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Jim Anderson
In 1994 Myron Redford, owner of Amity Vineyards, convinced Jim Anderson to come out and work harvest. For free. Thus began the little adventure into the world of wineries.
From a background of growing up in a fishing village on the coast of south-central Maine and lobstering as a teenager, Jim moved to Oregon after a year of going to the U of O to run on the streets on which Steve Prefontaine ran. There was a 3 years stint at Bowdoin College in there as well but short of a diploma from the upscale New England college there is not a lot to be said about that period of time. He went through the “Save the World” phase with OSPIRG and the “Save the Whales” phase with Greenpeace although upon finding that few to no whales actually live in Manhattan he ditched New York, did the “Jobless in Seattle” thing and moved back down to Portland.
Jim and Patty met after he was summarily fired from his job as the CFO at a recycling company in Portland. A short note on the firing: Fired after he had disclosed the “odd bookkeeping habits” of one of the partners to the other two, unfortunately, minority partners. All hell broke loose that day so it was not like he was fired for being a jackass which he is anyway.
After surviving the rigorous interview process he landed the job as the “only other employee” at Torii Mor. Within five years he knew a little something about how to make and sell wine. The accountant still wonders if he really knows anything about the books or if he just makes it all up as he goes along.
Actually Jim does know his share of stuff and the two partners work as a team in all aspects of the winery. One of the true strengths of Patricia Green Cellars is that Patty and Jim get along, understand each other, listen to each other and respect one another’s viewpoints and opinions about wine and the business they are in together. Being taller and stronger Jim gets to lift the heavy stuff and gives Patty the “tsk, tsk” look when she tries to muscle up during harvest and do things that do not involve thinking about what we are doing with the wines.
All this being said he is certainly one of the two people that make the operation run in all aspects. |
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