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Article: Susie Maddux. (tasting room manager for Quivira Vineyards)
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- Wines & Vines
- Article date:
- December 1, 1994
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Susie Maddux spent 17 years in the fast lane. She spent 50 miles a day on Los Angeles freeways, commuting from her home in Santa Monica to work in television production, including script supervisor for shows featuring the likes of Dolly Parton, Frank Sinatra and Andy Williams.
Now, as tasting room manager for Quivira Vineyards in the Dry Creek Valley of Sonoma County in California, she drives four miles a day through the vineyards. "I am very aware of how lucky I am," she said.
When she first interviewed with Quivira, owners Henry and Holly Wendt thought the winery might be a little dull. Maddux worked part-time for 4 1/2 years, before going on full-time as ...