| Whyte
Horse Winery came to existence when a dream and a passion
came |
| together. The dream was
to care for a vineyard; the passion was borne from |
| thirty years of collecting fine
wines. |
|
In 2002, we were looking for a piece of land that had either
a stream or pond and woods. We were interested in having something
that our family could enjoy. On the way to dinner one evening
we noticed a property that was for sale by owner. We called on
the property and made an appointment to see it the next day.
We were told that it already had a full-price offer. We made
a backup offer and were told it would probably be of no avail.
The next day we received a call during church that the owner
of the property wanted to speak with us. When we called the owner
back, she asked “Will you take the horse”? We had
seen the horse the day before in the pasture. When questioned
what she meant, she replied that she had a 25-year-old white
mare that she couldn’t take with her. The people with the
existing offer did not want the horse but if we would take the
horse with the property we could have it all. Our prayers were
answered, we gladly took Molly and the deal and our journey began.
Molly became an important part of our grandchildren’s
lives and we all loved being at the farm. Three years later after
church we headed to the farm. I teach a Sunday school class and
had been teaching on Bruce Wilkinson’s book, "The
Secret of the Vine." As we sat on the deck and looked out
at our rolling pasture, I told Connie that I wanted to plant
a vineyard. I wanted to care for the vines and for the fruit.
It was only natural to take the interest in the vineyard and
our passion for fine wine collecting to the next level so we
started looking for a site for the winery.
We approached my brother Don Pampel and his wife Denise concerning
be a part of the project. Don, Denise, Connie and I were all
farm kids, so it has felt like we were all returning to our roots.
When we were searching for the name of the winery, Connie came
up with the name Whyte Horse for Molly — who was the reason
we were able to buy the property. The land is located in White
County in Indiana, so we wanted a different spelling that was
more Old World, since that is also the style of wine we enjoy
most.
Hence Whyte Horse was born.
Larry & Connie
Pampel
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