The MotoBarrel Room at Doffo Winery has quickly grown into one of the premier riding destinations in Southern California. With its unique blend of vintage motorcycles from the MotoDoffo Collection and aging barrels of delicious Doffo wines, this space is never more alive than when a special event brings together people from different worlds for a common cause.
This was the case when we hosted the Women Wheels Wine event at the end of March. Hundreds of riders and supporters from all over Southern California gathered to raise money for Motorcycle Missions, a non-profit that aims to provide help and healing to veterans and first responders.
The event also gave some women the opportunity to try their hands at welding and pinstriping, thanks to supporters Jessi Combs and Theresa Contreras. This dynamic duo’s organization, the Real Deal, aims to remove the stigma surrounding skilled trades and to encourage and empower women who are interested in learning a trade.
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The Women Wheels Wine event served as the kick-off of a very special bike build project that Motorcycle Missions had put together. This project involves a group of female veterans organized by another local non-profit called Veteran Sisters, and the group will be restoring and customizing a vintage Honda motorcycle under the guidance of Marcelo Doffo and his daughters Brigitte and Samantha.
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The group will be meeting at Marcelo’s workshop near the winery over the next several months to transform the 1972 Honda CL350 Scrambler into a one-of-a-kind machine. The motorcycle is slated to make its public debut at the 2019 Long Beach Motorcycle Show.