GENEVA – It all started with one trip to Napa Valley to celebrate.

Five years ago, Patrick and Robbin Pipp of Geneva went to celebrate not just Patrick Pipp's 50th birthday, but also the couple's 25th anniversary.

After visiting and falling in love with Napa Valley, California – particularly the wineries and vineyards – they continued to go back. Eventually, the couple thought of a way they could do more with wine.

Before they knew it, Bright Angel Wines was born. On Sept. 15, their wine was available for purchase.

"We've had so much support from the local community and are just really proud of what this has grown into," Patrick Pipp said. "Twenty-two years ago, when we moved here, we were the only house on our street, so we've had great relationships with the community before this."

"We had always loved wine, attending tastings and things," Robbin Pipp said. "But going to Napa together to celebrate, everything that we did really sparked our wanting to go into a business to further our love for it."

In terms of the how the business works, the Pipps did research and found a "custom crush" facility. Such a facility works to help others with the wine production process.

The Pipps found the Wine Foundry in Napa Valley.

"The reason we selected the Wine Foundry is because they have great relationships with some of best farmers in California," Patrick Pipp said. "We felt like – if we wanted to make wine – we wanted to make really good wine. And really good wine starts with really good grapes. So, we wanted to work with someone who works with farmers that harvest really good grapes. That was the Wine Foundry."

Once they select grapes, the wine is stored to age, and is eventually blended. Patrick Pipp said the wine can take up to four hours to blend, but once they get the wine they like, it is bottled and eventually stored – or shipped to Geneva.

Currently there are two wines available for purchase – the 2013 Santa Rita Hills Chardonnay and 2013 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon – both of which the Pipps market through their brightangelwines.com website and through business events and home parties at their Geneva house. As of last week, SavWay Fine Wines and Spirits in Geneva started carrying its first bottles of Bright Angel wines.

The two Bright Angel wines currently available for purchase each have particular tastes, but Patrick Pipp said he feels that both really stretch to cover a wide palette, noting that a wide range of people will enjoy the wines.

The company's name, Bright Angel Wines, comes from the Grand Canyon's Bright Angel Trail, which the Pipp family has hiked, calling it their favorite family vacation.

Patrick Pipp also said he felt the name resonated with people, as the words "bright" and "angel" have positive meanings. Speaking of words, Patrick Pipp said the business prides itself not only on having "the best of the best" when it comes to choosing grapes for wines, but also the company motto.

"Our motto is, 'Be Inspired. Celebrate Success.'" Patrick Pipp said. "Throughout our lives, we have been inspired by people around us that have helped us or our family, and so we wanted our wine to kind of be celebrations of those things. We felt we produced a good, quality wine that people would enjoy when they are celebrating those successes."

Each Bright Angel wine label incorporates a map of the Bright Angel Trail and has an inspirational message on it, which the couple felt was a unique trait that most wines do not have. For their future wines, they have found that interaction through social media and events has been positive, so customers will be able to submit inspirational messages for future wine bottles.

There's a lot that goes into the business behind the scenes for Patrick and Robbin Pipp, but the two could not be more excited to continue taking visits to make wine and to grow their business.