Meet the Winemakers: Angelo Pera
Backstage Winery, Oak Knoll District, Napa Valley. Answered in writing, October 27, 2026. Every day at Backstage, in the old
Harvest
Meet the Winemakers: Mark Henry
Mark Henry calls himself a farmer before a winemaker. He has grown Sangiovese, Aglianico, and a dozen other Italian grapes on a Nevada County hill since 2000, after learning the cellar from Roberto Nannetti in Montalcino.
Thirty Seconds of Production
Most tasting rooms already brief before a shift. Reservations, large parties, stations, what is out of stock. None of it is about what the staff say to guests. During harvest the thing changing daily is not the logistics, it is the material.
Slow the Tasting Room Down on the Days It Fills Up
Insights Slow the Tasting Room Down on the Days It Fills Up Harvest is running early across California, the tasting
When crush arrives, the tasting room goes quiet
Thursday Insights Harvest does not arrive on a schedule that accommodates anyone. It comes when the Brix says it’s time,