Getting started

Hi, my name is Tracy and I work at Chateau Lorane Winery. The winery is located in the small town (this term is used loosely) of Lorane, Oregon. I have been employed at the winery since September 17, 2007. What I hope to do with this blog is to give people more information about Chateau Lorane and a glimpse into what life is like at a small family owned winery. Since I started at Chateau Lorane (CL) there are 3 of us employed full time by the winery. There is David, the winemaker, and Rob, the cellar master and me.

I have to say that I have been around the winery since it started in 1992. To make things even more complicated I am the daughter of the owners, Linde and Sharon. In this blog I may say more than I should, I am no stranger to "open mouth, insert foot". So far, this winery ride has had its ups and downs for me. There will be bumps in the road since I have no practical experience in this field. I try to see the positive in things as well as the humor.

In this blog I will give some of my background, which strangely is the back story of the winery. I will tell stories of my childhood and what it was like growing up with a wine fanatic father. I will try hard not to hurt anybody's feelings, but hey, take what I say with a grain of sand if you don't like it. I will talk about how I am turning the winery upside down (I'm sure my father regrets the day he asked me to come and help out for a few weeks)!

This is my starting place. I hope you enjoy and are entertained.

Tracy

PS David if you read this and found errors in grammar, I will correct them later.