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fromThe Mercury News
4 hours ago

Then a farmworker in Napa, now he owns a label: A Latino's journey for visibility in a challenging industry

Latino vineyard workers are beginning to own and produce wine in Napa and Sonoma, but Latino-owned wineries remain few and face representation barriers.
fromwww.pressdemocrat.com
4 hours ago

Then a farmworker in Napa, now he owns a label: A Latino's journey for visibility in a challenging industry

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.
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