Last March, Bobby Tanzilo told you about Grunau Wines.
I saw John Grunau last week and he had some exciting news about his locally-based wine company that he owns with his wife Adrienne.
They’ve acquired legendary Sta. Rita Hills American Viticultural Area (AVA) "La Encantada" Vineyard. It’s 100 acres of almost entirely pinot noir, with small lots of both pinot blanc and pinot gris.
La Encantada was the first (along with his Rancho El Jabali vineyard) to be certified organic in Santa Barbara County.
"Adrienne and I have an emotional connection to this vineyard as it is our sole source for our 'Zero Eight One Five' pinot noir. When we learned of this opportunity, we couldn't let it pass by," said Grunau.
A life-long and passionate community leader and Milwaukeean, Jeff Sherman is a co-founder of OnMilwaukee.
He grew up in Wauwatosa and graduated from Marquette University, as a Warrior. He holds an MBA from Cardinal Stritch University, and is the founding president of Young Professionals of Milwaukee (YPM)/Fuel Milwaukee.
Early in his career, Sherman was one of youngest members of the Greater Milwaukee Committee, and currently is involved in numerous civic and community groups - including board positions at The Wisconsin Center District, Wisconsin Club and Marcus Center for the Performing Arts. He's honored to have been named to The Business Journal's "30 under 30" and Milwaukee Magazine's "35 under 35" lists.
He owns a condo in Downtown and lives in greater Milwaukee with his wife Stephanie, his son, Jake, and daughter Pierce. He's a political, music, sports and news junkie and thinks, for what it's worth, that all new movies should be released in theaters, on demand, online and on DVD simultaneously.
He also thinks you should read OnMilwaukee each and every day.
