March 3, 2026—When one door closes, another opens, especially if you’re selling mushrooms and fine Italian wine.
Right after Seabright Social shuttered, former GM Jon Bates found himself at the Tasting House Los Gatos talking Barolo with the owner, Denise Thornberry.
She and her husband Mike had recently returned from a visit to Italy, where they’d visited one of Bates’ favorite producers, Giacomo Fenocchio, whom he knows from working with Vinity Wine Company…