Jim Sullivan
Rue Ziegler, cultural anthropologist and RDS board member, conducted this interview with Jim Sullivan on March 25th, 2003. The excerpts below cover the period from 1962 to the present day.
Jim was a successful graphic designer in Los Angeles before getting into winemaking. The first wine the Sullivans made was from the overbearing peach trees in their backyard. After reading everything he could find on the subject Jim started searching for the perfect place to grow Cabernet Sauvignon, a serious grape, and he eventually landed in Rutherford circa 1978.