Our family had a fabulous time at the 25th reunion. It was a great turn out. Summer flew by faster than ever. Had the chance to get in a bike ride with Mr. Vickery (see pic) while he was visiting Napa. Harvest is ramping up with Zinfandel coming in tomorrow (9/19). Finding harvest interns is […]
Blog Archives
1982
MIKE VOEVODSKY reporting in for the class, has the following update. TOM SAIDY; still in DC, Saids says his girls are now in high school and dealing with all those joys. A new lab puppy is soon to join the family; labrador of course. Tom, put your good shoes out of reach. MARIAN “MUFFET” HUNTINGTON […]
Peter Hartnack ’00
I have just begun my first year as Principal of River School in Napa. If you are up in Wine Country, stop by to say hello! Peter Hartnack CdeP 2000
Jennifer Utman Sommer ’90
So much going on with life here in Pacific Palisades. Having spent nearly a couple of decades with Food & Wine magazine, I recently transitioned into my second career as a granola baker with my line of Sommer House granola. Nationwide distribution and lots of buzz have kept me busy on the work front while […]
Katie Ballou Calhoun ’83
I will soon raise a glass to 15 years at Calhoun & Company Communications — a PR, marketing and digital media agency for the wine and spirits industry. While my kids are old enough to mix cocktails with, they have chosen their own careers. Natalie is the Environmental Manager of King’s Canyon and Sequoia National […]
Sandy Walker ’48
Continuing architecture for my sixth year at a rather slow pace. Still see Sam Wright, Peter Dunne, and Elliot Hayne. Kay and I share four of my grandchildren. One doctor, one film maker, one Fulbright scholar in Turkey, and one making very good Keenan wine, while in Brooklyn I have two high school boys and their mom […]
Dave Marsten ’62
Dave Marsten reports, “Big news here is we had to pull out our old Zinfandel vineyard as the drought had blighted the grapes…..so we are replanting…..and this time we will try a Bordeaux blend (Cabernet Sauvignon with some other blends). So it will be a long, expensive haul to bring this up to fruition…..at least […]
Newlin Hastings ’70
Newlin, with wife Liz, continues to live in Paso Robles, farm wine grapes and work in a real estate partnership with Bryan Beckham CdeP 1974. Without a doubt, we are one of the greatest classes in Thacher history. Just ask any of us and we will modestly tell you our story. Newlin Hastings CdeP 1970
Justin Stephens ’94
2016 Harvest is well underway and looks to be the 4th in a row of great quality across the board in both Napa Valley and Sonoma. We’ve processed roughly 170 tons for ourselves and clients as of 9/26/16 and anticipate another 190 or so before the conclusion of harvest. Almost all of the remaining grapes […]
Drew Horton ’82
My wife Sherryl and I had a great honeymoon year with me working for Iowa State University’s Midwest Grape & Wine Industry Institute, but just recently I have started my newest position as Enology Specialist at the University of Minnesota’s Horticulture Research Center in Excelsior, MN. I will be “micro-vinifying” tiny batches of newly developed […]