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then spent many
years in management for physician medical groups and home healthcare. All of
that chemistry background comes in very handy – analyzing wine for just the
right balance of components. Besides having had long time interest in wine
and winemaking, she is also a gourmet cook who is using her taste buds to
creating flavorful, memorable wines – leaving you always wanting to come
back for seconds!
The Starrs love
of wine has led them to collecting fine wines. They have an extensive
personal cellar and have a passion for Port.
The winery’s
name has changed back to the original name of Milano. Many of you may have
known the winery as Milone. The winery has operated continuously in the old
hop kiln since 1977. The winery produces small lots of handcrafted wines
using traditional methods. New creations, in addition to their signature
Cabernets and Zinfandels, include Carignan, Syrah, Petite Syrah,
Cabernet/Syrah blend, Merlot, Petite Verdot, Late Harvest Zin, Port and
more.
A Hopland
Tradition
The Milano
Family Winery is located in Mendocino County near the town of Hopland.
Founded in 1977, it is a family operation with deep historical roots in the
Hopland wine growing area.
Achilles Rosetti,
operated the first winery in Hopland - until prohibition. At about the same
time Vincenzo (Jimmy) Milone made his way from Brindisi, Italy to Hopland.
He married Achilles' daughter Mary, and along with their son, Frank farmed
pears, prunes, hops and grapes. By the mid 1940's the hop business was
booming. It was then that Frank and Jimmy Milone built a hop kiln where they
dried hops until 1954 when the hop industry declined. Twenty-two years
later, the hop kiln was converted into what is now Milano Family Winery.
Stop by and see one of the last remaining original hop kilns in Mendocino
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