.Silicon Valley Winemakers

Calera: Fifty Years of Finding Joy in the ‘Heartbreak Grape’

Calera Wine Company, established in 1975 in the remote hills of San Benito County, was the beautiful and exhausting dream of Josh Jensen.
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Brandon Brassfield

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Denis Hoey

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Drink Local

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Kenny Likitprakong

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Lindsey Otis

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Mica Raas

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