"What do you think, you higher men? Am I a prophet? A dreamer? A drunkard? An interpreter of dreams? A midnight bell? A drop of dew? An odour and scent of eternity? Do you not hear it? Do you not smell it? My world has just become perfect, midnight is also noonday, pain is also joy, a curse is also a blessing, the night is also a sun..."
That’s Friedrich Nietzsche as quoted on the label of a bottle of wine made by my guest for this episode. My guest for this episode is Alejandro Fargosonini. With his partner Andrea Spaziani, he farms and makes wine as Chateauneuf du Fargonsonini in the center of California’s central valley. Alejandro lives off grid on his vineyard site at the foot of the Sierra Madres where he grows a mix of a I think he said around 70 varieties of grapes. He’s a philosophy PhD student, an artist, and in addition to grape wine he received a grant to make wine from upcycled fruit that would otherwise be wasted. His wines are imaginative and fun and liberated from any pre-conceived ideas of what wine is supposed to be, while also being deeply thoughtful and reflective of his unique land. I think you’re going to like him as much as I do.
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