Bjornson Vineyard

the idea for bjornson vineyard was conceived in the 1980’s when pattie met mark at the university of minnesota – carlson school of management. pattie asked, “what do you want to be doing in 20 years?” mark contemplated a moment before answering, “long-term, i want to live in the country, plant an orchard and garden, and raise a big family.” pattie was shocked. most people in business school during the 1980’s had long-term goals of running a fortune-500 company, not running a family farm. she responded with humor, “wow! look me up when you want to get married.” the dream of an orchard evolved into a vineyard after the pair stayed at several small wineries on a month-long tandem bicycle trip through europe in 1993. by this time, they had developed an interest in wine, and since loved the beauty of oregon, which became the natural target for their land search. the passion for pinot noir began in 1989 when pattie & mark purchased wine for their wedding. upon asking the wine steward how m