A wine buying guide for the curious wine enthusiast.
That’s Like, Gnarly, Dude Hey, man, check out this gnarly wine. Gnarly Head wine, actually. Starting from San Francisco, go about 100 miles east and a bit north and you’ll reach Lodi, California, home of Gnarly Head Winery. And, where does that unusual name come from? In 2005, the founders of Gnarly Head went in …
In 1894, Gaspare Indelicato was born in the small village of Campobello di Mazara in the province of Trapani, Sicily. In 1911, at the tender age of 16, he emigrated to the United States through Ellis Island, New York. Eventually, Gaspare and his wife Caterina settled in the agriculturally rich San Joaquin Valley, east of …
Cheryl Indelicato is part of the third generation of the family that owns Delicato Family Vineyards. Delicato offers wines under such brands as Black Stallion, Bota Box, Gnarly Head, La Merika, Massimo, and others. Although born into the wine business, doing odd jobs at the winery as a little girl, her parents insisted that their …
In 1894, Gaspare Indelicato was born in the small village of Campobello di Mazara in the province of Trapani, Sicily. In 1911, at the tender age of 16, he emigrated to the United States through Ellis Island, New York. Eventually, Gaspare and his wife Caterina settled in the agriculturally-rich San Joaquin Valley, east of San …
Some winemakers and winery proprietors are born into the business. Some buy into the business. And some evolve into it. Greg LaFollette of Alquimista evolved quite successfully. He has been called a “vine whisperer,” a “cellar magician,” and a “tireless coaxer and protector of handcrafted wines.” He is one of Sonoma’s most revered winemakers, and …