Mike Smith Host

Host, Mojo Vineyards · Member since Nov 8, 2026

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Our first Fiano, from Mercogliano and Summonte

Mike Smith, Mojo Vineyards Host · Nov 8, 2026 · 0 comments

Mojo Vineyards has crushed our first white grapes from home: Fiano from Mercogliano and Summonte, the two hill towns in Avellino where Denise's family begins. Fiano is the great white grape of Irpinia. It grows on the...

Family in Summonte: how Denise is related to Vittorio

Mike Smith, Mojo Vineyards Host · Nov 8, 2026 · 0 comments

Denise's great-grandmother, Giuseppa Guerriero, was born in Summonte in 1878. Her younger brother Vincenzo stayed in Summonte, married Esterina, and raised a family there. Vittorio is one of Vincenzo's sons. That make...