A 54-year-old vineyard employee at Dutton Ranch in Sebastopol is being recognized. Jose Aceves was named Vineyard Employee of the Year by the Sonoma County Grape Growers Foundation at its annual Employee Recognition Celebration at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds. Aceves has worked at Dutton ranch since 1969, the same year co-owner Joe Dutton was born. Runner up was Jose Guadalupe Nunez, 35-year employee at Bevill Vineyard Management in Healdsburg.
