Retired Naval Officer MJ Daspit moved from San Diego, CA with husband Gary Greksouk to Ashland in 2004, where she began a second career as a writer. Daspit’s published works include the pictorial history ROGUE VALLEY WINE, co-authored with winemaker Eric Weisinger (Arcadia Publishing, 2011) and a historical novel, LUCY LIED (Fireship Press, 2014). 
In Search of Peter Britt’s Original Valley View Vineyard – by MJ Daspit
While compiling Rogue Valley Wine, a pictorial history of the local wine industry co-authored with Eric Weisinger (Arcadia Publishing, 2011), I became familiar with Jacksonville’s iconic pioneer photographer, horticulturalist and winemaker Peter Britt (1819-1905). Today his name is synonymous with the summer music festival held above First Street in Jacksonville. And with the growing reputation […]
