The Luck that Led to Paradise: Marijke’s and My Charmed Path to Paradise Ridge Winery

A Sonoma Wine Country love story brought Marijke and Dr. Walter Byck to the splendid, hillside Paradise Ridge Winery in Santa Rosa. The Bycks were looking for a small outdoor space, perhaps with a pond, for their five active childen when they discovered a former sheep farm near the historic Fountaingrove Ranch. This book, in Dr. Byck's words, recounts how they made Paradise Ranch a world-class winery, a spectacular outdoors-art venue, a favorite wedding location, a prime spot for community nonprofits to engage with the community and a prized place for friends to meet and drink in the many splendors. Paradside Ridge Winery is truly the Bycks' gift to Sonoma County and the world.