Winemaker Profile:

Baldacci Family Vineyards

ROLANDO HERRERA

by Diana Greenwood
When you’re focused on one thing, chances are you’ll do it well. Rolando Herrera, Consulting Winemaker for Baldacci Family Vineyards, eats, sleeps, drinks and dreams winemaking and in his minimal spare time, he reads books on the craft. Inspired by the warmth of rich soil, the slant of the sun on vines, the smell of grape must and the fulfillment that comes when surrounded by barrels of fermenting wine, Rolando works long, hard hours and loves every minute.
Rolando caught winemaking fever at the age of seventeen working his first harvest at Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars. As he learned the fundamentals of the craft from vineyard to blending to bottle, creating the foundation for his...

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