Photo by Paul Stachelek
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Ross
Rizzo, Patriarch and President of Bernardo Winery
and the Rizzo family passed away on January 15th
2008 suddenly and without warning. The winery has a
sense of void and loss, as do so many people. He was
a great man.
The second generation owner of a longstanding San
Diego business founded in 1889, the Bernardo Winery
and the Patriarch of the Rizzo Family, a father
figure, brother and generous friend to so many.
In his legacy, it is our job here at the Bernardo
Winery to continue what he worked so long and hard
to build. In my father’s last years, he oversaw so
many positive things happen at the winery; the Live
Jazz on the Patio, the addition of the Special
Events Department, some good wine making, and of
course the addition of so many great new shops and
partners in making this winery stand out from the
rest. His visions and forethought will materialize
in every project we undertake, all for the greater
good of the winery and its amazing guests and
patrons.
He will be missed in so many ways, by so many. We
will try our hardest to keep his dreams alive and
well.
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