We know how to make an entrance! Our winery and it’s collection of rare bikes made it’s debut to crowds of over 56,000 at the International Motorcycle Show in Long Beach. As most of you may know, Moto Doffo is Marcelo Doffo’s personal collection of close to 200 unique motorcycles. Many of these beautiful bikes have never left their home at Doffo Winery, but they made the special trip from Temecula to Long Beach to be featured in the IMS show’s Vintage Gallery. We took this opportunity to not only display the bikes, but to share with attendees the history of Doffo Winery and Moto Doffo.
Over the course of the weekend hundreds of attendees, both young and old, stopped to enjoy our beautiful collection. Some of the bikes on display were rare pieces including the 1967 Italjet Sidecar Racer 50cc and the 1959 Ducati 175 Formula 3.
As luck would have it, the Moto Doffo Collection was on display right next to the Ducati exhibit, giving on lookers a chance to see the evolution of these incredible machines.
Marcelo, Damian and Samantha Doffo were all in attendance to help inform people about the bikes, and also invite them to visit Doffo Winery to see the rest of the collection.
This event was also an opportunity for us to meet a variety of people in the industry who share our love of these incredible machines. We were fortunate enough to meet the CEO of Ducati, Jason Chinnock! It was an honor to talk with him and show him our collection.
Overall, the show was a great success and the Moto Doffo Collection was well received. One of the highlights of the show, was having an article published in the Los Angeles Times about our attendance. Writer Charles Fleming did an incredible job on his coverage of the winery and our collection with his piece, Motorcycles and Merlot Mix at Long Beach Bike Show.
We had a fantastic time at the show and we hope to be invited back next year, to share our collection with a whole new crowd. Ciao!
