Group image of 2021 AAPI Drinks Innovators. Composition courtesy of Larry Lee.
The overwhelmingly white image of alcohol culture eclipses the work of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders whose influence rings through all three tiers of the system.
We have our stars: The recently retired Annette Alvarez-Peters, who moved markets from the helm of a $2 billion wine program at Costco; Alpana Singh, the youngest American woman and only South Asian to achieve the rank of Master Sommelier (which she renounced in 2020 in light of sexual harassment allegations in the organization); and Hae Un Lee, who in 1981 opened a small liquor shop in Las Vegas and grew it into the largest alcohol retailer in Nevada Lee’s Discount Liquor.
OLE Health Foundation Board hosts SALUD Napa Valley on June 12, the Napa County Office of Education announces the 2021 Classified School Employees of the Year, and the Napa Valley
Dalla Valle Vineyards and Ornellaia Partner for DVO Red Wine
Posted on February 17, 2021
Winemakers Maya Dalla Valle and Axel Heinz pose with a bottle of the inaugural vintage of DVO.
Napa Valley, CA (February 17, 2021) – Acclaimed wineries Dalla Valle Vineyards of Napa Valley and Ornellaia of Tuscany have partnered to create DVO, a red wine based on Cabernet Sauvignon with a small addition of Cabernet Franc and draws on each estate’s passion for precision, expressiveness, and uncompromising quality. The inaugural vintage of this limited bottling, DVO 2018, will launch October 1, 2021.
DVO is conceptualized by second-generation winemaker Maya and founder and proprietor Naoko Dalla Valle, alongside winemaker Axel Heinz and CEO Giovanni Geddes da Filicaja of Ornellaia. These two parallel generations have come together to highlight their legacy and expertise in working with striking vineyards in Mediterranean climates, while looking ahead to the future of these iconic esta