Aluvé Winery

JJ & Kelly Menozzi of Aluvé Winery Their Air Force Academy class had 1,000 students in it, 900 of them men.  So it wasn’t until they pursued a Master’s degree in a smaller class setting that JJ and Kelly Menozzi met.  They eventually became partners in life and in the sky, with JJ flying an F16 and Kelly a Boeing 707 fit with a device for refueling in the air.  They travelled the world, moving 17 times during the 24 years they were in the Air Force.  On weekends they visited wine regions wherever they were, and especially enjoyed the wines of Italy and Argentina.   They also fell in love with the people, wine and town of Walla Walla while they were stationed in Idaho.  When it came time to retire from the Air Force, the lure of Walla Walla convinced them to pursue winegrowing as a second career. In 2010, Kelly and JJ purchased 10 acres on the North side of the Mill Creek Valley, and had to start from scratch to turn the property into a home for themse

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