Doug Robinson
Favorite Wine: Besos (great with red meat, he’s a carnivore at heart)
Favorite wine region (other than Ramona): Santa Ynez
Favorite Pets: our dogs Rosie, Lucy and Mikey
Other Activities: Car racing-formerly raced motorcycles, off-road vehicles and rally
Won the 1983 Baja 1000 class 3 in our Jeep CJ7
Won SCCA ProRally Group 2 Championship 2001
Favorite job other than the Winery: running the Rally program for SCCA-got paid to go to the races
Sue Robinson
President of the Ramona Valley Vineyard Association
Favorite Wine: First Note (great icy cold in the summer)
Favorite wine region (other than Ramona): Santa Barbara county
Favorite pets: beside the dogs and cats, my horses-William and Toots
Other activities: endurance riding, carriage driving-finished the Tevis Cup 100 mile ride twice-presently on the Tevis Cup Committee acting as ride steward-1988 won the 1000 mile horse competition-fastest time and best conditioned horse.
Favorite job other than the Winery: working as a Veterinary technician
Married to Doug for 34 years and counting
As a couple we have built a house on 40 acres in Colorado mountain and worked for a rafting company, and a ski area.
Worked for Sports Car Club of America running the Rally Department in Topeka, KS. Owned a vineyard/winery and hotel in the Valle de Guadalupe. Raced together off-road and rally.