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MEET YOUR NEIGHBORS

CHEER S T O THE FR ANS CIONI FAMILY

PHOTOS BY GARY DANGERFIELD PHOTOGRAPHY

Cheers to the Franscioni family, Adam, Tamara,
Maximo (4), Juliet (2) and their German Shepherd,
Larry of Markham Ranch.
Adam works as a farmer and vintner for
ROAR Wines; while Tamara works part-time as
a marketing consultant and is the owner of Mini
Vacay Wines.
How did this dynamic couple meet? Tamara
shares, “Adam and I met through the wine
industry. Adam was working with his family’s
winery business, and I was working as a
sommelier and event planner. Eventually we
got married and bought our home in Markham
Ranch in 2019 to start our family and put down
our own roots.”
Adam is from originally from Gonzales, he
attended college at the University of San Diego.
Tamara is from Oakes, North Dakota, a rural
farming community with a population of 2,000.
She attended college at the Lawrence University in
Appleton, WI.
Family Fun
With two little ones, family activities are simple,
local and fulfilling with family walks, beach days,
gardening and enjoying music together. Adam and
Tamara also enjoy cooking and baking together.
Adam adds, “we love all the county’s parks
and playgrounds, as well as Carmel Beach and
Asilomar Beach. We also enjoy a membership
at Chamisal Tennis & Fitness Club. We also take
our kids to visit the aquarium. However, most of
our outdoor time is spent walking the paths in
our neighborhood. There’s a bridge over a creek
that meanders through, and there’s always some
wildlife to watch.”
When it comes to vacation time the family
hits the road for Paso Robles, San Diego, or
time flying to North Dakota to spend time with
Tamara’s side of the family.
“We’re fans of local teams, the San Francisco
49ers and Monterey Bay Union FC and enjoy going
to a game or two,” Adam adds.

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