Inwood Estates – Florence

It has been a very long road from the beginning to the release of these one-of-a-kind wines.  Dan Gatlin grew up in the retail beverage trade as his family were the owners & operators of the Hasty chain of wine, spirits and convenience stores in Dallas, Texas.  His father, Vernon Gatlin, had worked his way up from Depression Era beginnings after Prohibition.  After service in WWII, Vernon Gatlin returned to Dallas and established himself as an astute businessman building the A&A Company to 28 stores, and later, Hasty to 15 convenience and 11 wine & spirits stores under his ownership.  Vernon Gatlin died in 1981 and his wife, Virginia, passed away in 1988.