Nello Olivo is an estate California vineyard operator whose award-winning wines brought global recognition for the wines of the El Dorado in California.[citation needed]
Biography
editNello Olivo was born in Santa Clara County, California to a family of 16 children. His grandfather Enrico was born in Todi, Umbria, Italy in 1879, with all his other grandparents being from Spain[1] Olivo has brought unique Italian grape varieties to the California wine region and has worked with the University of California, Davis on bringing the rare Sagrantino to the United States.[2] His Sangiovese was the winner of the 2010 California State Fair and his Petite Sirah[3] was award the prestigious Best In Class at the 2011 California State Fair.[4]
Family History
editNello Olivo is the husband of actress Danica d'Hondt, father of actress America Olivo, and father-in-law to actors Christian Campbell and Jason Brooks.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Nello Olivo Winery".
- ^ "Olivo-Sagrantino".
- ^ "Nello Olivo Wines bring home the gold". August 20, 2013.
- ^ [1] Archive link 16 March 2021
External links
edit- Nello Olivo official site
- mtdemocrat.com
- villagelife.com
- acwineregion.com
- Special Collections Dept., University Library, University of California, Davis
- nakedfilmmaking.com Archived 2013-12-27 at the Wayback Machine
