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Gregory Rodeno guest blogs the story of Villa Ragazzi Sangiovese’s grandfathers.
Maynard Monaghan had graduated from UC Davis in enology in the early 1930’s, and was managing the Beaulieu Vineyards tasting room when he gave Michaela her first job in the wine business in 1972. “Uncle Maynard” was a charming eccentric, distinguished by his befuddled mien and shambling gait.
I considered it an honor to be invited to go with him to Forestville to pick up his allotment of Joseph Swan Zinfandel.
Maynard Monaghan had graduated from UC Davis in enology in the early 1930’s, and was managing the Beaulieu Vineyards tasting room when he gave Michaela her first job in the wine business in 1972. “Uncle Maynard” was a charming eccentric, distinguished by his befuddled mien and shambling gait.
I considered it an honor to be invited to go with him to Forestville to pick up his allotment of Joseph Swan Zinfandel.
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