of Skamania County is a lovely two-acre site on a 20-acre farm along the Washougal River with 16 acres of ecological infrastructure including a beautiful riparian area and woodlands.
During his first year in the LIVE program, Tom asked many questions, engaged in the inspection process cheerfully, and submitted his report to healthily earn his certification in 2024.
He offered his site as an open inspection for his region’s winegrowers, including one Southwest Washington grower who also just got certified for the first time in 2024. He has offered to showcase this work at the region’s Savor tasting event and continues to promote it to his fellow growers.
Thank you Tom and team for your exemplary work.
Welcome to the LIVE Board, CJ McCollum!
Please welcome NBA and Oregon wine star CJ McCollum to the LIVE Board of Directors! CJ has a killer crossover, from the court to his family’s own sustainable Oregon wine brand. As the owner of McCollum Heritage 91, he sees the future of wine as being sustainably grown. “I want to create a legacy...
2025 LIVE Board of Directors Ballot
The 2025 ballot for your LIVE Board of Directors can be viewed here. Minutes from the 2024 LIVE Annual Meeting can be downloaded below. Here is the full biography for our one candidate for new election, CJ McCollum of Scruffy Vineyard: After attending Lehigh University for four years and earning a...