The Vines of Mendoza: Adventures in Winemaking

Darnell Strom is a private vineyard owner from California. We speak about his wines, his former life in politics, and now working as an agent in the entertainment industry. We discuss the parallels between wine, politics and entertainment and how a honeymoon trip to The Vines let to the purchase of a vineyard and the creation of his wines named “Luna de Miel” – honeymoon in Spanish.

Carol & Wayne Tamarelli are private vineyard owners from New Jersey who have become great friends of ours over the years. They are truly great adventurers, traveling literally all over the world. In fact, they found The Vines on one of their many trips to Antarctica. We talk about travel, their 53 years of marriage and their philosophy on winemaking. Their wines are available at tamarellivineyards.com

This week we speak with Perry Boyle, who planted his vineyard in 2011 and has made three vintages of wine — but is unique in that he is our only private vineyard owner that has never visited the property!

This week we speak with Cody Milch, one of our youngest, most passionate and most knowledgeable private vineyard owners. Among other ideas, Cody offers some great tips on how you can drink like the pro sommeliers around the world and thoughts on the trend of natural wines.

This week we talk with Mariana Onofri, a private vineyard owner who is also the amazing wine director of The Vines, guiding all of our owners through the winemaking and blending process. Mariana talks about her philosophy on winemaking and how it has developed by working with our diverse group of owners. She also shares stories about the wine she makes and sells, two wonderful white blends.

James Codling​ shares his experiences selling ​his Carmelita wine​ with his wife Nikki, including ​developing the name and marketing strategies for their wine, and ​getting 18 international awards so far. ​James​ offers some advice for owners interested in running their vineyard as a business​ and some travel tips for wine lovers traveling to Asia.

Jacqueline is a private vineyard owner who lives in Knoxville, Tennessee. We discuss how her falling in love with wine in Tuscany led to her vineyard in Mendoza, which is called Integrity -- and how that concept plays into her life and wines

Bryan started with The Vines for what he expected to be a two-year stint to get some international experience. 10 years later, Byran is a partner at the company and makes wines from his private vineyard that he owns with his family. We talk his favorite Mendoza experiences and his love of Boston sports.

Chani Wiggins and Paul Steinhauer recount how just one perfect day in Mendoza at our old cabins got them started on a winemaking adventure that has led to travels to wine regions around the world and the creation of their "TBD" wine.

Pablo Co-founded The Vines in 2004 and has his own private vineyard and makes wines with his wife, 2 sons and daughter. We discuss our first visit to what is now The Vines, his love for white wines and his philosophy on the intersection of wine and life.