[scrollGallery id=409] [one_third] [/one_third] [two_third_last] I t was a great night of food and wine as Calvert’s presented their monthly wine dinner, this month featuring Failla Wines. Matt Naumann, assistant winemaker at Failla was the evening’s presenter, telling about the 2 Chardonnays and 3 Pinot Noirs that was served over four courses. Failla, pronounced FAY-la, is a small winery located in St. Helena, California, founded by the husband-and-wife team of winemaker Ehren Jordan and “fellow debtor” Anne-Marie Failla. They originally called the winery Failla Jordan but a conflict with the Jordan Winery resulted in the shorter name (There is also a South African winery named Jordan that uses a different brand name in the US). Failla, according to their website, is a name from “the Italian island of Sicily, a melting pot of southern Europeans, so it’s often mistaken for Spanish or French heritage.” Matt Naumann is assistant winemaker…
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