Because Faustin had no prior knowledge of the wine business and the exclusive club that it was, he sought to create a business that was like no other—one that abided by no rules and didn’t compare to anything else. “I decided, you know what? I’m not going to try to fit in. I’ll just go ahead and take this and make it my own,” he said in Forbes last year. At “The Crick,” the name Faustin has given Abbey Creek Vineyards, you’ll find all the usual suspects popularly grown west of Portland in the Northern Plains. You got your Chardonnays, your Pinot Gris, and of course, the sought-after Pinot
118
Made with FlippingBook Digital Publishing Software