Consumers Struggle to Pronounce Esoteric Varietal Blaufränkisch is rife with potential to make inroads in a wine market suffering from palate fatigue by the endless supply of Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay. However, it faces a formidable obstacle. Its name is one that consumers struggle to, or even refuse to pronounce. “The umlaut over the letter ‘a’ throws everything into…
Gianni Buonomo’s Blaufränkisch Takes Center State at Del Mar Fair Del Mar CA – June 9, 2017 – “Someone at the fair actually heard of Blaufränkisch!” exclaimed surprised San Diego winemaker Keith Rolle. “She just got back from a trip to Austria and central Europe where she drank Blaufränkisch almost every day.” The rest of the fair goers needed a little…
San Diego CityBeat Makes Call to Urban Winery Favorite in Ocean Beach San Diego CA – April 20, 2017 – Writers for San Diego’s alternative entertainment and news weekly, CityBeat, recently visited San Diego’s top urban winery, Gianni Buonomo Vintners, to taste through the line-up of wines made just two blocks from the Pacific in Ocean Beach. (Read entire CityBeat…