I was driving around in the rain the other day, yes, I do that, and yes, it does rain on occasion in the Willamette Valley. Stopped at Bryce - and learned a few things. Marcia Bagnall is the owner/winemaker. She makes her wine at the Winemaker's Studio in Carlton, but with all her own grapes - her house is surrounded by them. I was there because I am idiot.
The next day she was having an open house and a tasting. I got the day wrong. She could not have been more gracious. Invited me in and popped a bottle of her 2007 pinot noir (the only wine she makes). We sat and talked a while in her Craftsman style living room. I got the Mission chair and ottoman. She makes an excellent wine, drinkable now, but has aging potential. Unfortunately, she only makes a few hundred cases.
I sort of met her husband, too. Turns out he, Bryce, was the winemaker originally. He died a few years ago of ALS. He has a nice little area in the vineyard where he is buried. There were flowers on his grave.
She told me the ins and outs of how one may be buried on private property in Oregon.
A special serendipitous afternoon.