james laube's wine flights

A Sonoma Grape Legend Is Gone

Posted: Jan 4, 2007 12:25pm ET

Sure, Gene Cuneo was old. But for 94 he was spry, alert and talkative. He didn't need a walker or a cane, had a healthy appetite and his handshake felt like a vice grip, tight and strong. He didn't miss a beat, or a glass of Zinfandel, as he and I sat around the dining room table for lunch with the Seghesio family a few days before Christmas.

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