Tasting Wines

The People Producing great wines from Stolpman Vineyards is truly a team effort. The family started growing grapes for other wineries over thirty years ago and first produced their own vintage in 2009. The business was founded by Tom and Marilyn Stolpman and is currently run by their son and his wife, Pete and Jessica….

The People Pursuit is one of the labels under the New Frontier Wine Company’s innovative portfolio. The New Frontier Wine Company was created by Alejandro Bulgheroni, an Argentinean-Italian vintner, entrepreneur, and humanitarian. He is the president of several companies that own farms, hotels, restaurants, resorts, and wineries all over the world. Mr. Bulgheroni is widely…

The People The Pellegrini family immigrated from Tuscany to Santa Rosa in 1915 and began making wine with grapes from Sonoma. They survived prohibition by shipping grapes throughout the United States for home winemaking. Upon the repeal of Prohibition in 1933, they were issued Winegrower License No.4. The family has been at this for a…

The People This is the second wine we have featured from the Aquilini family. Last year we introduced the family’s sauvignon blanc and we are thrilled to bring you another stunner. The owner, Luigi Aquilini came to North America in 1956 from a small farm in Northern Italy seeking a new future. Over the next…

The People Founder and CEO Donae Burston created La Fête because there “wasn’t a rosé brand that spoke to diverse audiences. When you thought about rosé, you didn’t think of Black, Brown, or Asian people drinking it, or, at the time, see brands promoting multicultural people or men drinking their wine. It was not reflective…

The People The family behind J. Cage cellars are Austin natives! Roger & Donna Beery were drawn to northern Sonoma County for different reasons. Their son, Conch, studied winemaking and settled there to hone his skills. Daughter, Whitney came to build a career in wine hospitality. Together, the family is chasing their “Wine-Stained Dream” of…

The People Craig Stoller and his wife Nancy are the proprietors of Sextant Wines. Craig’s family started in the vine rootstock business in 1977. Not content to just sell vines, Craig found his real interest was in growing grapes and from there gradually moved from selling his grapes to making wine. He says, “I absolutely…

The People Making great wine is a religious experience. The best teams have a deep, heart-felt affinity for the land and a reverence for the vines that they worship. Gianfranco Farimbella and Joshua Maloney understand the soil, sun, wind, and rain and share a passion for crafting great wine.  Vineyard manager, Gianfranco, grew up in…

The People Outpolling Peyton Manning in 1997 to win the Heisman Trophy as a defensive player set the expectations for Charles Woodson’s success pretty high. He delivered over an 18-year NFL career with the Oakland Raiders and Green Bay Packers being named to the Pro Bowl nine times while racking up numerous other awards and…

The People The women at Brendel believe that making good wine is a team effort. Advanced sommelier Cassandra Felix is the brand director. Her accolades could fill up a novel, but as a young Black female wine professional she was a finalist for “Best Young Sommelier” and was a Wine Honoree at the James Beard…