Portion of the proceeds from the sale of this wine will go to Father Bruno Segatta's outreach from Africa to Italy by donating money to orphanages and families with special needs.

Bruno’s Blend Red II $22.95/$25.50
Second release of this lively, rich red wine, named for Father Bruno Segatta. This release is 64% Syrah, 32% Merlot & 4% Cabernet Sauvignon.

The winter of 2004 was devastating for many Walla Walla vineyards, Va Piano's included, and the wine is quite limited, made from grapes sourced from Pepper Bridge Vineyard, Forgotten Hills Vineyard, Spofford Station Vineyard & Weinbau Vineyard, based in the Columbia and Walla Walla valleys.

Bruno's Blend II is a lively, ready to drink blend of black fruit flavors, with hints of barrel spice and soft velvety tannins. Flavors are dominated by intense blueberry, black plum, and black cherry. Drink within two years, it's a crowd pleaser.

Food pairing This is a fun wine for a dinner party (particularly for anyone who went to Gonzaga)and pairs well with hearty beef stew, grilled lamb, and beef tenderloin with gorgonzola glaze. Bruno's Blend is a full bodied red, packed with intense flavors of black fruit. Despite its youth this wine is showing well, if you can wait six months you will be amazed.

The Story of Bruno's Blend, Va Piano Vineyard, and Gonzaga

Bruno's Blend is a collaboration between Va Piano's Justin Wylie and Father Bruno Segatta, a beloved former assistant dean at Gonzaga University in Spokane, WA, who ran the Spokane-to-Florence, Italy study program for 23 years. Based in Florence, Segatta left the university a few years ago when the university revamped the study course, but he is still well known in WA, OR, and CA, and often returns to marry former students or visit their families.

For the past few years, Bruno--as everyone calls him-- has traveled to developing countries, offering assistance by selling his paintings to his supporters. But living a lifestyle of constant travel didn't sell throngs of artwork.

Enter former student Justin Wylie, proprietor of Walla Walla's Va Piano Vineyard. To help Bruno, he created a unique red wine at a reasonable price point to promote Bruno’s artwork and raise money for his charities.

The first Bruno's Blend, released last summer, was a real hit with customers as a drink now, crowd pleasing blend, as a fond reminder of good times for Father Bruno's many friends, and as a good cause. As planned, a new Bruno's Blend will be released each year, each one featuring a different one of Father Bruno's pictures on the label.

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