Stefania Wine

Stefania Wine
564 Canton Drive
San Jose, California
USA 95123
Phone: (408) 242-8598
http://www.stefaniawine.com

Contact: Paul Romero
Email: [email protected]

Our winemaking story starts like many have in recent years with the dot-com boom. Only with an unusual twist. Rather than a story of striking it rich, we both got laid off in the dot-com bust. Paul's Mom offered good advice. "Don't worry." she said, "I've worked in High Tech since the 70's and these times always get better. The one thing I always wished is I had enjoyed the time off more and done something I really wanted to."
Paul and Stefania Romero

So I contacted UC Davis, and Paul ordered 50 Syrah and Grenache plants from a nursery. Off we went to learn how to grow grapes and make wine. It's something both of us had wanted to try. We figured start small and make sure we could at least keep a grape vine alive. We planted those vines in our yard in San Jose and drove up to Davis on weekends. We watched videos in distant learning program and learned all we could.

Paul joined all kinds of grape growers groups and soon people were calling him for advice and asking us if we'd take over their vineyards. We went from 50 plants to acres faster than we could have dreamed. By 2005, we were ready to switch from home winemaking to commercial winemaking for the first time.

Winemaker: Paul Romero

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