you can’t play anymore, and you look for that second passion.” Selah produces about 250 cases a year of cabernet sauvignon. It’s a small property and not open to the public. Blanton sees similarities in the wine business to baseball. The growing season takes place during baseball season, harvest around the time of the World Series. Your winemaker is your Cy Young pitcher, vineyard manager is the MVP. As for Blanton, he sees himself as the general manager, trying to let his team produce the best results.
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“Baseball is like church. Many attend but few understand.” —Leo Durocher
Balletto Vineyards As Mark Twain famously offered, “buy land because they aren’t making any more of it,” wineries are oh so careful with how they utilize their property. What kind of grapes will grow best in certain locations? How much sun will this plot get? How many cases will this vineyard yield? Balletto has a slightly different take. Owner John Balletto took four acres of land not far from pinot noir and chardonnay grapes and built a regulation baseball field
Longtime former Giants shortstop Rich Aurilia opened Red Stitch with former teammate and current Dodgers manager Dave Roberts.
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