Te Upbeat Wine Guy by Matt McPherson ~ matt@winerebellion.com


Gyserville, CA. ~ When done right, wine tells a story in your glass. We are blessed to have so many stories


(wineries) around


us. Visit- ing a local winery you will hear


many amazing tales such as a winemaker that leſt a high paying job on Wall Street to follow his dream of produc- ing wine, or an immigrant that worked his way from a field worker to winery own- er. Recently I was fortunate enough to learn the story of Zialena Winery. Teir story centers on family and love of wine which resonated with me. Zialena Winery is the passion


of a brother and sister, Mark and Lisa Mazzoni. Teir fam- ily has had roots in the wine indus- try since the early 1900’s when their great-grandfather emigrated


from


Italy to join an Ital- ian Swiss Colony


the “Dr. Pierces” barn on Hwy 101 until the 1970’s and con- tinues to grow and sell grapes to local winer- ies (Kendall Jackson and Jordan among them) under Maz- zoni Vineyards. Mark and Lisa have teamed up to carry on the family legacy and bring back the winemak- ing tradition under a new label, Zialena. Te name is a tribute to their family legacy and means Aunt Lena in Italian, who was the sister


in Geyserville and worked as a grape farmer and winemaker. Te family produced wine in


of their great-grandfather. Tese 4th generation wine- makers started the winery in


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2011, had their first release in 2014 and are building a tast- ing room in the vineyard that will open in fall of 2016. Tey produce Cabernet Sauvignon, Zinfandel, Chardonnay, Sau- vignon Blanc and a red blend (Capella). Te wines are made in small batches (by the gal- lon), are hand sorted, and made


TrFamily, Love,


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with a high attention to detail. Mark, the winemaker, said he makes the wine as if he is giving it to a friend or family member and that is the care that goes into each wine bottle. Te tasting room is scheduled


to open in late 2016 is the com- pletion of a dream the siblings ... continued on page 23


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