Behind the vine
Jordan Salcito - RAMONA - New York, NY
Photography by: Cason Latimer
When do you think you fell in love with wine, enough to make a career of it?
Upon working my first harvest, at Domaine de l'Arlot in Nuits-St-Georges, Burgundy, I knew I had fallen in love with wine and wanted to focus on wine as a career.
“RAMONA, I hope, tells the story that consumers should not have to compromise their value system in casual moments, and that organically-farmed, ethically-sourced delicious beverages should be available anytime, anywhere.”
— Jordan Salcito
Photography by: Noa Griffel
What misconceptions about wine do you think people should forget?
Price does not necessarily determine quality!
What great things about wine do you think people should remember?
First: Wine is the ultimate connective tissue among people of different interests, industries and even generations. A great bottle is a liquid time capsule that encompasses and expresses the winemaker's philosophy as well as the climate, geography and physical conditions of where and when that bottle was produced.
Second: Soil with a rich, microbial life is an incredible carbon sink, and organically/biodynamically farmed vines are one way we can help drawdown carbon and slow global warming.
What is a piece of advice you would give to a woman interested in breaking into the wine world?
Follow your intuition! Take jobs in which you will either meet people who inspire you or teach you skills you want to learn. Do not work anywhere that is in conflict with your own personal value system.
Who is a woman that inspired you?
Impossible to name just one! My dear friend Diana Seysses of Domaine Dujac and Snowden Vineyards is at the top of the list, as are the extraordinary women running Domaine Mugneret-Gibourg (helmed at the moment by Marie-Christine and Marie-Andrée Mugneret, along with their daughters Lucie, Marion and Fanny).
Where can women find your wine?
In the US, we’re in local wine shops and retailers across the country! Also - most Whole Foods locations, as well as online at Drink Ramona.
We’re available in the UK at Uncharted Wines.