courtesy of: The Morning News
At the end of a 6-week Wente Vineyard Incentive program Nancy Bazan a member of the dining room staff at El Gaucho Restaurant, received two Awards of Excellence on behalf of Wente Vineyards. Her colleague, Fernandez Nilton, was the overall winner of the program, receiving a nice gift certificate for Ling and Sons Super Center.
Eric Wente himself, on a recent visit to the island invited the famously friendly and professional crew of the El Gaucho restaurant for a challenge when he set up a 6-week incentive program designed to increase the sales of some of his most favorite wines among them Tamás Estates Pinot Grigio Central Coast California, and from the Wente Vineyards collection: Morning Fog Chardonnay, Livermore Valley, Riverbank Riesling, Monterey, Crane Ridge Merlot, and Southern Hills, Cabernet Sauvignon, both from Livermore Valley.
The El Gaucho team did not disappoint Eric Wente and produced great results, pairing fabulous food with fine wine, enhancing the total enjoyment of restaurant patrons.
One of the most important aspects of Wente Vineyard’s grape growing operation is its adherence to the principles of sustainable agriculture. The Wente Family has officially defined these innovative programs with a trademark phrase: Farming for the Future.
Founded in 1883, Wente Vineyards is America’s oldest, continuously operated family-owned winery. Today, the winery maintains its leadership role in California winegrowing under the ownership and management by the Fourth and Fifth generations of the Wente family.
Pictured here Nancy Bazan and Fernandez Nilton with Eerick wente and Joost Röben, Arion Wine Company, representing Wente Vineyard on the island
