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Jaime Rojas was 44 the first time he tasted wine made from grapes he grew himself.

The wine — a Pinot Noir 2016 — came from Bravo Toro, the small vineyard at his home in Santa Rosa. Nearly 30 years had passed since he first stepped into Napa Valley vineyards as a teenager, pruning and grafting for wineries that would bottle the fruit he helped grow — wines he never had the chance to enjoy.

“I was always fascinated by the processes of grafting and growing grapes,” Rojas said. “I wanted to know how the variety I cultivated tasted but I never got to experience it.”

Today, Rojas, 52, and his wife, Jana Rojas, 40, run a vineyard management company serving Sonoma, Napa and Oregon. They also own a small label featuring Russian River Valley varietals, grown and

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