Category: Winemaker

Legends & Mavericks

The people behind the bottle - both past and present.

Winemaker

The World of Pinot Noir: Archie McLaren And Brian Talley

by Libbie Agran | May 28, 2025 | Winemaker | 0 |

In 1996, Brian Talley, commemorating the tenth anniversary of Talley Vineyards, hosted the first livestream dual blind wine tasting event in the United States. Stephen Tanzier, the author of the International Wine Cellar, hosted several of New York’s finest restaurant wine directors to taste the wines in front of a large television screen.

Justin Baldwin – Isosceles – Best Blended Red Wine Worldwide 1997

by Libbie Agran | Apr 9, 2025 | Legends, Winemaker | 0 |
Stanley Hoffman (1920 – 2017) And HMR First International Award 1979

by Libbie Agran | Mar 19, 2025 | Winemaker, Winery Owner/Founder | 0 |
5 Double Gold Awards – The Most Ever Presented To One Winery

by Gary Eberle | Sep 2, 2024 | Winemaker | 0 |
Benito Dusi Vineyard – Celebrating 100 Years

by Cindy Lambert | Aug 15, 2024 | California Wine History, General Wine History, General Wine History – America, Grower, Winemaker | 0 |
Benito Dusi (1933 – 2019) Zinfandel Grower

by Libbie Agran | Jul 7, 2024 | Grower, Winemaker | 1 |
91 Harvests – Trailer For Film On Four Generations Of the Dusi Family

by Libbie Agran | May 3, 2024 | Grower, Winemaker | 0 |
Pierre Hypolite Dallidet (1822 – 1909) First Bonded Winery In San Luis Obispo County; Planted Over 125 Grape Varieties

by Libbie Agran | Feb 15, 2024 | Grower, Winemaker | 3 |
Abram Bruyn Hasbrouck (1845 – 1915) Grape Grower, Cheesemaker And Winemaker At St. Remy Winery In Upper Arroyo Grande Valley

by Libbie Agran | Dec 12, 2023 | Grower, Winemaker, Winery Owner/Founder | 2 |
Three Generations Of The York Family: Longest Running Family-Owned Winery In The History Of SLO County.

by Libbie Agran | Jul 11, 2023 | Grower, Winemaker, Winery Owner/Founder | 1 |
Janell Dusi

by Libbie Agran | Apr 11, 2023 | Winemaker, Winery Owner/Founder | 0 |
Max Goldman (1910 -2004) Chemist, Grower, Winemaker, Renaissance Man, Classical Pianist, Band Leader, Co-founder Of The American Society Of Enologists, And Expert On New York State Champagne

by Libbie Agran | Feb 3, 2023 | Grower, Winemaker, Winery Owner/Founder | 0 |
George W. Hampton, From Virginia, Becomes Carpenter, Civic Leader, Grape Grower And Winemaker In SLO County (1832-1919)

by Cindy Lambert | Jan 9, 2023 | Grower, Winemaker | 0 |
Adolph Siot (1859 – 1925) First Zinfandel Grower And Winemaker In Templeton – He Sold His Wine Throughout The County And Mentored The Swiss Italian Emigrants To Plant Vineyards During Prohibition

by Libbie Agran | Dec 31, 2022 | Grower, Winemaker, Winery Owner/Founder | 0 |
The Rotta Family (Joe 1885 – 1958) Clement (1890 – 1963) And Romilda (1895 – 1976) Were Swiss Italian Growers And Winemakers, Mentored By Frenchman Adolph Siot In Templeton Starting In 1909 – They Fermented And Aged Their Zinfandel Jug Wine In Redwood Tanks And Sold It To Visitors And Cal Poly Students Right From The Barrel

by Libbie Agran | Oct 27, 2022 | Grower, Winemaker | 0 |
Domaine Alfred and the Chamisal Vineyard LEGEND – Terry Speizer

by Libbie Agran | Jul 21, 2022 | Legends, Winemaker | 0 |
Legend of Phillip and Gelert Hart AmByth Estate- Forever

by Libbie Agran | May 5, 2022 | Legends, Winemaker | 0 |
Legend – Vailia From

by Libbie Agran | Mar 28, 2022 | Legends, Winemaker | 0 |
Legend of Daniel Callan

by Libbie Agran | Feb 23, 2022 | Winemaker | 0 |
Brian Terrizzi – Winemaker And Founder of ETTO Pasta

by Libbie Agran | Jan 25, 2022 | Grower, Legends, Winemaker, Winery Owner/Founder | 0 |
Sherman Thacher – Grower And Winemaker On The Old Kentucky Ranch

by Libbie Agran | Dec 9, 2021 | Grower, Winemaker | 0 |
The Roots Run Deep On The Kentucky Ranch – Horses, Cattle, Apples And Grapes

by Libbie Agran | Nov 23, 2021 | Grower, Winemaker, Winery Owner/Founder | 0 |
Frank Pesenti (1896-1983) Zinfandel Grower Multi-Generational Farmer

by Libbie Agran | Aug 11, 2021 | Grower, Italians, Winemaker, Winery Owner/Founder | 0 |
Lorenzo Nerelli (1883 – 1968) Zinfandel Grower Multi-Generational Farmer

by Libbie Agran | Jul 7, 2021 | Grower, Italians, Winemaker | 0 |
Aldo Bruno Nerelli (1917–2007), Silvia Pesenti (1923–2018), And Victor Pesenti (1924–2000) Zinfandel Growers Multi-Generational Farmers

by Libbie Agran | Jun 6, 2021 | Grower, Italians, Winemaker | 0 |
Frank Nerelli (1949 To Present) Winemaker And Zinfandel Grower, Multi-Generational Farmer

by Libbie Agran | May 30, 2021 | Legends, Winemaker, Winery Owner/Founder | 0 |
Frank Nerelli (1949 To Present) Winemaker And Zinfandel Grower, Multi-Generational Farmer

by Libbie Agran | May 30, 2021 | Grower, Italians, Winemaker | 0 |
Stephen Ross Dooley – Grower And Winemaker In Edna Valley And San Luis Obispo

by Libbie Agran | Jan 10, 2021 | Grower, Winemaker, Winery Owner/Founder | 0 |
Art Norman – The Weekend Warrior – First To Plant Red Grapes On Vineyard Drive In Paso Robles

by Libbie Agran | Dec 20, 2020 | Grower, Winemaker, Winery Owner/Founder | 0 |
Doug And Nancy Beckett, Founders Of Peachy Canyon Winery In Paso Robles – Multi-Generational Farmers

by Libbie Agran | Nov 23, 2020 | Grower, Winemaker, Winery Owner/Founder | 0 |
Talley Farms And Vineyards – Food And Wine In The Arroyo Grande Valley – Multi-Generational Farmers Since 1948

by Libbie Agran | Sep 26, 2020 | Grower, Winemaker, Winery Owner/Founder | 0 |
Victor Hugo Roberts – Grower And Winemaker In Templeton – Wine For The President 1998

by Libbie Agran | Sep 15, 2020 | Grower, Winemaker, Winery Owner/Founder | 0 |
Amedeo Martinelli (1881 – 1961), Rina Martinelli And Bruno Martinelli – Cherry Trees Among The Grape Vines – Growers And Winemakers In Templeton – Mullti-Generational Farmers

by Libbie Agran | Aug 31, 2020 | Grower, Winemaker, Winery Owner/Founder | 0 |
Dave Caparone – Grower Of Italian Grape Varieties In Paso Robles

by Libbie Agran | Jul 7, 2020 | Artists and Winemakers, Grower, Winemaker, Winery Owner/Founder | 1 |
Harold (Howie) Steinbeck: Seven Generations Of Ernst And Steinbeck Families Farming And Making Wine 1885 To The Present In Paso Robles

by Libbie Agran | Jun 13, 2020 | Grower, Winemaker, Winery Owner/Founder | 0 |
Tom Myers, Made in Paso

by Libbie Agran | Mar 9, 2020 | Winemaker | 0 |
Twin Brothers William And John Ernst: Researchers, Grape Growers And Award Winning Winemakers Emigrated From Germany And Farmed In Geneseo District East Of Paso Robles.

by Libbie Agran | Feb 11, 2020 | Grower, Winemaker, Winery Owner/Founder | 1 |
Gerd Klintworth (1858 – 1941) Introduced Vineyard Management And Irrigation Systems To Linne District Vineyards -Four Generations Grew Grapes And Made High Quality Wines For Over 100 Years In Paso Robles

by Libbie Agran | Dec 17, 2019 | Grower, Winemaker, Winery Owner/Founder | 0 |
Marc Goldberg (1934 To Present) Founder Of Paso Pinot Producers And Grower Of Pinot Noir In A Warm Climate Area West Of Paso Robles With Passion And Dedication

by Libbie Agran | Dec 8, 2019 | Grower, Winemaker, Winery Owner/Founder | 1 |
André Tchelistcheff – Standards Of Winemaking Excellence In California

by Libbie Agran | Nov 8, 2018 | Wine Educator, Winemaker | 0 |
Celebration of Hank Donatoni’s 40th Anniversary Crush

by Libbie Agran | Nov 5, 2018 | Anniversaries, Awards, and Celebrations, Winemaker, Winery Owner/Founder | 0 |
Winemaker John Munch: A Paso Robles Maverick

by Mira Advani Honeycutt | Oct 21, 2018 | Winemaker, Winery Owner/Founder | 0 |
Romeo (Meo) Zuech (1926 – 2017) An Italian Immigrant Who Worked In Aerospace, Enjoyed Home Wine Making Classes, Retired To Care For An Edna Valley Vineyard, Introduced Grapes Including Lagrein, Dornfelder, Marzamino And Teroldego From His Native Alto Adige And Founded His Own Winery, Piedra Creek

by Heather Muran | Jul 5, 2018 | Grower, Winemaker, Winery Owner/Founder | 0 |