My journey into the wine business has been interesting, and full of twists and turns. And one of the most interesting twists happened last year. I had the unique opportunity to tell my story to Chrisa Giorgi, the award-winning documentary filmmaker behind Wine Cellar Stories. Chrisa chronicled how I decided to give up a career…
Category: Company updates
The case for putting Italian wines on your radar
The case for getting off the beaten path, and for exploring wines outside of typical locations and grapes
Wide Roots in the community: April/May 2021
Supporting local charities in April and May
Meet the Artist Behind Wide Roots
In our recent posts, lives, and video, you may have noticed splashes of color in the background, behind our wines, and behind me. I’m thankful to Carlotta Cerrato, @carlotta.cerrato on Instagram, the artist who has filled my living space with color. Carlotta is a linguist and an artist. Originally from the Asti region of Piemonte, I…
Wide Roots in the community: Learning to Live Movement
The opportunity to support this life-changing non profit in the Baltimore area was a no brainer. It’s so congruent with our mission and values, and the personal experience that seeded this company.
What’s next for Wide Roots: fast expansion!
A pandemic and a trade war turned my launch plan upside down…and I effectively doubled down on it.
How a wild @$$ idea became a bottle of wine on a shelf
An entertaining (hopefully) read about my Chartreuse-induced business plan, an announcement of our second customer, and all the steps in between.
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…
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….