Adam studied business at the Pamplin School of Business at the University of Portland. After school he worked for Cambia Health Solutions based in Portland, Oregon. When starting a family, he moved to the East side of the cascade mountains and settled in the Tri Cities. He learned about winemaking while working at Wine Boss custom crush facility based in Richland, WA. A few years later he moved to Wyckoff Farms/Coventry Vale Winery where he is now President of Coventry Vale Winery. In 2024 6 Mile Canyon Vineyards was formed and undertook it's first planting just West of Boardman, Oregon.