But, yes, its been a lot of fun. A lot of different vintners throughout the years, different restaurants, chefs, artists, and all for a great cause. Damian yeah, well, and how are you able to convince . For instance, here we have from the Maldonado Vineyards. How were you able to convince these powerhouses to come into Silicon Valley . Ray well, that onesgood friends of mine are enrique lopez. Hes the owner of encanto vineyards. And my wife and i took him and his wife to my friends ranch in San Miguel De Allende back in april. And i said, you know, i need some more vintners. He goes, call guillermo, hes the president of mava. And then guillermo invited maldonado. And i was telling hugo a few minutes ago that i had talked to him about five years ago, and i invited. He says, oh, were busy. And i saidi just kept goin. And then i was heard he was comin, i said, man, thats well, theyre legends. To me, its an honor to have them and have a lot of these vintners that weve heard about at our event this year, you know . Damian all right, well were lookin at video from, i think its last year. This is just a time to taste some delicious wine made by our latino vintners all across wine country and taste also some Delicious Food also catered by local restaurants. Talk about just what people are able to ray well, the food is a great part of it, and were glad to have jorge back. Jorge has been super busy the last five or so years. Damian jorge with chachos. Ray from chachos in san patricio, and they will be catering to the vip. Their cuisine will be available for the vips only, and were excited about that, to have him back. He alwaysi remember one year, and he had given me the menu, and im gonna make chile verde. I said, what else do you do, jorge . He said, i do ribs, and spaghetti, catering. I said, ribs . And i said, lets do some ribs. And he did, and that was the first thing that went. But its been fun throughout the years to have, like i said, the foods a big part of it. Without the food and the vintners, it would be sabor de nada. Both [laughing] ray you know . Damian and so, basically, for those whove never been, and i dont know why, to sabor del valle, you invite about a dozen latino vintners, and they come, they pour their wine, and people can also taste some Delicious Food and enjoy some music and camaraderie. Ray great music, we have mariachis thatll play for an hour, and then later on, from 9 to 11, orchestra latin heat, and theyre incredible. Its a 12piece orchestra. The plaza, as some of you know, its open, and you just hear the palm trees. Theres always a cool breeze. We have some great artists there too. Frankie franco, his art is at chachos, and hell be painting, hired by the city to do a mural on the mezcal wall right there on san fernando. So, were very excited about it. And of course, virginia olivares, a lot of hera lot of people remember her. Shes a great artist that left our area 18 years ago. Shell be flying in. She did our poster, our painting. So, were very excited about the total program. And then, like i said, we have dignitaries, politicians. I said, ive got them in these stacks of certificates. Just send a check instead, you know . Both [laughing] ray you know, send the money. Damian you mentioned it at the top, and its the nonprofits who are the real beneficiaries of all this. Talk about that, and who the beneficiaries are this year. Ray beneficiaries this year are Teen Challenge women and childrens center, and thats up on alum rock avenue, and thats where, after the women, the mothers have gone through rehab, they reunite them with their children. And then, of course, mexican Heritage Plaza, the school of arts and culture. And ace Valley Family ymca. And then rotacare. Rotacare was started by rotarian doctors over 30 years ago, and its free medical and prescriptions for the uninsured. They dont ask any questions. They just take care of you. And weve gone, and youll hear testimony. Youll hear some testimonies, especially from someone from Teen Challenge. Itll stop you in your tracks, you know . Damian so, basically, youre able to come and enjoy some Delicious Food, taste some fabulous topshelf wine, but at the end of the day, its all going to people who could really use the funds. Ray exactly, i mentioned this before. If it was just a party or somethini think you asked me several years ago, if it was just a party, it would have been over a long time ago. But there has to be a reason. There has to be a cause, and we felt from the get go that we could do this. And it has been a nice ride. And i have to tell this story. About five years ago, Teen Challenge, they had 40 women and children. They didnt have air conditioning, just fans. And the director said, well, we have fans. I go, fans . So i called a fellow rotarian and a sponsor, and within two months, they had air conditioning, centralized air conditioning and heating installed. And those are some of the things that are very gratifying for me to see the community can get behind. Youll have a great time. Well have somebody painting the children, children are free, painting their faces and everything. But youll hear some powerful testimonies. And for the vip, we also have a chocolatier, and she is from guadalajara. I was talkin to her this morning, and you should see her work, oh, gosh. So, we are gonna spoil the vips. That means the vintners, the restaurants, and the sponsors. Damian and there is the information. Its wine country in Silicon Valley. Its july 19. It starts at 6 30 at the mexican Heritage Plaza in san jose, and sabordelvalle. Com, and alsooh, its at. Org, sabordelvalle. Org, and then maldonadovineyards. Com for more information. You can log on and find out more about this great event called sabor del valle. Ray, thank you so much for what youre doin in the community, as always. Ray thank you, thank you for supporting it. Damian and up next on the show, Maldonado Vineyards and chachos restaurant; stay with us. This year, Hugo Maldonado with Maldonado Vineyards, and Jorge Sanchez is the owner proprietor of chachos restaurant right here in san jose. Welcome to the show. Jorge, welcome back. Jorge sanchez thank you. Damian hugo, tell us, first of all, about the fine wines that you brought. As i mentioned, a lot of the vintners the mava vintners, Mexican American vintners association, its all top shelf. I mean, youre not gonna get some lowershelf wines. Hugo maldonado thats definitely correct. All of the mava members are producing topquality wines. They are ultrapremium high quality. We are focusing on making the best wines that the napa valley can produce, and were proud to be showing em to you guys here and sabor del valle. Damian it sounds like ray is a little hurt that you werent here five years ago. Now hes glad that youre here. [laughing] hugo thats what i understand, but quite honestly, i dont think ray had invited me. I think hes got me confused with somebody else cause weve been hearing about the great event for years, and we were more than wanting to be part of it, and we just never got the invitation. Damian oh, its great for you to be here. Talk about the wines that you have up here today. Hugo so, today, we have here our chardonnay and a red blend and a cabernet sauvignon, all from napa valley. Damian and again, all top shelf and hugo all top shelf. Theyre barrelfermented chardonnays. The cabernets, its a fullbodied, really wellstructured cabernet. Your typical big, bold, napa valley cabernets. Damian all right, what are you able to pair these with, jorge, at chachos . Jorge well, at chachos, i mean, we have a multitude of things that we could pair em. We just gotta, you know, see how complex the wine is, and then we can look at what we can pair em with. Damian ive known you for a long time, jorge, and i know that when people call and say, there is a benefit. Is there anything chachos can do to help . And you rarely, if ever, say, no. Jorge thats our mission. Im from the community. Im about the community. My familys about the community. I mean, you know, your family knows my family very well. And, you know, our familys about community. So its all about giving back. Thats our mission. Damian all right, the name chachos, is there a history behind chachos, or . Jorge yeah, i had a brother. His name was chacho. He was a travieso. He got in trouble all the time. Damian [speaking foreign language] jorge jorge doesnt sound as good as chacho. Damian [laughing] hugo, is there anything along the way that youve learned what maybe your wines could pair well with . If its spicy food or not, or . Hugo both, really. I mean, like this chardonnay, that pairs really well with fish, with chicken, with some of the white meats, all of the seafood. Thats the chardonnay. The cabernet, you want possible a little bit of mole. It pairs really well mole. The always a nice cut of red meat, a ribeye. Ribeyes one of my favorite cuts, and it pairs really with our cabernet. Damian bone in . Hugo bone in, definitely, yeah. Damian [laughing] well, i was talking before the lights came on about, you know, just our kind of related history. And are you one of those also who picked the crop, or who worked in the vineyards and now is on the other side . Hugo definitely, we are a farming family. Were really campesinos. Were farmers in napa. My father came to the us in 1962 as a migrant farm worker. He picked pears, apples, strawberries up and down the state of california, whatever was in season. So, i grew up working in the vineyards with my father, and were all about the land. Were farmers primarily there in napa, so. Damian so, who would be better at making wine than those who work the land . Hugo i agree with that. Thats a very true statement because highquality wines, theyre made in the vineyard. If you focus on growing highquality grapes and you grow highquality grapes, all the work is easy in the winery. Its like with food. If you dont start with a highend product, youre not gonna achieve a highend meal, highend result, so. Damian i know there was a while there, jorge, where restaurants were closing downtown, and youve managed to stay open and flourish and succeed. Whats been the secret for you . Jorge i think as i just stated, you know, my family started as campesinos, you know . My uncle worked here in the winery as well, and worked infood, so were grown up with this labor of love. You know, we work hard. You know, im right here, and he has dirt under his unas and i have grease, you know . And so were in there. Were part of, you know, the labor. So we, you know, im in the kitchen, you know, sweatin over that hot stove. And hes under the sun sweatin over the sun in the fields. And so, its about being in the kitchen, being on the floor, getting to know our customers, getting to know our products, and working when the economy is difficult. Damian right, and youre about to open a second venue now in midtown san jose. Jorge yep, right there on the corner of bascom and san carlos, our second location, and were very excited. Its a labor of love for sure. Damian what does that say for your clientele who keeps coming back and wants more . Jorge you know, we have an amazing clientele base. I mean, its funny. I could tell ya right now that i have, like, a Second Generation of chachos employees working for me. Damian is that right . Jorge and 2 3 of em are all friends kids. Its pretty amazing. Its awesome when you see, you know, 23, 24, 27yearolds and you knew them as babies, and they, you know, and theyve grown up at chachos, its awesome. Damian all right, well, both chachos and Maldonado Vineyards will be at sabor del valle, and there is the information on your screen again. July 19, starts at 6 30 at the mexican Heritage Plaza, open plaza, pouring wines from napa valley from all of our latino vintners. Well have more. Stay with us. We werejorge was talking about the dirt under your unas, and thats so true. Being that you are, or you were a campesino, does that give you, not that you need it, but more appreciation for what your workers do at your vineyard . Hugo definitely, definitely, like i was telling you earlier, we are campesinos. I grew up working in the vineyards. My father still works in the vineyards, and he came here as a migrant farm worker. So, we know what it is, how hard the labor is, and we appreciate the labor that our community, our people do. They come here to work hard and contribute to the economy. Its a very challenging, very hard job that they do, and we truly appreciate what they do for us. Damian at what point did you decide and why did you decide, you know, i wanna leave this side of the vineyard industry and move over to the production side . Hugo well, i dont think there was a single moment in time when the light turned on. I think it was just a Natural Evolution. My father became a vineyard manager for a winery in salina. He saved up enough money and bought a small piece of land. We planted a small vineyard. By that time, i was attending uc davis, studying wine making, and so it was more of a natural progression. I was at the university studying wine making, so my father had a vineyard. We kept a little bit of fruit. We made a little bit of wine. We got lucky. The wine sold out. Next year we did a bit more. A few years later, we built a small winery up in calistoga, and weve been gradually growing. But i dont think there was one specific moment where a lightbulb turned on. Its just, i think, the Natural Evolution of hardworking people. Damian and you just said, hmm, i can do this. Youre tasting the wine, and you said, you know, i can dowhy cant i do this . Hugo definitely, definitely, we know the business from the ground. We know how to grow the grapes. Weve been growing the grapes for many generations, and we know how to make the wine. So, its a full circle. Theres no reason why any other hardworking person cant do it themselves. Damian beautiful story. Jorge, what can they expect over at the sabor del valle as far as chachos goes . Jorge well, i think they can expect what weve done in the future, some really good food. Were very excited to pair some of our food with the maldonado wines. I think were very excited, and i think all those vip people will be treated like vips. Its gonna be exciting. Damian uhhuh, and same thing. I mean, its gotta besometimes theres a sense of competition when youre up against somebody in the same industry. But when it comes to mava, youre gonna be up there as before with latino vintners, and its a camaraderie with that. Its not a competition. Its, hey, you know what . You have a good wine there. Hugo thats exactly what it is. With our fellow vintners, we created what you were mentioning, mava, its the Mexican American vintners association, and its a collaboration between fellow vintners, fellow Mexican American vintners. We help each other. We are friends with each other. We serve as resource for each other. So, its not reallytheres always theeverybodys trying to do the best they possibly can, but its not a competition where youre trying to hurt somebody or where youre competing to be better than somebody. I think its mostly helping each other and being the best that you can possibly be yourself. Damian yeah, you kinda touched on this, george, but what is it about giving back that . I mean, youre a restaurant owner. Youre a forprofit business. But somewhere in the back of your mind, there is this givingback attitude that you have. Jorge well, you know, i was very fortunate at a young age to receive a lot. You know, like i said, growing up as the son of a campesino, theres not money all the time. And so, we were used to getting donations and church helping us, giving us gifts. So, you know, so i know how it feels when you dont have it. And so, for me, its been very rewarding to give back to our community. Its, you know, seeing the little kids face light up when they get a toy when theres nothing under that tree, or making sure someone eats when theyre hungry. Its very rewarding. And so, its all about giving back. I mean, yes, were for making money for paying our bills, but its also giving back. Thats a form of payment. Damian all right, you know, hugo, to be honest with you, i feel like this is grown by my family. Coming from a campesino family as well, it feels likei mean, im so proud to see the labels that i see here, maldonado on some topshelf wine. I cant imagine how proud you are about this. Hugo im really proud. Im really proud, but my fathers probably even more proud than i am. But, you know, quite honestly, its our whole community, our cultures work ethic. Its not a unique story. Theres lots of hardworking people in the valley. Theres quite a few fellow vintners that have achieved it. But it is rewarding to see you name on the label, to be able to own your own vineyards and make your own wine and send it out throughout the country and internationally. I think it is definitely rewarding. Its a blessing. Damian and remain humble at the same time, both of you. Again, theyll be both at sabor del valle this coming july 19 at 6 30 p. M. There is a website for sabor del valle and maldonadovineyards. Org. Well show you all the mava website in our que pasa segment though, so hang on for that. Any final thoughts before we let you go . Hugo well, im just more than pleased to be here. Again, like i said, i dont think i had received the invitation from ray. Ive been hearing about the great event for years, and were more than happy and proud to be part of it finally. Im glad to be here. Damian thank you. Jorge, any final thoughts . Jorge yeah, im glad to be back at sabor del valle, and im very excited to pair my food with maldonado wines. Damian all right, thank you all so much. Good luck. All right, and up next, a little bit of mariachi vargas for all of us; stay with us. Your comunidad on que pasa. Damian and our saludos to those celebrating a special day, felicidades. Damian and theres our contact information. You can follow me on twitter. My handle is newsdamian. You can also pick up a copy of El Observador newspaper and support your bilingual weeklies all across the bay area. Well, a few weeks ago, we lost a big one. We lost pepe martinez. He was the artistic director of mariachi vargas de tecalitlan. Pepe was here on comunidad del valle back in 1997 on the 100th anniversary of mariachi vargas. And so, in tribute to him, we wanna showcase that show for you. Buenos dias. [singing in foreign language] [singing in foreign language] [singing in foreign language] [singing in foreign language] [singing in foreign language] [singing in foreign language] male [speaking foreign language] [singing in foreign language] [singing in foreign language] male [speaking foreign language] [singing in foreign language] [singing in foreign language] male si, senor male [speaking foreign language]. Right now at 4 30, a womans beloved dog is taken and the whole thing caught on camera. Plus, you have seen the video, the coast guard chasing a drug submarine. Tonight the bay area connection. But first those planned ice raids are underway sparking fear for some across the country and right here in the bay area. The news starts right now. Good afternoon. Im anoushah rasta. And im terry mcsweeney. Immigrant activists have been bracing today. The people theyre looking for are those that have committed crimes and already have deportation orders signed