Two Decades Earlier

Just two decades earlier, the estate was home to several acres of olive trees. Following the end of World War II, the United States began importing foreign commodities such as olive oil from Italy; effectively taking a toll on the business of harvesting olives. Over the years Fallbrook cultivated avocado trees until a water shortage seemed inevitable and a more drought friendly crop was needed. Grape vines were planted a few short years later and the winemaking began!