An entertaining (hopefully) read about my Chartreuse-induced business plan, an announcement of our second customer, and all the steps in between.
Author: Russ
Statement on the events of Wednesday, 6 January 2021
Every day, we feel fortunate to wake up in the morning, having the freedom to pursue our passion in wine, and better yet, making a living at it. It is sometimes easy to take this for granted, but after yesterday, we are not. Yesterday was a dark day in our history. We no longer live…
Adventures in wine travels – a meeting with a legend
An incredible run-in with a legend, and a family winery visit that seeded a route into the wine business.
Being grateful in 2020
Photo credit: JeannieBird Baking Company According to the incorporation documents in the state of Maryland, Wide Roots, LLC was born almost exactly one year ago, on 27-December 2019 at 4:20 pm. And if you asked me then if it would look like it did today, I would have been…surprised. A trip to Italy was planned,…
The Story Behind “Wide Roots”
Why “Wide Roots”? What are we about, and what does the name mean? Recently, I had the opportunity to be interviewed by my friend, Ami Rose of Ami on Cloud Wine, and it was a chance for me to reflect on the events that led to the formation of our company, and what we’re about….
The difference in European and “New World” winemaking, and our preferences as wine drinkers
Do you have a preference for European wines, California wines, or wines from another location? Do you know why you have those preferences? This week, Staci and I had the opportunity to take a 3 day class on the wines of Italy, through the Italian Trade Agency. The class, a comprehensive survey of the 20…
Pietro Nera, our partner from the Valtellina region
In 1940, the roots of an important and eventually highly regarded winery were planted, by Guido Nera. Far in the north of Italy, near the Swiss border and the Alps, vineyards were planted on steep slopes, with southern sun exposure to provide enough warmth to adequately ripen the notoriously finicky Nebbiolo grapes…known by their local…
Introducing our partner from Sardinia…Audarya
A fun fact about Sardinia, known in Italy as Sardegna, and an island to the west of the Italian peninsula: It is a “blue” zone, one of five places in the world with the highest concentration of centenarians, or people who live 100 years and beyond. I’m sure many people want to know the secret,…
Wine Cellar Tips
A few weeks ago we took you into the personal cellars of the Wide Roots team. As I mentioned I have three wine racks: one for Wide Roots samples, one for personal wines, and a small “special collection” rack for my eight best bottles. The cellar in our reel videos is the extensive collection of…
Introducing our partner from Valtellina
If you’ve been following me on social media recently, you may be saying one of 3 things. Not this again. (I hope not) Yes! You’re finally going to tell us who it is and what you are doing. But really, you are right? And to those last two, I answer yes! And to the first…well,…