Jim’s life certainly could have been made into a movie and if so, I was his foil in the sequel. With partner Bill Foss, Jim created Grand Vin – one of the great companies in the nascent Colorado fine wine business, which thrives today under the auspices of RNDC. Fortunately, Jim and I met and shared many of the same ideas and ideals. VinMarket Selections gestated over his kitchen table and was born in April 2013.