New member of the BBV team

If you've been to the winery, you probably are familiar with a few faces. Depending on whether you come during the week, you may know Ann or Ronna. If you're a weekend frequent flyer, Cindy, Sherry or Pam may be serving you. And of course, one or more of us owners - Kathleen, Richard, Sarah or Scott - is usually hanging around too.

One member of the team you may not have met, and our newest BBV team member, is Forky.

Formally known as The Green Machine, Forky comes to us by way of Albuquerque, N.M. He can be touchy and a little testy at times, but always gets the job done. He has no trouble lifting heavy loads, can move forwards or backwards without much effort - depending on what the job calls for. And is proficient at the side to side motion too. Have you guessed our new team member is a forklift?

I would never have thought what a huge difference a forklift can make in a winery business. As we've grown, we have found out what a vital piece of equipment Forky is to us. From moving full tanks of wine, to racks of barrels to stacked pallets of cased wine, our business (and our backs) would be in worse shape without the help of Forky.