LEAVE IT TO CHANCE

Like all great partnerships, ours started with a great origin story. One that started by chance in a vineyard and developed into a deep friendship formed from a mutual respect for the land.  

Steve Bruere and Alan Busacca met in 2016 during a chance introduction while collaborating on a large agricultural asset outside of Walla Walla. Alan was retained to evaluate the potential to convert a portion of the farm to wine grapes and Steve was engaged as the real estate broker to oversee the sale of the property. Immediately a strong friendship formed between Alan and Steve as they bonded through their love of land and fine wine. 

Alan, a West Coast native, has a rich understanding of the Pacific Northwest through his career as a soil scientist, geologist, researcher and teacher at Washington State University, and now viticultural consultant. As an Iowa farm boy and life-long entrepreneur, Steve has been deeply entrenched in agriculture, real estate, and business. Alan’s understanding of viticulture and soils coupled with Steve’s real estate, marketing, and business expertise create a dynamic partnership.

As Steve began to build his real estate business in the Pacific Northwest, Alan was pleased to feed his imagination with the potential of the region and share its amazing wines, culture, and vineyards. After showing Steve his vineyard located in the Columbia Gorge AVA near The Dalles, Oregon and detailing his vision for its development, Alan asked Steve to join him as a partner in Windhorse Vineyard.  Steve, with a knack for both farming and real estate immediately understood the opportunity and became Alan’s partner to see the vision of developing Windhorse into a world class vineyard.