“Michael [De Loach] and I met about five years ago,” recalls Lori Eccles, whose family owns Sun Devil Liquors in Mesa. “He was in Arizona kicking off his new winery, Hook & Ladder, and my sales rep from the beverage company called me to make an appointment to try some ‘new wines from the De Loach family.’ Why not?” They met, they quaffed, they flirted — and, this June, they will be they married amidst the vines of Hook & Ladder in viticulturally famed Sonoma County. Michael, whose dad founded DeLoach Vineyards, missed the first wine tasting they had discussed. But, “Michael made it to the tasting the next month, and we went to dinner and just had this awesome connection,” Eccles says, “and we have been together ever since.” The oenophilic honeymooners joyously suggest some wine blends to celebrate the nuptials. Please uncork responsibly.
