Estate d’Iacobelli

As a youth, Ronei spent summers in Casalvieri, a town in the Italian province of Frosinone, where his grandfather taught him the art of making wine.

Back in Michigan as an adult, he continued the tradition by making wine in his garage. His first batch left room for improvement. “We would get together with our neighbors and spend a weekend crushing grapes. I remember that my mother was at our house during our first attempt at the winemaking process. She just shook her head and in broken English, said “Da Vino…no comma good!’ Mama was right.”