March 25 - April 1, 2022, The Romantic Danube River Cruisewith Cline Cellars, Thirty-Seven Wines & Trombetta Family Winery. Save $500 per stateroom when you book by 10/31/21.
Soccer was his first love. But after an athletic injury, he realized that going pro was no longer an option and he needed to find a different career. He had the idea to become an importer of Chilean wines and found a brand that offered a good quality-to-price ratio. But before he could expand that business, he had to help Chilean winemakers improve the quality of their wines so they would be competitive in the US market. That took substantial investment and "huge leaps of faith." Building on that success, in 2007 he launched Guarachi Family Wines and in 2013 purchased Sun Chase Vineyard in the Petaluma Gap. Today he grows 24 acres of Pinot Noir and 18 acres of Chardonnay in the Gap and his goal is to produce 100 Point wines in both categories. Here's his story.
