A new family-owned wine company, 71 Painted Wines, launched in the Spicewood area this October. The company was started by the Dunten and Taliaferro families with the goal of combining wine, art and philanthropy.
In 2000, co-owner Jared Dunten spent over a month in an intensive care unit due to a spinal cord injury he suffered on a camping trip in Big Bend National Park. Unable to move from the neck down, he started using his mouth to paint.
Dunten’s artwork can be admired on the company’s four wine selections: a cabernet sauvignon, a red wine blend, a chardonnay and a sparkling white, each featuring its own painting and story.
It has been roughly a year since the families first crafted the idea behind 71 Painted Wines, according to Jared's wife and co-owner Kim Dunten. Last year, Justin Taliaferro and his wife commissioned a painting from Jared, and it served as the initial inspiration behind the company.
