john le duc was an impressive businessman. his father and grandfather both died in their 50s from heart disease. and he had a little problem with his own ticker. and had, what was at the time very cutting-edge heart bypass surgery at the mayo clinic. so he wanted to give something back. so he created the foundation. the le duc foundation funds international cardiovascular and neurovascular research. when i was hired here my marching orders were to make great wine, take care of the property, take care of the brand, take care of the personnel and send a check back to the foundation. the money is substantial. it really allows significant amount of research to be performed. the ultimate goal is to treat newborns that are born with the most devastating type of congenital heart disease and improve their lives dramatically. the goal ultimately is that these children 20 years ago had absolutely no prognosis go on to live long fruitful lives. >> i didn't come here to be a do gooder. i came here because i knew i could make world class w

jean le duc was a pretty amazing businessman, built businesses in france, came to america and did the same thing. john surgery at the mayo clinic so he wanted to give something back. he created the leducq international fund neuro vascular research. they've finded funded to the tune of $200 million. when i first arrived here my marching orders were make great wine, take care of the property, take care of the wine and the personnel and send money back to the foundation. >> the money is substantial and it really allows a significant amount of research to be performed. >> the ultimate goal is to treat newborns that are born with the most devastating type of congenital heart disease and improve their lives dramatically. the goal is ultimately that these children that 20 years ago had absolutely no prognosis go on and live long, fruitful lives. >> i didn't come here to be a do-gooder. i came here because i knew i could make world class wine from this land. on top of all ha, to be owned by this foundation and return all of our profits back to support international cardiovascular research is just astounding.