On the topic of California pinot noir, one of the best I tried lately was
Bonnacorsi. I didn't see any mention of his untimely death in this group,
though, so I thought to mention it. It's a shame.


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Dimitri

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On the topic of California pinot noir, one of the best I tried lately was
Bonnacorsi. I didn't see any mention of his untimely death in this group,
though, so I thought to mention it. It's a shame.

Yes, it is. I was working in the winery alongside him a few weeks ago. He
was playing the latest album by OutKast, which caught my ear. I'd never
heard it before, and I thought it was rather interesting. We exchanged a
few words on popular music in passing, and each of us went back to working
on our wines.

The news of his death really came as a shock to me. I happened to phone the
winery the day after he was found dead on the floor of his kitchen.
Everyone there (at the winery) was just _stunned_. That happened to be the
same day as the Michael Jackson arraignment there in Santa Maria. Nobody at
the winery gave a sh__ about the Michael Jackson media circus; Michael
Bonaccorsi's passing put all that in perspective.

I didn't really know him except to say hello, but I'd seen him around the
winery. His wife often worked right alongside him, getting her hands dirty
too. I don't know if she'll continue with winemaking, but I hope she does.

Tom S