The story of how Bokisch Vineyards began sounds a little like something you’d hear while watching an episode of House Hunters: Markus Bokisch, who spent his childhood summers visiting his rice-farming Catalan family in La Ràpita, Spain, meets California native Liz while they’re attending UC Davis.
The newlyweds travel to Spain in 1992, living out of a 1967 Volkswagen bus in the Cava-producing town of Sant Sadurní d’Anoia while Markus chased his winemaking dream and Liz taught English.
But in this episode, the couple brings their love of Spain back to the U.S., buying land in Lodi’s Clements Hills AVA in 1995 and becoming California pioneers for Spanish varietals…