Matt Cross Tap Takeover Episode
Janell Dusi is the winemaker behind J. Dusi wines, and part of an enviable legacy. Her great-grandparents came to Paso Robles from Italy in the early 1900s and planted Zinfandel across their spacious property. The following two generations kept at it, farming vines and selling to some of the biggest, most iconic brands in the wine industry, names like Ridge and Turley. While Janell also considers herself a farmer — I mean, how could she not with a family like that? — Janell went on to become a winemaker. In fact, when she was 13, she made her first Zinfandel and won an honorable mention at the California Mid-State Fair. And that was just the beginning. Janell shares with me and Matt about studying Global and International Studies at UC Santa Barbara, the ins and outs of growing zin, and how she came up with the name Paper Street for her new vineyard.
J. Dusi Wines / @jdusi / @paperstreetvineyard
Nate’s on Marsh, Nathan Long, San Luis Obispo
Wine writer Natalie MacLean, Ottawa, Canada
Kitchen designer Ariana Lovato, Honeycomb Home Design, Arroyo Grande
Forager Nan Cole, Ventana Big Sur, Big Sur
Hidden Kitchen + 7th Generation Design, Amanecer Eizner + Wes Cooke, Cayucos + Cambria
Food illustrator Anna Takahashi, Japan, Sicily, and California ✈️
San Luis Oriental Market, Fani + Peter Gau, San Luis Obispo
Winemaker Matt Dees, Jonata, The Hilt, and The Paring, Santa Barbara County
Momotaro Ramen chefs Mateo Rogers + Brittney Yrecheta, Paso Robles
15 Degrees C Wine, sommelier + owner Ali Rush, Templeton
Bonus episode: Daniel Sinton, Avenales Ranch and Winery + Jensen Lorenzen, Larder Meat Co.
Winemakers Eric + Cait Johnson, Ann Albert Wines, San Luis Obispo
Registered dietician Sherry Elliston, MS, RD, CDE, San Luis Obispo
Central Coast Distillery, Eric Olson, chef + distiller, Atascadero
City of San Luis Obispo Tourism Manager Molly Cano
Bladesmith Cameron Alarcio, Alarcio Knives, Pismo Beach
Brewers Jacque + Ryan Fields, Wild Fields Brewhouse, Atascadero
Eleven-Twenty-Two Speakeasy owner Donovan Schmit, Paso Robles
Ash Management, Jason Gable + Eric DeMatteo, San Luis Obispo County
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