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He was working in a bank in Torino in 1978 when his grandfather died, leaving him a small cascina and a few giornate of vines on the Gavarini and Ginestra hills of Monforte. Elio promptly quit the bank to become a wine grower. Today he still works every day in the vineyard, preferring to … <a href="/blog/6/elio-grasso">Read More</a> </div> </div> <div class="row blog-excerpt"> <div class="col-md-12"> <h2><a href="/blog/5/dutton-goldfield">Dutton-Goldfield</h2> <p class="post-meta">Posted in <a href="/blog/meet-the-winegrowers">Meet the Winegrowers</a></p> Dutton-Goldfield is a partnership between Steve Dutton, a fifth generation farmer, and Dan Goldfield, a Brandeis / UC Berkley research chemist who has made wine in California since 1987. 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