Our Team

The Farmstead Wines team brings you rare, artisan wines handcrafted on small, sustainable farms from the world’s great wine making regions.

“Wine is about the story, the experience, the people.”

Anthony Nicalo
Founder
Farmstead Wines

A chef by trade, Anthony Nicalo has spent his lifetime marrying local flavor with earth-friendly fare. After a career supporting culinary masters including Peter Merriman and Guido Havercock, Nicalo has found his calling. Bringing the Old World to the New — Chef Nicalo carefully selects the great tasting, earth-friendly, hand-made wines from small family vineyards of Europe to include in the Farmstead Wines selection.

“It is the beauty of people who are in tune with the land, with the Earth, that inspire Farmstead Wines. They are family farmers who make wine the only way they know how- in unison with nature, handcrafted and delicious. These are wines they serve to their families and friends.”

John Stubbs

John Stubbs enjoys wine, but he is more interested in helping artisans access markets so they continue their craft. John’s career has focused on promoting innovation, competition and open markets. In addition to his work for Farmstead, John also manages a strategic consulting firm, Romulus Global Issues Management, in Washington, DC, where he manages global public policy campaigns for both leading corporations and nonprofits. Among John’s clients are the United Nations World Food Programme and the Global Innovation Forum of the National Foreign Trade Council.