"Jaime Rojas was 44 the first time he tasted wine made from grapes he grew himself. The wine a Pinot Noir 2016 came from Bravo Toro, the small vineyard at his home in Santa Rosa. Nearly 30 years had passed since he first stepped into Napa Valley vineyards as a teenager, pruning and grafting for wineries that would bottle the fruit he helped grow wines he never had the chance to enjoy."
"I was always fascinated by the processes of grafting and growing grapes, Rojas said. I wanted to know how the variety I cultivated tasted but I never got to experience it. Today, Rojas, 52, and his wife, Jana Rojas, 40, run a vineyard management company serving Sonoma, Napa and Oregon. They also own a small label featuring Russian River Valley varietals, grown and crafted on the land he once only dreamed of owning."
Jaime Rojas tasted wine from his own grapes at 44 after nearly 30 years working in Napa Valley pruning and grafting. Rojas and his wife Jana now run a vineyard management company serving Sonoma, Napa and Oregon and operate a small Russian River Valley label grown on land he once dreamed of owning. Latino workers make up much of Wine Country’s vineyard workforce, but Latino-owned wineries remain scarce in Napa and Sonoma, with just 18 counted, and field-worker-founded wineries continue to encounter barriers to representation and access.
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