Established in 2000

After a long search for finding just the right home for our family, Dead Fred was purchased in 1999.  The vineyard was planted in 2001, and after 6 years of building and planning our roots were established, we moved onto the property on our son's birthday. We are committed to our community, from working with the local school's and raising our children to be the best versions of themselves possible.  We are committed to being good stewards of the land, and work to deliver the highest quality of fruit using thee best environmental practice and new technologies.  We are committed to being a part of the world we would like to see around us.

The Owners

DAVID GOLDMAN
​STRATEGIST

David is an early pioneer in what was once called multimedia production, developing tools and techniques for delivering complex information to a variety of audiences.

From 1984 to 1989, David was a founder and CTO for Animatrix, a multimedia company.  He has designed and engineered many substantive CD-ROM based multimedia products for companies such as Apple Computer and Domino’s Pizza.  He has also developed many interactive demonstrations and training materials. 

David joined with Barry and Tracy Schuler to found Medior in 1989.  Together, they shared a vision of a revolution in media communications that would take place during the 1990s. In 1995, Medior was acquired by America Online and David became an integral part of the technology team charged with online media creation and deployment. He also was engaged in evaluating potential technologies and products for the AOL platform.
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David currently lives in Napa, California with his wife and two children. He is one of the founding families of Blue Oak School, the first non-denominational independent school in Napa. David holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from U.C. Davis. 

LISA CORT
MANAGING SENIOR PARTNER

Lisa is a mother, organizer, planner and reformed and retired high tech marketing and interactive media executive.  She holds a BS in Journalism from The Ohio University.

Lisa was the co-founder and the Founding Board Chair for the first and only K-8 non-denominational progressive independent school in Napa, Blue Oak School. Lisa volunteers and focuses her efforts on women’s choice for reproductive health, education, voter equity and the environment.

She lives on their beautiful vineyard with her smart, gear-head husband David, their "barkie" dog Bodie, June Bug the cuddliest cat, and 7 chickens (the 8th departed early in her life as hawk fodder).

Lisa has 2 adult children who are her favorite people; one is a creative writer who lives in Winter Park, FL & the other a theater & dance artist who resides in Brooklyn, NY.

Lisa hails from Cleveland, OH and journeyed to Napa by way of Tempe, AZ; Athens, OH; Boston, MA; San Francisco, and Half Moon Bay, CA.

This is our little family or at least the human components. From left to right: David Goldman, Lisa Cort, Lily Cort Goldman, Gage Cort Goldman.

Here are the non human components of our family; Bodie the dog and Junebug the cat.
These two loyal companions provide our home with furry warmth every day of the year.