About Giornata Wines
Giornata is Paso Robles' standout for Italian grape varieties, the passion of Brian and Stephanie Terrizzi, who set out to make wines from Italian grapes with genuine Italian sensibility. The name means a day's work in Italian, and the lineup is a rarity in a Rhone- and Cabernet-heavy region: Nebbiolo, Barbera, Sangiovese, Aglianico, Vermentino, and Fiano, plus amphora-aged orange wines, all balanced, lower in alcohol, and built for the dinner table. The team also makes the well-priced Broadside label.
You will find them in Tin City, Paso's walkable warehouse district of small-batch producers, in a solar-powered, design-award-winning space. Tastings are unhurried and hands-on, led by guides who know Italian wine and food well, and sometimes by Brian or Stephy themselves. Their Nebbiolo is regularly called among the best made outside Barolo, making this a must for anyone curious about Italian varieties done right in California.
