Steven Kent MirassouSteven Kent Mirassou is an acclaimed winemaker and a descendant of one of the oldest and most respected wine families in California. Passionate about writing too, he received his BA in American Literature from the George Washington University and hisMA in Literature from NYU. Steven was born in the Salinas Valley and grew up in San Jose and Los Gatos before going east to college. He started his wine career in sales but found his true passion after moving into the production side of the business in 1996. Steven has made the highest rated wines from the Livermore Valley, and he is a co-founder of the Mount Diablo Highlands Wine Quality Alliance and the President of the Livermore Valley Wine Growers Association. Lineage: Life, Love and Six Generations in California Wine is his first book. Steven has four adult children and he lives in Pleasanton, California, with his fiancée, Nancy Castro, and their three dogs. Read More Read Less