Joan, born in Friendship, Wisc., and raised on the family’s dairy farm, was one of eight children — Bernie (deceased), Helen (deceased), Larry (deceased), Muriel, Joyce, Joe and Janet. In 1954, Joan married her first husband, Marvin Marti, and had three children, Kevin, Brian and Sherri. In 1968, they divorced; after staying home with her children for years, she began a career in real estate. The Arabian horses are still there, while Jake Price’s Tennessee Walking horses are brought in for horseback wine tours. Aron Hess {1967–2013}Winemaker and wine industry consultant Aron Hess died Jan. 15 at the age of 45.