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Winemakers Without Borders: Blurring the Divide Between Alta and Baja California

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Winemakers Without Borders: Blurring the Divide Between Alta and Baja California
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When Tony Viramontes was 18, he left his home in Zacatecas, Mexico, to find work in the United States. He told his mom he’d be back someday.



It took 35 years of climbing Northern California’s corporate ladders, culminating in a VP of Operations role at Jackson Family Wines, but Viramontes is now tending to his homeland. He and his brother, Gerardo Viramontes, also a NorCal wine industry vet, are bringing what they’ve learned in the States to Mexico’s wine regions. And as they’ve done for deca

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