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In this episode of The Good Stuff presented by the Sonoma County Winegrowers, hosts Virginie Boone and Karissa Kruse talk with Erik Miller, Founder/Owner/Winemaker of Kokomo & Breaking Bread Winery.

Erik Miller is the founder and winemaker of Kokomo Winery, located in Sonoma County's Dry Creek Valley. Originally from Indiana, Miller attended Purdue University, where he earned a degree in business. After briefly working in financial planning, he realized the career lacked the excitement he sought. His long-time passion for wine and the culinary world led him to pursue a career in winemaking.

Kokomo is perched in Dry Creek Valley in Healdsburg, amidst the 12 acres of prime benchland vineyards of Timber Crest Farms. Erik started the winery in 2004, naming it after his hometown of Kokomo, IN, and decided on a Coastal Cypress Tree as a logo to signify his move out west. Kokomo currently produces over a dozen different varietals and several single vineyards designates which are farmed by his partner in the winery, grower Randy Peters. Kokomo Winery focuses their terrior-driven wines on the three distinctive appellations of Sonoma County - Russian River, Dry Creek & Alexander Valleys. Kokomo Winery has been making its mark in Sonoma County, unfailingly earning 90+ ratings, Best of Class and Gold Medals across all varietals.

Erik would then go onto establish Breaking Bread Winery in 2018 as a creative outlet fueled by his passion for simple, natural and enjoyable wines. The winery is dedicated to crafting natural wines through sustainable and organic farming practices, employing whole-cluster fermentation and utilizing native yeasts and bacteria.

And finally, Virginie and Karissa share their Tuesday Night wine picks!

Host Clark Wolf talks with Will Seppi, President & CEO of Costeaux French Bakery, about the history of the bakery, the variety of products they offer & how they're made, the different tastes & flavors and all that will happening over the holiday season.

In 1923, the French American Bakery was built at 421 West Avenue (now Healdsburg Avenue) next door to the current Costeaux French Bakery site. The bakery building was built and owned by S. Botero who leased the space to Otavia and Ricardo Cassaza and their partner and brother-in-law Joe Tignoli, soon after their arrival from Italy in August. Bread was baked and sold on a limited day-of-the-week basis.

Fast forward to 2006, William Seppi takes over day-to-day operations as General Manager and the business expands operations by establishing a separate 6,500 square foot baking facility to accommodate the increased demand.

The bakery wins top accolades at the Harvest Fair taking home the Best of Show for both Professional French and Specialty breads, in addition to being showered with Gold Medals in other bread categories.

The first-ever Evening with Santa fundraiser benefiting Healdsburg Shared Ministries’ programs is held at the Healdsburg bakery which is always exceptionally well decorated for the holidays.

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Veterans Day...About VA Loan

Having a Home For Christmas (Yes Already)

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In this episode of The Good Stuff presented by the Sonoma County Winegrowers, hosts Virginie Boone and Karissa Kruse talk with Glenn & Laurie Proctor, owners of Puccioni Vineyards.

Puccioni Vineyards, located in Dry Creek Valley, Sonoma County, has been family-owned since 1904, when Angelo Puccioni, an Italian immigrant, purchased the land. After arriving in the United States aboard the boat Roma in 1889, Angelo worked at Italian Swiss Colony before eventually settling in Dry Creek Valley. He bought Puccioni Ranch and planted the first vines that same year. By 1911, the family had cleared and planted forty acres using a mule, completing seven years of hard work. In 1919, Angelo established the original Puccioni Winery, which operated through Prohibition under a government license to produce sacramental wine. The family also sold grapes to Italian families in San Francisco for home winemaking. Zinfandel has been grown on the property since its first planting in 1904, and today the vineyard is farmed by the 3rd and 4th generations of the family.

The vineyard’s legacy includes the use of a mule for plowing until 1968, making the Puccionis the last farmers in Dry Creek to use one commercially. Glenn Proctor, Angelo's great-grandson, learned to work the vineyard with a mule at just four years old. When the family transitioned to a tractor, Glenn’s grandfather attached the old walking plow to the new John Deere tractor to maintain tradition.

Today, Glenn farms old vine Zinfandel and other varieties, produces Puccioni Vineyards wines, and is a partner at the Ciatti Company, the world’s largest broker of bulk wine and grapes. Puccioni Vineyards focuses on crafting distinctive Zinfandel and Petite Sirah from their historic vines, reflecting the land’s history and character in every bottle.

Ciatti Company, founded in 1971, is the world’s largest international bulk wine broker, connecting buyers and sellers of bulk wine, grapes, juice concentrate, and spirits. Leveraging deep market expertise and a vast network, Ciatti provides clients with market intelligence, inventory management, and ethical service to help navigate the global wine industry and make informed decisions. Glenn Proctor is a partner and broker at the Ciatti Company. He plays a key role in managing client relationships, providing market insights, and helping buyers and sellers navigate the bulk wine and grape markets.

And finally, Virginie and Karissa share their Tuesday Night wine picks!