Bergdorf’s Winery

What do Deborah and Dave Burgdorf have in common with Google’s Larry Page and Sergey Brin? They all have launched successful businesses from their garages. In the wine industry, the Garagiste refers to a European concept of making wine out of a garage. Garagistes produce “Vin de Garage” or “Garage Wines” which are limited production wines. The term initially had a negative connotation used to refer to small-lot rogue wineries that refused to follow the rules. Today this is a full-blown movement, making award-winning wine…

Photos by Amy Piper