"In the early 2000s, founding pastor Monsignor John Sandersfeld asked parishioners to plant vines on the church grounds. Parishioner Vince Cortese donated the plants, which were provided by the Mirassou family, one of California’s founding wine families, who established their first winery in the Evergreen area of San José."

- Living Vines| Valley Catholic article by Marissa Nichols