Tularosa Vineyards celebrates founder’s 89th birthday

Tularosa Vineyards celebrates founder’s 89th birthday

Danette Lale believes that it was fate that brought her and David Whickham together. The real estate investor from Issaquah, Washington, was looking for a new venture. Whickham, retired from the Air Force and from Civil Service, was looking to retire from wine making. So, Lale bought Whickham’s Tularosa Vineyards and, under his tutelage, has spent the last three years learning the wine business, from vines to competitions.