Oregon Wine Country & Saying Goodbye to a Mentor and Friend
New post on Wine Saves Lives! about a visit to Oregon wine country and the opportunity to say goodbye to an old mentor and friend.
Lineage: Life and Love and Six Generations in California Wine
by Steven Kent Mirassou
Hardcover – June 2021
Steven Kent Mirassou received his BA in American Literature from the George Washington University and his MA in Literature from NYU. He was born in the Salinas Valley and grew up in San Jose and Los Gatos before going east to college. Lineage: Life and Love and Six Generations in California Wine is his first book.
Mirassou started his wine career in sales but found his true passion after moving into the production side of the business in 1996. Steven has made the highest rated wines from the Livermore Valley, is a founder of the Mount Diablo Highlands Wine Quality Alliance, and the President of the Livermore Valley Wine Growers Association.
Steven has four adult children, April Coffey, Aidan Mirassou, Katherine Mirassou, and Sara Mirassou. He lives in Livermore, CA with his wife, Beth Murray Mirassou, and their two dogs
New post on Wine Saves Lives! about a visit to Oregon wine country and the opportunity to say goodbye to an old mentor and friend.
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Here is the newest post on Wine Saves Lives! The author narrates the first chapter of his book – Lineage: Life and Love and Six Generations in California Wine.
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