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# John Vicini, founded Trecini Winery, Dies at 74
- URL: https://bevnews.net/john-vicini-founded-trecini-winery-dies-at-74/
- Published: 2023-03-15T00:54:11.000Z
- Updated: 2023-03-15T00:54:11.000Z
- Author: Joel Whitaker
- Tags: Obituaries

He was born in Jera, Italy, and working as an architect when he moved to the U.S. at age 29 in 1979, settled in Sonoma County. He became a cook at The Villa, an Italian restaurant in Santa Rosa owned by his uncle, for 12 years.

In 1994, he founded Vicini Vineyards, a 12-acre property in the Russian River Valley, where the family grows Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir. Six years later he established Trecini Winery in Santa Rosa. 

Celebration of life, 1 p.m. Sunday, March 19, at the Friedman Event Center, and a Funeral Mass 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 20, St. Rose Catholic Church, both in Santa Rosa.