Claire and Ed Kruger, the owners and proprietors of Sunshine Mountain, are passionate about two things: wine and family (not necessarily in that order).

Over the years, various business trips took them to various regions of Italy, where they experienced firsthand the traditional practice of an extended family growing their own food on a sustainable, self-sufficient estate.

Of course, wine was a big part of things, and the spectacle of the yearly grape harvest was an event that the Krugers found especially magnetic and endearing.