170. Gearing Up For A Peruvian Wine Release with Daniel Valverde

Hey there food fans! It's time for Episode 170 of The Food For ThoughtCast. Today I am talking to Daniel Valverde, the co-founder of Valtierro. After years in US restaurants and building a service business from scratch in Puerto Rico, he headed back to Peru to jump into wine-making. His team just bottled their debut vintage—a 2025 Negra Criolla from Tacna—and they're officially kicking off pre-sales. If you're curious about what it actually looks like to introduce people to a grape and region they've never heard of, this episode is for you. If you are new to wine, perhaps intimidated by it, or even if you don't drink or don't like it --Daniel has an incredible story. I was inspired to hear him tell us what took him from working in a New Jersey Italian restaurant with an early bird special, all the way to the cusp of releasing this wine- and realizing a dream that is several years in the making. Thank you so much for listening to The Food For ThoughtCast, coming back episode after episode, downloading them, and then giving me the feedback. What an amazing little side hobby I get to have, talking to really cool people who are doing all the cool things. Let Daniel's story prove it to you, that it is never too late to chase what you want.